The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
In Ontario's 2024 Sunshine List, there were 155 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $199,836.10
$199,836.10
Average Salary in 2024
$196,353.33
Median Salary in 2024
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42.48% Male |
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57.52% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
39 employees received a salary between $101,723 - $156,769 |
49 employees received a salary between $156,769 - $211,815 |
51 employees received a salary between $211,815 - $266,860 |
16 employees received a salary between $266,860 - $321,906 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the third quartile breakdown.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Legal Director are $199,836.10 and $196,353.33, respectively.
In 2024, Manuela Di Re, holding the position of Director, Legal And General Counsel at the Information and Privacy Commissioner received the highest salary of $321,906.34 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Cheryl Carson, serving as the Legal Director at Attorney General , earned the highest salary of $278,125.69 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Legal Director and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Information and Privacy Commissioner with an average pay of $321,906.34; Cabinet Office with an average pay of $290,086.56; Regional Municipality of Peel with an average pay of $285,413.60; Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario with an average pay of $281,509.99; and Tribunals Ontario with an average pay of $271,680.07.
A total of 76 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Legal Director and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Government of Ontario - Legislative Assembly and Offices with an average pay of $321,906.34; Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $257,921.92; and Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $239,158.02.
There were 8 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Legal Director is 42.48% male and 57.52% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 155 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 155 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Manuela Di Re | Director, Legal And General Counsel | Information and Privacy Commissioner | $321,906 |
Sarah Wright | Director, Legal Services | Attorney General | $290,383 |
Donald Fawcett | Senior Director And Legal Counsel | Cabinet Office | $290,087 |
Reesha Hosein | Director, Legal Services And Deputy General Counsel | Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario | $290,228 |
John Zingaro | Director Legal Services And Deputy Regional Solicitor | Regional Municipality of Peel | $285,414 |
Peter Spencer | Director, Legal Services | Attorney General | $282,305 |
Len Hatzis | Director, Legal Services | Attorney General | $282,132 |
Fateh Salim | Director, Legal Services | Attorney General | $282,056 |
Amyn Hadibhai | Director, Legal Services | Attorney General | $282,017 |
Diane Zimnica | Director, Legal Services | Attorney General | $280,985 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 155 | $199,836 |
2023 | 154 | $192,273 |
2022 | 146 | $187,558 |
2021 | 119 | $190,308 |
2020 | 108 | $189,033 |
2019 | 107 | $183,156 |
2018 | 97 | $182,027 |
2017 | 91 | $176,533 |
2016 | 86 | $174,280 |
2015 | 89 | $167,891 |
2014 | 91 | $169,388 |
2013 | 92 | $162,858 |
2012 | 90 | $160,158 |
2011 | 85 | $161,887 |
2008 | 72 | $160,384 |
2005 | 48 | $154,445 |
2004 | 50 | $155,808 |
2003 | 46 | $157,183 |
2002 | 38 | $145,874 |
2001 | 31 | $158,066 |