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 2023 Sunshine List, there were 109 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $219,365.65

$219,365.65

Average Salary in 2023

$220,283.56

Median Salary in 2023

Male
49.54% 
Male
Female
50.46%
Female
109 employees (General Counsel)
1 109
Low: $105K Median: $220K High: $494K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

41 employees received a salary between $104,898 - $202,214
62 employees received a salary between $202,214 - $299,530
5 employees received a salary between $299,530 - $396,845
1 employees received a salary between $396,845 - $494,161

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

What were the average and median salaries for a General Counsel listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a General Counsel are $219,365.65 and $220,283.56, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a General Counsel in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2023, Anne C Corbett, holding the position of General Counsel And Executive Lead, Legal, Privacy, Risk at the Ontario Health received the highest salary of $494,161.76 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Naizam Kanji, serving as the General Counsel at Ontario Securities Commission , earned the highest salary of $363,133.85 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 General Counsel?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for General Counsel and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Health with an average pay of $347,831.90; Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation with an average pay of $319,125.11; Ontario Energy Board with an average pay of $315,694.23; Ontario Securities Commission with an average pay of $309,778.75; and City of Toronto - Toronto Community Housing Corp. with an average pay of $299,553.37.

A total of 71 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 General Counsel?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for General Counsel and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Crown Agencies with an average pay of $245,891.15; Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $237,102.82; and Government of Ontario - Legislative Assembly and Offices with an average pay of $229,128.77.

There were 10 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for General Counsel in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in General Counsel is 49.54% male and 50.46% female, respectively.

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023109$219,366
2022104$214,180
2021100$208,631
202094$209,873
201988$203,217
201889$201,994
201788$195,928
201691$192,107
201583$200,528
201488$198,807
201384$207,246
201278$208,511
201174$208,857
201069$207,895
200967$212,387
200852$206,564
200754$212,184
200652$197,244
200549$189,678
200445$170,070
200339$181,171
200243$180,252
200143$182,376