Ontario public pay
Michael Pollanen
Chief Forensic Pathologist at Solicitor General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 23 years between 2003 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $448,296.36
- Taxable benefits
- $594.46
- Total disclosed
- $448,890.82
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$3,005 (−0.7%)23years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$3,005 (−0.7%)23years on
the list
Among 5,958 people at Solicitor General in 2025
6th highest paid. Their median: $122,057.
$448,296$100,007$750,440
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
$448K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2003 | $104,720 |
| 2004 | $228,763 |
| 2005 | $239,291 |
| 2006 | $246,467 |
| 2007 | $277,659 |
| 2008 | $308,260 |
| 2009 | $337,571 |
| 2010 | $336,269 |
| 2011 | $340,009 |
| 2012 | $337,435 |
| 2013 | $337,435 |
| 2014 | $354,948 |
| 2015 | $356,545 |
| 2016 | $375,363 |
| 2017 | $381,492 |
| 2018 | $422,849 |
| 2019 | $413,792 |
| 2020 | $422,005 |
| 2021 | $434,630 |
| 2022 | $443,125 |
| 2023 | $441,959 |
| 2024 | $451,301 |
| 2025 | $448,296 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Solicitor GeneralChief Forensic Pathologist | $448,296 | $594 | −$3,005 |
| 2024 | Solicitor GeneralChief Forensic Pathologist | $451,301 | $581 | +$9,342 |
| 2023 | Solicitor General / Solliciteur généralChief Forensic Pathologist / Médecin légiste en chef · moved here | $441,959 | $574 | −$1,166 |
| 2022 | Solicitor GeneralChief Forensic Pathologist | $443,125 | $562 | +$8,495 |
| 2021 | Solicitor GeneralChief Forensic Pathologist | $434,630 | $550 | +$12,625 |
| 2020 | Solicitor GeneralChief Forensic Pathologist | $422,005 | $538 | +$8,213 |
| 2019 | Solicitor GeneralChief Forensic Pathologist · moved here | $413,792 | $540 | −$9,057 |
| 2018 | Community Safety And Correctional ServicesChief Forensic Pathologist | $422,849 | $606 | +$41,357 |
| 2017 | Community Safety And Correctional ServicesChief Forensic Pathologist / Médecin Légiste En Chef | $381,492 | $584 | +$6,129 |
| 2016 | Community Safety And Correctional ServicesChief Forensic Pathologist | $375,363 | $584 | +$18,818 |
| 2015 | Community Safety And Correctional ServicesChief Forensic Pathologist / Médecin légiste en chef | $356,545 | $596 | +$1,596 |
| 2014 | Comm. Safety and Corr. ServicesChief Forensic Pathologist / Médecin légiste en chef | $354,948 | $600 | +$17,513 |
| 2013 | Comm. Safety and Corr. ServicesChief Forensic Pathologist | $337,435 | $523 | $0 |
| 2012 | Comm. Safety and Corr. ServicesChief Forensic Pathologist | $337,435 | $472 | −$2,574 |
| 2011 | Comm. Safety & Corr. Services / Sécurité com. et Services corr.Chief Forensic Pathologist / Médecin légiste en chef · moved here | $340,009 | $493 | +$3,740 |
| 2010 | Community Safety And Correctional ServicesChief Forensic Pathologist | $336,269 | $555 | −$1,301 |
| 2009 | Community Safety And Correctional ServicesChief Forensic Pathologist | $337,571 | $559 | +$29,311 |
| 2008 | Community Safety And Correctional ServicesDeputy Chief Coroner | $308,260 | $553 | +$30,601 |
| 2007 | Community Safety And Correctional ServicesDeputy Chief Coroner | $277,659 | $417 | +$31,192 |
| 2006 | Community Safety & Corr. ServicesDeputy Chief Coroner · moved here | $246,467 | $346 | +$7,176 |
| 2005 | Comm. Safety and Corr. ServicesMedical Director, Toronto FPU | $239,291 | $324 | +$10,528 |
| 2004 | Comm. Safety and Corr. ServicesMedical Director, Toronto FPU · moved here | $228,763 | $330 | +$124,044 |
| 2003 | Community Safety And Correctional ServicesForensic Pathologist | $104,720 | $108 |
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