Patrick Barnes
Staff Sergeant at Solicitor General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 12 years between 2012 and 2025.
- Salary paid
- $217,587.51
- Taxable benefits
- $142.92
- Total disclosed
- $217,730.43
Change from 2024: +$34,338 (+18.7%)12years on
the list
Among 951 people with the title “Staff Sergeant” in 2025
Paid more than 91% of them. Their median: $167,529.
Among 5,958 people at Solicitor General in 2025
141st highest paid. Their median: $122,057.
Paid more than 96% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
Salary by year
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| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $108,591 | $111,014 |
| 2013 | $118,506 | $111,074 |
| 2015 | $103,707 | $113,356 |
| 2016 | $129,886 | $120,132 |
| 2017 | $121,388 | $114,385 |
| 2018 | $138,332 | $124,932 |
| 2019 | $110,548 | $128,492 |
| 2020 | $167,783 | $130,925 |
| 2021 | $163,120 | $133,058 |
| 2022 | $178,446 | $140,934 |
| 2024 | $183,249 | $154,325 |
| 2025 | $217,588 | $167,529 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Solicitor GeneralStaff Sergeant | $217,588 | $143 | +$34,338 |
| 2024 | Solicitor GeneralStaff Sergeant | $183,249 | $133 | |
| 2022 | Solicitor GeneralSergeant | $178,446 | $124 | +$15,327 |
| 2021 | Solicitor GeneralSergeant | $163,120 | $121 | −$4,663 |
| 2020 | Solicitor GeneralSergeant | $167,783 | $117 | +$57,235 |
| 2019 | Solicitor GeneralSergeant · moved here | $110,548 | $120 | −$27,784 |
| 2018 | Community Safety And Correctional ServicesSergeant | $138,332 | $133 | +$16,944 |
| 2017 | Community Safety and Correctional Services / Sécurité communautaire et Services correctionnelsSergeant / Sergent · moved here | $121,388 | $122 | −$8,498 |
| 2016 | Community Safety And Correctional ServicesSergeant | $129,886 | $121 | +$26,179 |
| 2015 | Community Safety And Correctional ServicesSergeant / Sergent · moved here | $103,707 | $127 | |
| 2013 | Comm. Safety and Corr. ServicesOperational Manager | $118,506 | $108 | +$9,915 |
| 2012 | Comm. Safety and Corr. ServicesOperational Manager | $108,591 | $120 |
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Questions and answers
Why is Patrick Barnes on the disclosure list?
Solicitor General paid Patrick Barnes $217,588 in 2025. 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.
How do I report a mistake or ask for a record to be removed?
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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