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James Berney

Instructor at Solicitor General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 10 years between 2016 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
James Berney
Instructor
Solicitor General
Salary paid
$172,456.90
Taxable benefits
$228.98
Total disclosed
$172,685.88
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$34,482 (+25.0%)
10years on
the list

Among 474 people with the title “Instructor” in 2025

Paid more than 89% of them. Their median: $135,480.

Among 5,958 people at Solicitor General in 2025

508th highest paid. Their median: $122,057.

Paid more than 89% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
2016$112,113$115,065
2017$123,912$117,644
2018$128,318$117,099
2019$129,955$116,690
2020$131,738$124,423
2021$134,081$122,177
2022$134,382$126,080
2023$136,632$130,455
2024$137,975$126,028
2025$172,457$135,480

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025Solicitor GeneralInstructor$172,457$229+$34,482
2024Solicitor GeneralInstructor$137,975$199+$1,343
2023Solicitor General / Solliciteur généralInstructor / Instructeur · moved here$136,632$185+$2,249
2022Solicitor GeneralInstructor$134,382$185+$301
2021Solicitor GeneralInstructor$134,081$183+$2,343
2020Solicitor GeneralInstructor$131,738$181+$1,783
2019Solicitor GeneralInstructor · moved here$129,955$178+$1,637
2018Community Safety And Correctional ServicesInstructor$128,318$177+$4,406
2017Community Safety and Correctional Services / Sécurité communautaire et Services correctionnelsInstructor / Instructeur · moved here$123,912$170+$11,798
2016Community Safety And Correctional ServicesInstructor$112,113$147

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