Ontario public pay
Joshua Workman
Chief of Staff at Solicitor General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 7 years between 2019 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $186,283.26
- Taxable benefits
- $233.28
- Total disclosed
- $186,516.54
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$5,060 (+2.8%)7years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$5,060 (+2.8%)7years on
the list
Among 86 people with the title “Chief of Staff” in 2025
Paid more than 69% of them. Their median: $155,236.
$186,283$102,455$464,339
Among 5,958 people at Solicitor General in 2025
335th highest paid. Their median: $122,057.
$186,283$100,007$750,440
Paid more than 92% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
middle 80%middle halfmedianthis personspacing grows with pay (log scale)
Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$186K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $144,197 | $140,356 |
| 2020 | $156,003 | $140,115 |
| 2021 | $159,453 | $142,792 |
| 2022 | $163,209 | $145,000 |
| 2023 | $166,176 | $143,541 |
| 2024 | $181,224 | $147,876 |
| 2025 | $186,283 | $155,236 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Solicitor GeneralChief of Staff | $186,283 | $233 | +$5,060 |
| 2024 | Solicitor GeneralChief of Staff · moved here | $181,224 | $229 | +$15,048 |
| 2023 | Transportation / TransportsChief of Staff / Chef de cabinet · moved here | $166,176 | $216 | +$2,967 |
| 2022 | Labour, Training and Skills DevelopmentChief of Staff | $163,209 | $211 | +$3,756 |
| 2021 | Labour, Training and Skills DevelopmentChief of Staff | $159,453 | $207 | +$3,450 |
| 2020 | Labour, Training and Skills DevelopmentChief of Staff · moved here | $156,003 | $195 | +$11,806 |
| 2019 | LabourChief of Staff | $144,197 | $192 |
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