Ontario public pay
Neil Gregson
Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel at Legal Aid Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 11 years between 2015 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $203,508.84
- Taxable benefits
- $361.56
- Total disclosed
- $203,870.40
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$13,429 (−6.2%)11years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$13,429 (−6.2%)11years on
the list
Among 8 people with the title “Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel” in 2025
Paid more than 87% of them. Their median: $154,710.
$203,509$140,041$203,508
Among 597 people at Legal Aid Ontario in 2025
9th highest paid. Their median: $138,741.
$203,509$100,007$284,522
Paid more than 95% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
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Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$204K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $125,000 | |
| 2016 | $140,355 | $162,367 |
| 2017 | $142,250 | $137,631 |
| 2018 | $142,073 | $148,650 |
| 2019 | $153,263 | $153,918 |
| 2020 | $180,103 | $145,818 |
| 2021 | $178,223 | $146,020 |
| 2022 | $173,675 | |
| 2023 | $173,955 | |
| 2024 | $216,938 | |
| 2025 | $203,509 | $154,710 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel | $203,509 | $362 | −$13,429 |
| 2024 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel | $216,938 | $281 | +$42,984 |
| 2023 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel | $173,955 | $246 | +$280 |
| 2022 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel | $173,675 | $246 | −$4,549 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel | $178,223 | $2,021 | −$1,880 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel | $180,103 | $271 | +$26,840 |
| 2019 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Counsel/Avocat principal | $153,263 | $305 | +$11,190 |
| 2018 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Counsel/Avocat principal | $142,073 | $302 | −$177 |
| 2017 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioSenior Counsel/Avocat principal · moved here | $142,250 | $269 | +$1,895 |
| 2016 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Counsel principal | $140,355 | $287 | +$15,355 |
| 2015 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Counsel, Refugee / Avocat principal, Droit des réfugiés | $125,000 | $210 |
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