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Stephen Patterson

Counsel at Attorney General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 14 years between 2001 and 2016.

Salary disclosure2016
Stephen Patterson
Counsel
Attorney General
Salary paid
$190,000.00
Taxable benefits
$0.00
Total disclosed
$190,000.00
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2015: −$64,407 (−25.3%)
14years on
the list

Among 587 people with the title “Counsel” in 2016

Paid more than 48% of them. Their median: $191,375.

Among 1,794 people at Attorney General in 2016

902nd highest paid. Their median: $190,935.

Paid more than 94% of everyone on the 2016 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
2001$138,692$134,639
2002$169,867$126,069
2003$144,529$169,862
2004$149,202$156,731
2005$158,229$162,895
2006$177,903$186,120
2007$191,229$173,911
2009$201,305$162,458
2010$198,586$165,406
2012$203,937$175,843
2013$203,937$177,324
2014$211,521$195,608
2015$254,407$198,738
2016$190,000$191,375

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2016Attorney GeneralCounsel$190,000$0−$64,407
2015Attorney GeneralCounsel / Avocat$254,407$177+$42,886
2014Attorney GeneralCounsel / Avocat$211,521$348+$7,584
2013Attorney GeneralCounsel$203,937$308$0
2012Attorney GeneralCounsel$203,937$279
2010Attorney GeneralCounsel$198,586$329−$2,719
2009Attorney GeneralCounsel$201,305$333
2007Attorney GeneralDirector, Legal Services$191,229$328+$13,326
2006Attorney GeneralDirector, Legal Services$177,903$297+$19,674
2005Attorney GeneralDirector, Legal Services$158,229$261+$9,027
2004Attorney GeneralDirector, Legal Services$149,202$255+$4,674
2003Attorney GeneralDirector, Legal Services$144,529$269−$25,338
2002Attorney GeneralCounsel$169,867$275+$31,175
2001Attorney GeneralCounsel$138,692$279

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Questions and answers

Why is Stephen Patterson on the disclosure list?

Attorney General paid Stephen Patterson $190,000 in 2016. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work

What do the comparisons mean?

Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.

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