Ontario public pay
Emtiaz Bala
Counsel at Attorney General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 14 years between 2012 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $326,132.30
- Taxable benefits
- $326.50
- Total disclosed
- $326,458.80
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$95,472 (+41.4%)14years on
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Change from 2024: +$95,472 (+41.4%)14years on
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Among 720 people with the title “Counsel” in 2025
Paid more than 72% of them. Their median: $245,765.
$326,132$101,483$387,502
Among 3,127 people at Attorney General in 2025
622nd highest paid. Their median: $188,366.
$326,132$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
$326K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $105,607 | $175,843 |
| 2013 | $117,217 | $177,324 |
| 2014 | $128,574 | $195,608 |
| 2015 | $118,576 | $198,738 |
| 2016 | $145,528 | $191,375 |
| 2017 | $154,770 | $208,330 |
| 2018 | $150,742 | $198,057 |
| 2019 | $186,046 | $213,978 |
| 2020 | $194,109 | $217,113 |
| 2021 | $206,924 | $217,876 |
| 2022 | $221,950 | $221,949 |
| 2023 | $236,456 | $224,648 |
| 2024 | $230,660 | $205,212 |
| 2025 | $326,132 | $245,765 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $326,132 | $327 | +$95,472 |
| 2024 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $230,660 | $300 | −$5,796 |
| 2023 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocat | $236,456 | $292 | +$14,506 |
| 2022 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $221,950 | $278 | +$15,026 |
| 2021 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $206,924 | $266 | +$12,815 |
| 2020 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $194,109 | $247 | +$8,063 |
| 2019 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $186,046 | $231 | +$35,304 |
| 2018 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $150,742 | $242 | −$4,028 |
| 2017 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocat · moved here | $154,770 | $234 | +$9,242 |
| 2016 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $145,528 | $233 | +$26,951 |
| 2015 | Attorney GeneralCounsel / Avocat | $118,576 | $194 | −$9,998 |
| 2014 | Attorney GeneralCounsel / Avocat | $128,574 | $218 | +$11,357 |
| 2013 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $117,217 | $184 | +$11,610 |
| 2012 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $105,607 | $145 |
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