Ontario public pay
Paul Kaufman
Crown Counsel at Attorney General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 17 years between 2009 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $326,942.46
- Taxable benefits
- $326.50
- Total disclosed
- $327,268.96
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$96,709 (+42.0%)17years on
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Change from 2024: +$96,709 (+42.0%)17years on
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Among 201 people with the title “Crown Counsel” in 2025
Paid more than 89% of them. Their median: $264,798.
$326,942$100,126$372,465
Among 3,127 people at Attorney General in 2025
276th highest paid. Their median: $188,366.
$326,942$100,030$509,016
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
SalaryMedian for the job
$327K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $109,576 | $162,458 |
| 2010 | $115,089 | $165,406 |
| 2011 | $121,475 | $178,898 |
| 2012 | $129,232 | $175,843 |
| 2013 | $136,452 | $177,324 |
| 2014 | $148,841 | $195,608 |
| 2015 | $161,502 | $198,738 |
| 2016 | $168,467 | $191,375 |
| 2017 | $181,627 | $208,330 |
| 2018 | $191,706 | $198,057 |
| 2019 | $221,175 | $213,978 |
| 2020 | $225,711 | $217,113 |
| 2021 | $229,382 | $217,876 |
| 2022 | $233,643 | $221,949 |
| 2023 | $236,456 | $224,648 |
| 2024 | $230,234 | $205,212 |
| 2025 | $326,942 | $264,798 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Attorney GeneralCrown Counsel | $326,942 | $327 | +$96,709 |
| 2024 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $230,234 | $300 | −$6,222 |
| 2023 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocat | $236,456 | $292 | +$2,813 |
| 2022 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $233,643 | $286 | +$4,262 |
| 2021 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $229,382 | $284 | +$3,671 |
| 2020 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $225,711 | $278 | +$4,536 |
| 2019 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $221,175 | $270 | +$29,468 |
| 2018 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $191,706 | $286 | +$10,080 |
| 2017 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocat | $181,627 | $274 | +$13,160 |
| 2016 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $168,467 | $270 | +$6,965 |
| 2015 | Attorney GeneralCounsel / Avocat | $161,502 | $270 | +$12,661 |
| 2014 | Attorney GeneralCounsel / Avocat | $148,841 | $253 | +$12,389 |
| 2013 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $136,452 | $214 | +$7,220 |
| 2012 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $129,232 | $183 | +$7,757 |
| 2011 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocat · moved here | $121,475 | $180 | +$6,386 |
| 2010 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $115,089 | $193 | +$5,514 |
| 2009 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $109,576 | $186 |
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