Ontario public pay
Stephen Chisholm
Solicitor at City Of Hamilton. On Ontario’s disclosure list 12 years between 2014 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $177,672.60
- Taxable benefits
- $762.34
- Total disclosed
- $178,434.94
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$5,644 (+3.3%)12years on
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Change from 2024: +$5,644 (+3.3%)12years on
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Among 72 people with the title “Solicitor” in 2025
Paid more than 62% of them. Their median: $172,564.
$177,673$103,214$209,658
Among 3,382 people at City Of Hamilton in 2025
219th highest paid. Their median: $127,716.
$177,673$100,007$411,953
Paid more than 90% 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
$178K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $106,769 | $115,922 |
| 2015 | $105,900 | $122,409 |
| 2016 | $108,423 | $122,598 |
| 2017 | $113,978 | $118,610 |
| 2018 | $139,230 | $141,087 |
| 2019 | $145,958 | $145,564 |
| 2020 | $148,738 | $150,447 |
| 2021 | $155,504 | $152,751 |
| 2022 | $161,722 | $158,596 |
| 2023 | $165,799 | $164,681 |
| 2024 | $172,029 | $170,099 |
| 2025 | $177,673 | $172,564 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | City Of HamiltonSolicitor | $177,673 | $762 | +$5,644 |
| 2024 | City Of HamiltonSolicitor | $172,029 | $771 | +$6,230 |
| 2023 | City Of HamiltonSolicitor | $165,799 | $715 | +$4,077 |
| 2022 | City Of HamiltonSolicitor | $161,722 | $665 | +$6,218 |
| 2021 | City Of HamiltonSolicitor | $155,504 | $633 | +$6,766 |
| 2020 | City Of HamiltonSolicitor | $148,738 | $618 | +$2,780 |
| 2019 | City Of HamiltonSolicitor | $145,958 | $670 | +$6,728 |
| 2018 | City Of HamiltonSolicitor · moved here | $139,230 | $543 | +$25,252 |
| 2017 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraLegal Counsel | $113,978 | $683 | +$5,556 |
| 2016 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraLegal Counsel | $108,423 | $747 | +$2,523 |
| 2015 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraLegal Counsel | $105,900 | $774 | −$869 |
| 2014 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraLegal Counsel | $106,769 | $644 |
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