Ontario public pay
Sarah Rickard
Senior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale at Ontario Securities Commission. On Ontario’s disclosure list 7 years between 2019 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $198,215.50
- Taxable benefits
- $995.68
- Total disclosed
- $199,211.18
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$4,017 (−2.0%)7years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$4,017 (−2.0%)7years on
the list
Among 46 people with the title “Senior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale” in 2025
Paid more than 43% of them. Their median: $202,402.
$198,216$118,013$239,887
Among 528 people at Ontario Securities Commission in 2025
182nd highest paid. Their median: $170,096.
$198,216$100,179$697,973
Paid more than 94% 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
$198K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $150,557 | $129,008 |
| 2020 | $166,851 | $130,811 |
| 2021 | $165,766 | $136,211 |
| 2022 | $168,958 | $134,064 |
| 2023 | $176,522 | $176,303 |
| 2024 | $202,233 | $207,223 |
| 2025 | $198,216 | $202,402 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale | $198,216 | $996 | −$4,017 |
| 2024 | Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale | $202,233 | $1,041 | +$25,710 |
| 2023 | Ontario Securities Commission / Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'OntarioSenior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale · moved here | $176,522 | $1,972 | +$7,564 |
| 2022 | Ontario Securities CommissionLegal Counsel / Avocate | $168,958 | $1,978 | +$3,192 |
| 2021 | Ontario Securities CommissionLegal Counsel / Avocate | $165,766 | $987 | −$1,085 |
| 2020 | Ontario Securities CommissionLegal Counsel / Avocate | $166,851 | $1,428 | +$16,295 |
| 2019 | Ontario Securities CommissionLegal Counsel / Avocate | $150,557 | $850 |
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