Ontario public pay
Shona Compton
Judicial Research Lawyer at Attorney General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 15 years between 2011 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $162,584.29
- Taxable benefits
- $128.54
- Total disclosed
- $162,712.83
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$21,950 (−11.9%)15years on
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Change from 2024: −$21,950 (−11.9%)15years on
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Among 12 people with the title “Judicial Research Lawyer” in 2025
Paid more than 25% of them. Their median: $220,299.
$162,584$148,208$338,777
Among 3,127 people at Attorney General in 2025
1,846th highest paid. Their median: $188,366.
$162,584$100,030$509,016
Paid more than 86% 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
$227K$163K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $193,303 | $162,543 |
| 2012 | $196,816 | $175,843 |
| 2013 | $193,125 | $177,324 |
| 2014 | $200,198 | $185,345 |
| 2015 | $207,080 | $185,961 |
| 2016 | $205,594 | $191,375 |
| 2017 | $206,898 | |
| 2018 | $208,425 | $208,425 |
| 2019 | $227,383 | |
| 2020 | $225,711 | $219,570 |
| 2021 | $189,364 | $206,923 |
| 2022 | $167,007 | $173,424 |
| 2023 | $189,165 | $236,456 |
| 2024 | $184,535 | $184,535 |
| 2025 | $162,584 | $220,299 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Attorney GeneralJudicial Research Lawyer | $162,584 | $129 | −$21,950 |
| 2024 | Attorney GeneralJudicial Research Lawyer | $184,535 | $240 | −$4,630 |
| 2023 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralJudicial Research Lawyer / Avocate, recherche judiciaire | $189,165 | $233 | +$22,158 |
| 2022 | Attorney GeneralJudicial Research Lawyer | $167,007 | $229 | −$22,357 |
| 2021 | Attorney GeneralJudicial Research Lawyer | $189,364 | $227 | −$36,347 |
| 2020 | Attorney GeneralJudicial Research Lawyer | $225,711 | $278 | −$1,672 |
| 2019 | Attorney GeneralJudicial Research Lawyer | $227,383 | $274 | +$18,958 |
| 2018 | Attorney GeneralJudicial Research Lawyer | $208,425 | $299 | +$1,527 |
| 2017 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralJudicial Research Lawyer / Avocate, recherche judiciaire | $206,898 | $303 | +$1,304 |
| 2016 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $205,594 | $317 | −$1,486 |
| 2015 | Attorney GeneralCounsel / Avocate | $207,080 | $334 | +$6,882 |
| 2014 | Attorney GeneralCounsel / Avocate | $200,198 | $329 | +$7,073 |
| 2013 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $193,125 | $291 | −$3,691 |
| 2012 | Attorney GeneralCounsel · moved here | $196,816 | $197 | +$3,513 |
| 2011 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocate | $193,303 | $153 |
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