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John Payne

Judge at Ontario Court Of Justice. On Ontario’s disclosure list 24 years between 1999 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Salary paid
$224,812.54
Taxable benefits
$0.00
Total disclosed
$224,812.54
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$91,575 (−28.9%)
24years on
the list

Among 369 people with the title “Judge” in 2025

Paid more than 13% of them. Their median: $425,942.

Among 707 people at Ontario Court Of Justice in 2025

331st highest paid. Their median: $186,564.

Paid more than 96% 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
1999$149,459$173,479
2000$168,318$168,318
2001$174,235$174,235
2002$177,583$177,583
2003$187,887$187,887
2004$256,686$253,581
2005$222,107$211,594
2006$229,518$218,655
2007$238,803$225,234
2008$307,460$260,736
2009$271,635$245,422
2010$276,690$250,150
2012$292,442$264,833
2013$299,694$271,421
2014$317,416$287,938
2015$312,866$284,277
2016$318,940$288,820
2018$326,163$297,337
2019$333,859$306,476
2020$342,488$316,573
2021$360,672$335,883
2022$375,039$347,139
2024$316,387$359,135
2025$224,813$425,942

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge$224,813$0−$91,575
2024Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge$316,387$3,276
2022Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge$375,039$3,835+$14,368
2021Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge$360,672$3,635+$18,183
2020Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge$342,488$3,520+$8,629
2019Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge$333,859$3,543+$7,697
2018Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge$326,163$4,168
2016Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge$318,940$4,393+$6,074
2015Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge / Juge$312,866$4,474−$4,551
2014Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge / Juge$317,416$4,592+$17,722
2013Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge$299,694$4,266+$7,252
2012Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge$292,442$3,758
2010Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge$276,690$4,104+$5,055
2009Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge$271,635$4,047−$35,825
2008Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge$307,460$3,971+$68,656
2007Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge$238,803$3,659+$9,285
2006Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge$229,518$3,549+$7,411
2005Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge$222,107$3,356−$34,580
2004Ontario Court Of JusticeJudge$256,686$1,296+$68,799
2003Ontario Court Of JusticeProvincial Judge · moved here$187,887$3,038+$10,305
2002Attorney GeneralProvincial Judge$177,583$3,137+$3,348
2001Attorney GeneralProvincial Judge$174,235$3,626+$5,917
2000Attorney GeneralProvincial Judge$168,318$4,116+$18,860
1999Attorney GeneralProvincial Judge$149,459$2,732

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