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Catherine Bates

Solicitor General/Deputy Director

2021 Salary — last year on the list

$119,326

Total compensation $119,474, including $148 in taxable benefits.

Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page

At a Glance
2021

Employer Rank

#1,065

Solicitor General

Years on List

3

2019–2021

Peak Salary

$124,099

2020

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 3 yearly values of total compensation, from $124,264 in 2019 to $119,474 in 2021.$100K$105K$110K$115K$120K$125K201920202021
Total compensation, 2019–2021. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20192021

$124,099 in 2019 is worth about $149,831 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2021Deputy DirectorSolicitor General$119,326
2020Deputy DirectorSolicitor General$124,099
2019Deputy DirectorSolicitor General$124,099

On the List
2021

Catherine Bates's $119,326 salary was about 42% below the 2021 province-wide median of $206,877 for Deputy Director. In 2021, Catherine Bates's total compensation of $119,474 at Solicitor General ranked #1,065 of 2,788 disclosed that year. Catherine Bates's $119,326 salary at Solicitor General was about 5% above the 2021 median there, $113,934. $100,000 is the list's disclosure floor; 244,456 salaries met it in 2021. Across 3 years at Solicitor General (2019–2021), Catherine Bates's highest disclosed salary was $124,099, in 2020.

Also at Solicitor General
2021