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James Cairns

Solicitor General/Provincial Deputy Chief Coroner

2001 Salary — last year on the list

$190,314

Total compensation $190,784, including $470 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
2001

Employer Rank

#3

Solicitor General

Years on List

3

1999–2001

Peak Salary

$197,237

2000

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 3 yearly values of total compensation, from $156,192 in 1999 to $190,784 in 2001.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K199920002001
Total compensation, 1999–2001. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
19992001

$155,757 in 1999 is worth about $275,299 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2001Provincial Deputy Chief CoronerSolicitor General$190,314
2000Provincial Deputy Chief CoronerSolicitor General$197,237
1999Deputy Chief CoronerSolicitor General$155,757

On the List
2001

Solicitor General's 2001 median disclosed salary was $107,689; James Cairns's $190,314 sat about 77% above it. James Cairns was the #3 highest-paid of 103 people Solicitor General disclosed in 2001, with total compensation of $190,784. $100,000 is the list's disclosure floor; 13,144 salaries met it in 2001. Across 3 years at Solicitor General (1999–2001), James Cairns's highest disclosed salary was $197,237, in 2000.

Also at Solicitor General
2001

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