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Michelle Pottruff

Counsel at Attorney General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 24 years between 2001 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Michelle Pottruff
Counsel
Attorney General
Salary paid
$326,507.68
Taxable benefits
$322.06
Total disclosed
$326,829.74
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$95,839 (+41.5%)
24years on
the list

Among 720 people with the title “Counsel” in 2025

Paid more than 77% of them. Their median: $245,765.

Among 3,127 people at Attorney General in 2025

326th highest paid. Their median: $188,366.

Paid more than 99% 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
2001$102,471
2003$104,864$130,853
2004$106,788$128,788
2005$116,216$131,760
2006$131,765$143,389
2007$140,482$146,328
2008$154,634$158,450
2009$166,012$162,458
2010$174,397$165,406
2011$184,857$162,543
2012$193,125$175,843
2013$193,125$177,324
2014$200,198$185,345
2015$207,080$185,961
2016$205,594$191,375
2017$208,425$189,174
2018$212,685$208,200
2019$219,626$213,978
2020$222,170$217,113
2021$229,382$217,876
2022$233,643$221,949
2023$236,456$209,129
2024$230,669$205,212
2025$326,508$245,765

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025Attorney GeneralCounsel$326,508$322+$95,839
2024Attorney GeneralCounsel$230,669$300−$5,788
2023Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocate$236,456$292+$2,813
2022Attorney GeneralCounsel$233,643$286+$4,262
2021Attorney GeneralCounsel$229,382$284+$7,211
2020Attorney GeneralCounsel$222,170$278+$2,544
2019Attorney GeneralCounsel$219,626$276+$6,941
2018Attorney GeneralDeputy Director$212,685$306+$4,261
2017Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocate$208,425$303+$2,830
2016Attorney GeneralCounsel$205,594$317−$1,486
2015Attorney GeneralCounsel / Avocate$207,080$334+$6,882
2014Attorney GeneralCounsel / Avocate$200,198$329+$7,073
2013Attorney GeneralCounsel$193,125$291$0
2012Attorney GeneralCounsel$193,125$263+$8,268
2011Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocate · moved here$184,857$270+$10,459
2010Attorney GeneralCounsel$174,397$292+$8,385
2009Attorney GeneralCounsel$166,012$281+$11,378
2008Attorney GeneralCounsel$154,634$278+$14,152
2007Attorney GeneralCounsel$140,482$251+$8,717
2006Attorney GeneralCounsel$131,765$220+$15,550
2005Attorney GeneralCounsel$116,216$193+$9,428
2004Attorney GeneralCounsel$106,788$186+$1,923
2003Attorney GeneralCounsel$104,864$196
2001Attorney GeneralLawyer$102,471$203

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