Michael Waterston
Director, Legal Services at Attorney General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 22 years between 2001 and 2022.
- Salary paid
- $242,354.49
- Taxable benefits
- $301.49
- Total disclosed
- $242,655.98
Change from 2021: +$5,168 (+2.2%)22years on
the list
Among 46 people with the title “Director, Legal Services” in 2022
Paid more than 67% of them. Their median: $195,596.
Among 2,399 people at Attorney General in 2022
104th highest paid. Their median: $175,752.
Paid more than 98% of everyone on the 2022 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
Salary by year
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| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | $112,588 | $134,639 |
| 2002 | $103,304 | $126,069 |
| 2003 | $113,407 | $130,853 |
| 2004 | $120,875 | $128,788 |
| 2005 | $125,898 | $131,760 |
| 2006 | $142,501 | $143,389 |
| 2007 | $149,859 | $146,328 |
| 2008 | $166,243 | $165,879 |
| 2009 | $176,924 | $162,458 |
| 2010 | $182,146 | $165,406 |
| 2011 | $193,125 | $178,898 |
| 2012 | $195,011 | $187,627 |
| 2013 | $194,129 | $194,129 |
| 2014 | $202,848 | $199,868 |
| 2015 | $210,192 | $203,299 |
| 2016 | $218,117 | $211,231 |
| 2017 | $216,294 | $220,996 |
| 2018 | $220,996 | $220,996 |
| 2019 | $228,576 | $227,611 |
| 2020 | $225,416 | $229,030 |
| 2021 | $237,187 | $229,566 |
| 2022 | $242,354 | $195,596 |
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Questions and answers
Why is Michael Waterston on the disclosure list?
Attorney General paid Michael Waterston $242,354 in 2022. 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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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