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 146 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $195,533.17
$195,533.17
Average Salary in 2024
$196,856.71
Median Salary in 2024
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42.07% Male |
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57.93% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
17 employees received a salary between $101,374 - $150,814 |
65 employees received a salary between $150,814 - $200,254 |
49 employees received a salary between $200,254 - $249,693 |
15 employees received a salary between $249,693 - $299,133 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the second quartile breakdown.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Senior Counsel / Avocat principal are $195,533.17 and $196,856.71, respectively.
In 2024, Minami Ganaha, holding the position of Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal at the Ontario Securities Commission received the highest salary of $299,133.00 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Sejal Shah, serving as the Senior Counsel / Avocat principal at Independent Electricity System Operator , earned the highest salary of $181,249.30 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Senior Counsel / Avocat principal and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario with an average pay of $236,547.66; Ontario Securities Commission with an average pay of $217,538.84; Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario with an average pay of $193,084.09; Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation with an average pay of $173,202.48; and Independent Electricity System Operator with an average pay of $172,393.15.
A total of 16 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 Senior Counsel / Avocat principal and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Crown Agencies with an average pay of $197,392.71; Government of Ontario - Legislative Assembly and Offices with an average pay of $160,137.27; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $154,234.39.
There were 4 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 Senior Counsel / Avocat principal is 42.07% male and 57.93% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 146 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 146 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Minami Ganaha | Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal | Ontario Securities Commission | $299,133 |
Mark Bailey | Senior Litigation Counsel / Avocat principal, contentieux | Ontario Securities Commission | $273,910 |
Johanna Braden | Senior Litigation Counsel / Avocate principale, contentieux | Ontario Securities Commission | $265,573 |
Aviva Raffoul-harari | Senior Counsel / Avocate principale | Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario | $263,339 |
Aaron Dantowitz | Senior Litigation Counsel / Avocat principal, contentieux | Ontario Securities Commission | $262,826 |
Yvonne Chisholm | Senior Litigation Counsel / Avocate principale, contentieux | Ontario Securities Commission | $258,381 |
Dorothy Hoult | Senior Litigation Counsel / Avocate principale, contentieux | Ontario Securities Commission | $255,266 |
Michael Bennett | Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal | Ontario Securities Commission | $254,722 |
Paul Hayward | Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal | Ontario Securities Commission | $254,680 |
Erin Seed | Senior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale | Ontario Securities Commission | $254,680 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 146 | $195,533 |
2023 | 120 | $183,136 |
2022 | 103 | $179,176 |
2021 | 83 | $183,782 |
2020 | 87 | $185,795 |
2019 | 89 | $175,143 |
2018 | 91 | $173,463 |
2017 | 101 | $171,335 |
2015 | 91 | $174,708 |
2014 | 88 | $173,697 |
2011 | 70 | $179,509 |