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.

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In Ontario's 2021 Sunshine List, there were 126 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $160,431.33

$160,431.33

Average Salary in 2021

$154,580.29

Median Salary in 2021

Male
39.68% 
Male
Female
60.32%
Female
126 employees (Legal Counsel 4 / Avocat 4)
1 126
Low: $101K Median: $155K High: $262K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

45 employees received a salary between $100,850 - $141,145
44 employees received a salary between $141,145 - $181,440
29 employees received a salary between $181,440 - $221,734
8 employees received a salary between $221,734 - $262,029

Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.

What were the average and median salaries for a Legal Counsel 4 / Avocat 4 listed in the 2021 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2021 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Legal Counsel 4 / Avocat 4 are $160,431.33 and $154,580.29, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Legal Counsel 4 / Avocat 4 in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2021, Minami Ganaha, holding the position of Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal at the Ontario Securities Commission received the highest salary of $262,029.19 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Richard Pearse, serving as the Legal Counsel 4 / Avocat 4 at Ontario Health , earned the highest salary of $161,134.61 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.

What are the top 5 public organizations in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Legal Counsel 4 / Avocat 4?

In the year 2021, the highest-paying organizations for Legal Counsel 4 / Avocat 4 and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Information and Privacy Commissioner with an average pay of $188,741.12; Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario with an average pay of $188,398.47; Ontario Securities Commission with an average pay of $175,320.53; Ontario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario) with an average pay of $143,847.08; and Ontario Health with an average pay of $133,388.14.

A total of 9 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What are the top 3 public sectors in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Legal Counsel 4 / Avocat 4?

In the year 2021, the highest-paying sector or industries for Legal Counsel 4 / Avocat 4 and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Government of Ontario - Legislative Assembly and Offices with an average pay of $188,741.12; Crown Agencies with an average pay of $163,030.05; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $132,278.74.

There were 4 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Legal Counsel 4 / Avocat 4 in Ontario?

The 2021 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Legal Counsel 4 / Avocat 4 is 39.68% male and 60.32% female, respectively.

The 2021 Sunshine List has 126 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 126 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Minami Ganaha Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal Ontario Securities Commission $262,029
Troy Harrison Legal Counsel / Avocat Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario $250,617
Paul Dempsey Legal Counsel / Avocat Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario $237,203
Linda Chen Legal Counsel / Avocate Information and Privacy Commissioner $232,969
Anne Slivinskas Legal Counsel / Avocate Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario $231,512
Stephane Raby Legal Counsel / Avocate Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario $226,043
Paul Hayward Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal Ontario Securities Commission $224,413
Erin Seed Senior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale Ontario Securities Commission $224,413
Stephen Mccammon Legal Counsel / Avocat Information and Privacy Commissioner $221,507
Michael Bennett Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal Ontario Securities Commission $218,982

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2021126$160,431
2020149$159,577
2019138$153,881
2018125$155,796
2017149$153,539