Ontario public pay
Doug Welsh
Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal at Ontario Securities Commission. On Ontario’s disclosure list 25 years between 2001 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $236,492.76
- Taxable benefits
- $1,185.69
- Total disclosed
- $237,678.45
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$14,676 (−5.8%)25years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$14,676 (−5.8%)25years on
the list
Among 31 people with the title “Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal” in 2025
Paid more than 64% of them. Their median: $226,148.
$236,493$161,690$282,146
Among 528 people at Ontario Securities Commission in 2025
95th highest paid. Their median: $170,096.
$236,493$100,179$697,973
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
$236K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | $100,325 | $120,473 |
| 2002 | $110,765 | $114,349 |
| 2003 | $126,393 | $126,393 |
| 2004 | $140,326 | $150,551 |
| 2005 | $148,136 | $160,666 |
| 2006 | $159,056 | $175,617 |
| 2007 | $164,906 | $177,431 |
| 2008 | $189,227 | |
| 2009 | $186,567 | $171,492 |
| 2010 | $188,862 | $165,142 |
| 2011 | $193,096 | $193,575 |
| 2012 | $198,999 | $160,530 |
| 2013 | $196,129 | $157,400 |
| 2014 | $197,667 | $189,135 |
| 2015 | $213,540 | $196,339 |
| 2016 | $206,162 | $196,519 |
| 2017 | $204,587 | $175,855 |
| 2018 | $207,260 | $187,149 |
| 2019 | $212,055 | |
| 2020 | $216,514 | $181,371 |
| 2021 | $217,066 | $200,291 |
| 2022 | $232,109 | $198,728 |
| 2023 | $236,468 | $206,674 |
| 2024 | $251,169 | $199,734 |
| 2025 | $236,493 | $226,148 |
History
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