Joanna Pearson
Judicial Research Lawyer at Attorney General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 17 years between 2009 and 2025.
- Salary paid
- $326,507.68
- Taxable benefits
- $326.50
- Total disclosed
- $326,834.18
Change from 2024: +$95,839 (+41.5%)17years on
the list
Among 12 people with the title “Judicial Research Lawyer” in 2025
Paid more than 66% of them. Their median: $220,299.
Among 3,127 people at Attorney General in 2025
326th highest paid. Their median: $188,366.
Paid more than 99% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
Salary by year
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| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $100,180 | $171,517 |
| 2010 | $110,296 | $176,616 |
| 2011 | $116,416 | $162,543 |
| 2012 | $122,214 | $175,843 |
| 2013 | $128,325 | $177,324 |
| 2014 | $139,975 | $185,345 |
| 2015 | $160,974 | |
| 2016 | $199,209 | $205,594 |
| 2017 | $208,425 | |
| 2018 | $208,425 | $208,425 |
| 2019 | $227,383 | |
| 2020 | $225,711 | $219,570 |
| 2021 | $229,382 | $206,923 |
| 2022 | $233,643 | $173,424 |
| 2023 | $236,456 | $236,456 |
| 2024 | $230,669 | $184,535 |
| 2025 | $326,508 | $220,299 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | In 2025 dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Attorney GeneralJudicial Research Lawyer | $326,508 | $327 | $326,508 | +$95,839 (+41.5%) |
| 2024 | Attorney GeneralJudicial Research Lawyer | $230,669 | $300 | $235,069 | −$5,788 (−2.4%) |
| 2023 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralJudicial Research Lawyer / Avocate, recherche judiciaire | $236,456 | $292 | $246,737 | +$2,813 (+1.2%) |
| 2022 | Attorney GeneralJudicial Research Lawyer | $233,643 | $286 | $253,050 | +$4,262 (+1.9%) |
| 2021 | Attorney GeneralJudicial Research Lawyer | $229,382 | $284 | $265,262 | +$3,671 (+1.6%) |
| 2020 | Attorney GeneralJudicial Research Lawyer | $225,711 | $278 | $270,070 | −$1,672 (−0.7%) |
| 2019 | Attorney GeneralJudicial Research Lawyer | $227,383 | $274 | $273,852 | +$18,958 (+9.1%) |
| 2018 | Attorney GeneralJudicial Research Lawyer | $208,425 | $299 | $255,668 | unchanged |
| 2017 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralJudicial Research Lawyer / Avocate, recherche judiciaire | $208,425 | $303 | $261,677 | +$9,216 (+4.6%) |
| 2016 | Attorney GeneralJudicial Research Lawyer | $199,209 | $313 | $254,348 | +$38,235 (+23.8%) |
| 2015 | Attorney GeneralJudicial Research Lawyer / Avocate, recherche judiciaire | $160,974 | $269 | $209,241 | +$20,999 (+15.0%) |
| 2014 | Attorney GeneralCounsel / Avocate | $139,975 | $238 | $184,113 | +$11,651 (+9.1%) |
| 2013 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $128,325 | $202 | $172,769 | +$6,111 (+5.0%) |
| 2012 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $122,214 | $173 | $166,163 | +$5,798 (+5.0%) |
| 2011 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocate · moved here | $116,416 | $172 | $160,520 | +$6,119 (+5.5%) |
| 2010 | Attorney GeneralCrown Counsel | $110,296 | $185 | $156,782 | +$10,116 (+10.1%) |
| 2009 | Attorney GeneralCrown Counsel | $100,180 | $177 | $145,909 |
In 2025 dollars: each year’s pay at 2025 prices, by Ontario’s consumer price index (Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01).
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Questions and answers
Why is Joanna Pearson on the disclosure list?
Attorney General paid Joanna Pearson $326,508 in 2025. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
What does “salary paid” include?
What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work
What do the comparisons mean?
Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.
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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