The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Payal Bhatija
Payal Bhatija served as the Senior Legal Counsel I / Avocate principale I at Ontario Health in 2023, received an annual salary of $152,077.23 and a taxable benefit of $2,562.54, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Payal has held the same position since 2022 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$154,639.77
Total paid in 2023
$152,077.23
Salary
$2,562.54
Taxable Benefit
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Find Payal on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Senior Legal Counsel I / Avocate principale I |
| Employer : | Ontario Health |
| Sector : | Crown Agencies |
| Year : | 2023 |
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Between 2020 and 2023, Payal experienced an average annual increase of approximately 8.87% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Ontario Health. By 2023, Payal's total pay had risen by 28.59% compared to the pay in 2020. Notably, during Payal's tenure as Senior Legal Counsel I / Avocate principale I, there has been a significant 5.20% rise in compensation over the past 1 year. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2023 | Senior Legal Counsel I / Avocate principale I | $152,077 | $2,563 | ⇧ 5.20% |
| 2022 | Senior Legal Counsel I / Avocate principale I | $144,587 | $2,403 | ⇧ 16.23% |
| 2021 | Legal Counsel / Avocate | $124,146 | $2,323 | ⇧ 5.17% |
| 2020 | Legal Counsel / Avocate | $118,000 | $2,254 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 2 employees who held exactly same position title ( Senior Legal Counsel I / Avocate principale I ) in the Ontario Health.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea L Lipson | $152,077 | $2,563 |
| Payal Bhatija | $152,077 | $2,563 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 174 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 174 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Wong | Senior Vice President, Governance Legal And Compliance, General Counsel And Corporate Secretary | Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation | $319,125 |
| Donald Fawcett | Senior Director And Legal Counsel | Cabinet Office | $277,892 |
| Minami Ganaha | Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal | Ontario Securities Commission | $275,056 |
| Laura Cassiani | Senior Managing Counsel Legal Services, Corporate And Litigation | Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation | $261,862 |
| Marylee Farrugia | Senior Managing Counsel Legal Services, Land Based Gaming | Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation | $261,862 |
| Robert Spender | Senior Managing Counsel Legal Services, Digital | Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation | $259,683 |
| Darryl Holyday | Senior Managing Counsel Legal Services, Lottery And Land Based Gaming | Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation | $254,846 |
| Paul Hayward | Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal | Ontario Securities Commission | $241,596 |
| Alison Rehner | Senior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale | Ontario Securities Commission | $227,702 |
| Erin Seed | Senior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale | Ontario Securities Commission | $222,665 |