Ontario public pay
Patrick E Petzall
Senior Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridique principal at Metrolinx. On Ontario’s disclosure list 5 years between 2021 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $161,644.51
- Taxable benefits
- $703.13
- Total disclosed
- $162,347.64
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$3,505 (−2.1%)5years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$3,505 (−2.1%)5years on
the list
Among 82 people with the title “Senior Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridique principal” in 2025
Paid more than 43% of them. Their median: $168,614.
$161,645$100,440$246,600
Among 4,713 people at Metrolinx in 2025
1,013th highest paid. Their median: $127,736.
$161,645$100,002$434,526
Paid more than 85% 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
SalaryMedian for the job
$162K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $114,382 | $128,942 |
| 2022 | $148,052 | $139,323 |
| 2023 | $155,565 | $146,276 |
| 2024 | $165,149 | $167,490 |
| 2025 | $161,645 | $168,614 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MetrolinxSenior Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridique principal | $161,645 | $703 | −$3,505 |
| 2024 | MetrolinxSenior Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridique principal | $165,149 | $1,195 | +$9,584 |
| 2023 | Metrolinx / MetrolinxSenior Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridique principal · moved here | $155,565 | $193 | +$7,513 |
| 2022 | MetrolinxSenior Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridique principal | $148,052 | $195 | +$33,670 |
| 2021 | MetrolinxLegal Counsel II/Avocate | $114,382 | $152 |
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