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John Payne

Solicitor 1 at City Of Toronto. On Ontario’s disclosure list 10 years between 2016 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
John Payne
Solicitor 1
City Of Toronto
Salary paid
$225,062.13
Taxable benefits
$1,401.02
Total disclosed
$226,463.15
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$14,996 (+7.1%)
10years on
the list

Among 135 people with the title “Solicitor 1” in 2025

Paid more than 48% of them. Their median: $225,240.

Among 13,079 people at City Of Toronto in 2025

264th highest paid. Their median: $128,018.

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
2016$170,974$169,748
2017$175,391$167,377
2018$181,199$172,421
2019$179,804$174,564
2020$179,935$178,070
2021$170,154$175,553
2022$188,696$187,964
2023$203,606$201,338
2024$210,066$208,171
2025$225,062$225,240

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025City Of TorontoSolicitor 1$225,062$1,401+$14,996 (+7.1%)
2024City Of TorontoSolicitor 1$210,066$1,369+$6,460 (+3.2%)
2023City Of TorontoSolicitor 1$203,606$1,534+$14,909 (+7.9%)
2022City Of TorontoSolicitor 1$188,696$1,390+$18,542 (+10.9%)
2021City Of TorontoSolicitor 1$170,154$1,353−$9,781 (−5.4%)
2020City Of TorontoSolicitor 1$179,935$1,310+$131 (+0.1%)
2019City Of TorontoSolicitor 1$179,804$1,304−$1,395 (−0.8%)
2018City Of TorontoSolicitor 1$181,199$1,289+$5,808 (+3.3%)
2017City Of TorontoSolicitor 1$175,391$1,273+$4,418 (+2.6%)
2016City Of TorontoSolicitor 1$170,974$1,114

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Questions and answers

Why is John Payne on the disclosure list?

City Of Toronto paid John Payne $225,062 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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