Ontario public pay
Chris Bendick
Director Legal Services at City Of Toronto. On Ontario’s disclosure list 16 years between 2009 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $228,912.35
- Taxable benefits
- $1,401.02
- Total disclosed
- $230,313.37
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$19,836 (+9.5%)16years on
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Change from 2024: +$19,836 (+9.5%)16years on
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Among 18 people with the title “Director Legal Services” in 2025
Paid more than 11% of them. Their median: $251,965.
$228,912$122,911$261,161
Among 13,079 people at City Of Toronto in 2025
186th highest paid. Their median: $128,018.
$228,912$100,002$523,925
Paid more than 97% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
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Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$229K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $119,598 | $123,538 |
| 2010 | $127,901 | $124,359 |
| 2011 | $136,762 | $124,706 |
| 2012 | $143,233 | $130,797 |
| 2013 | $146,118 | $119,381 |
| 2014 | $149,030 | $115,922 |
| 2016 | $155,766 | $158,328 |
| 2017 | $162,137 | $162,137 |
| 2018 | $172,839 | $175,256 |
| 2019 | $183,362 | $183,362 |
| 2020 | $206,555 | $184,378 |
| 2021 | $205,156 | $186,296 |
| 2022 | $192,574 | $192,574 |
| 2023 | $108,776 | $161,353 |
| 2024 | $209,076 | $208,171 |
| 2025 | $228,912 | $251,965 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | City Of TorontoDirector Legal Services | $228,912 | $1,401 | +$19,836 |
| 2024 | City Of TorontoSolicitor 1 · moved here | $209,076 | $1,362 | +$100,300 |
| 2023 | Regional Municipality Of YorkSenior Counsel | $108,776 | $310 | −$83,797 |
| 2022 | Regional Municipality Of YorkSenior Counsel | $192,574 | $809 | −$12,583 |
| 2021 | Regional Municipality Of YorkSenior Counsel | $205,156 | $787 | −$1,398 |
| 2020 | Regional Municipality Of YorkSenior Counsel | $206,555 | $1,257 | +$23,193 |
| 2019 | Regional Municipality Of YorkSenior Counsel | $183,362 | $921 | +$10,523 |
| 2018 | Regional Municipality Of YorkSenior Counsel | $172,839 | $940 | +$10,702 |
| 2017 | Regional Municipality Of YorkSenior Counsel | $162,137 | $1,104 | +$6,371 |
| 2016 | Regional Municipality Of YorkSenior Counsel · moved here | $155,766 | $606 | |
| 2014 | City Of VaughanLegal Counsel | $149,030 | $688 | +$2,912 |
| 2013 | City Of VaughanLegal Counsel | $146,118 | $897 | +$2,886 |
| 2012 | City Of VaughanSolicitor | $143,233 | $896 | +$6,470 |
| 2011 | City Of VaughanSolicitor | $136,762 | $853 | +$8,861 |
| 2010 | City Of VaughanSolicitor | $127,901 | $780 | +$8,303 |
| 2009 | City Of VaughanSolicitor | $119,598 | $704 |
Years at different employers were matched because the name appears once on each year’s list with the same job or sector. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal