Ontario public pay
Michael Bernstein
General Counsel at Attorney General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 30 years between 1996 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $355,135.95
- Taxable benefits
- $355.51
- Total disclosed
- $355,491.46
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$103,974 (+41.4%)30years on
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Change from 2024: +$103,974 (+41.4%)30years on
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Among 60 people with the title “General Counsel” in 2025
Paid more than 63% of them. Their median: $282,272.
$355,136$103,677$444,997
Among 3,127 people at Attorney General in 2025
98th highest paid. Their median: $188,366.
$355,136$100,030$509,016
Paid more than 99% 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
$355K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $115,793 | |
| 1997 | $115,372 | $115,372 |
| 1998 | $115,383 | $115,383 |
| 1999 | $116,250 | |
| 2000 | $115,379 | |
| 2001 | $178,655 | |
| 2002 | $171,078 | |
| 2003 | $187,911 | |
| 2004 | $178,753 | |
| 2005 | $178,783 | |
| 2006 | $195,252 | |
| 2007 | $195,686 | $136,333 |
| 2008 | $204,199 | $158,450 |
| 2009 | $207,030 | $157,092 |
| 2010 | $209,093 | $163,984 |
| 2011 | $210,283 | $210,283 |
| 2012 | $210,283 | $178,858 |
| 2013 | $210,283 | $185,126 |
| 2014 | $217,984 | $200,198 |
| 2015 | $225,479 | $166,080 |
| 2016 | $223,860 | $162,367 |
| 2017 | $226,942 | $137,631 |
| 2018 | $226,942 | $175,256 |
| 2019 | $247,585 | $183,362 |
| 2020 | $245,764 | $184,378 |
| 2021 | $249,762 | $186,296 |
| 2022 | $254,400 | $192,574 |
| 2023 | $250,160 | $222,013 |
| 2024 | $251,162 | $243,218 |
| 2025 | $355,136 | $282,272 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel | $355,136 | $356 | +$103,974 |
| 2024 | Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel | $251,162 | $327 | +$1,002 |
| 2023 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralGeneral Counsel / Avocat général | $250,160 | $317 | −$4,240 |
| 2022 | Attorney GeneralSenior Counsel | $254,400 | $312 | +$4,639 |
| 2021 | Attorney GeneralSenior Counsel | $249,762 | $309 | +$3,997 |
| 2020 | Attorney GeneralSenior Counsel | $245,764 | $303 | −$1,820 |
| 2019 | Attorney GeneralSenior Counsel | $247,585 | $299 | +$20,643 |
| 2018 | Attorney GeneralSenior Counsel | $226,942 | $326 | $0 |
| 2017 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralSenior Counsel / Avocat principal | $226,942 | $330 | +$3,082 |
| 2016 | Attorney GeneralSenior Counsel principal | $223,860 | $345 | −$1,619 |
| 2015 | Attorney GeneralSenior Counsel / Avocat principal | $225,479 | $364 | +$7,495 |
| 2014 | Attorney GeneralSenior Counsel / Avocat principal | $217,984 | $358 | +$7,701 |
| 2013 | Attorney GeneralSenior Counsel | $210,283 | $317 | $0 |
| 2012 | Attorney GeneralSenior Counsel | $210,283 | $286 | $0 |
| 2011 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralSenior Counsel / Avocat principal · moved here | $210,283 | $299 | +$1,190 |
| 2010 | Attorney GeneralSenior Counsel | $209,093 | $337 | +$2,063 |
| 2009 | Attorney GeneralSenior Counsel | $207,030 | $339 | +$2,831 |
| 2008 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $204,199 | $354 | +$8,513 |
| 2007 | Attorney GeneralSenior Counsel | $195,686 | $507 | +$434 |
| 2006 | Attorney GeneralChief Counsel, Prosecution and Strategic Planning | $195,252 | $317 | +$16,469 |
| 2005 | Attorney GeneralChief Counsel Prosecution, Strat. Plng. | $178,783 | $291 | +$29 |
| 2004 | Attorney GeneralChief Counsel Prosecution, Strat. Plng. | $178,753 | $301 | −$9,158 |
| 2003 | Attorney GeneralChief Counsel Prosecution, Strategic Pl | $187,911 | $331 | +$16,834 |
| 2002 | Attorney GeneralChief Counsel, Pros, Strat Pl & Admin | $171,078 | $348 | −$7,578 |
| 2001 | Attorney GeneralChief Counsel, Pros,Strat Pl & Admin. | $178,655 | $351 | +$63,277 |
| 2000 | Attorney GeneralChief Counsel,Pros.Strategic Plng & Adm | $115,379 | $330 | −$871 |
| 1999 | Attorney GeneralChief Cnsl Pros Strat PI & ADM | $116,250 | $330 | +$866 |
| 1998 | Attorney GeneralDeputy Director | $115,383 | $330 | +$12 |
| 1997 | Attorney GeneralDeputy Director | $115,372 | $330 | −$421 |
| 1996 | Attorney GeneralDeputy Director | $115,793 | $330 |
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