Ontario public pay
Daniel Shear
Counsel at Attorney General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 18 years between 2008 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $326,507.68
- Taxable benefits
- $326.50
- Total disclosed
- $326,834.18
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$95,839 (+41.5%)18years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$95,839 (+41.5%)18years on
the list
Among 720 people with the title “Counsel” in 2025
Paid more than 77% of them. Their median: $245,765.
$326,508$101,483$387,502
Among 3,127 people at Attorney General in 2025
326th highest paid. Their median: $188,366.
$326,508$100,030$509,016
Paid more than 99% 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
$327K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $190,943 | $158,450 |
| 2009 | $195,102 | $162,458 |
| 2010 | $192,032 | $165,406 |
| 2011 | $193,125 | $178,898 |
| 2012 | $193,125 | $175,843 |
| 2013 | $193,125 | $177,324 |
| 2014 | $200,198 | $195,608 |
| 2015 | $207,080 | $198,738 |
| 2016 | $205,594 | $191,375 |
| 2017 | $208,425 | $208,330 |
| 2018 | $208,425 | $198,057 |
| 2019 | $227,383 | $213,978 |
| 2020 | $225,711 | $217,113 |
| 2021 | $229,382 | $217,876 |
| 2022 | $233,643 | $221,949 |
| 2023 | $236,456 | $224,648 |
| 2024 | $230,669 | $205,212 |
| 2025 | $326,508 | $245,765 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $326,508 | $327 | +$95,839 |
| 2024 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $230,669 | $300 | −$5,788 |
| 2023 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocat | $236,456 | $292 | +$2,813 |
| 2022 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $233,643 | $286 | +$4,262 |
| 2021 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $229,382 | $284 | +$3,671 |
| 2020 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $225,711 | $278 | −$1,672 |
| 2019 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $227,383 | $274 | +$18,958 |
| 2018 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $208,425 | $299 | $0 |
| 2017 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocat | $208,425 | $303 | +$2,830 |
| 2016 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $205,594 | $317 | −$1,486 |
| 2015 | Attorney GeneralCounsel / Avocat | $207,080 | $334 | +$6,882 |
| 2014 | Attorney GeneralCounsel / Avocat | $200,198 | $329 | +$7,073 |
| 2013 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $193,125 | $291 | $0 |
| 2012 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $193,125 | $263 | $0 |
| 2011 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocat · moved here | $193,125 | $275 | +$1,093 |
| 2010 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $192,032 | $309 | −$3,070 |
| 2009 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $195,102 | $153 | +$4,159 |
| 2008 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $190,943 | $0 |
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