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Michael Riley

Attorney General/Counsel

2016 Salary — last year on the list

$205,594

Total compensation $205,912, including $317 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
2016

Employer Rank

#568

Attorney General

Years on List

16

2001–2016

Peak Salary

$207,080

2015

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 16 yearly values of total compensation, from $158,179 in 2001 to $205,912 in 2016.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K$225K200120042007201020132016
Total compensation, 2001–2016. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2001–2016

$157,866 in 2001 is worth about $265,047 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2016CounselAttorney General$205,594Benefits $317Total $205,912
2015Counsel / AvocatAttorney General$207,080Benefits $334Total $207,414
2014Counsel / AvocatAttorney General$200,198Benefits $329Total $200,527
2013CounselAttorney General$193,125Benefits $291Total $193,416
2012CounselAttorney General$193,125Benefits $263Total $193,388
2011Counsel / AvocatAttorney General / Procureur général$193,125Benefits $275Total $193,400
2010CounselAttorney General$192,032Benefits $309Total $192,342
2009CounselAttorney General$190,138Benefits $311Total $190,449
2008CounselAttorney General$187,538Benefits $326Total $187,863
2007CounselAttorney General$179,725Benefits $312Total $180,037
2006CounselAttorney General$179,407Benefits $291Total $179,698
2005CounselAttorney General$172,169Benefits $267Total $172,436
2004CounselAttorney General$161,639Benefits $272Total $161,912
2003CounselAttorney General$151,521Benefits $283Total $151,804
2002LawyerAttorney General$138,264Benefits $294Total $138,559
2001LawyerAttorney General$157,866Benefits $313Total $158,179

On the List
2016

Attorney General's 2016 median disclosed salary was $190,935; Michael Riley's $205,594 sat about 8% above it. Among the 1,794 people Attorney General disclosed in 2016, Michael Riley's total compensation of $205,912 placed #568. $100,000 is the list's disclosure floor; 124,445 salaries met it in 2016. Across Ontario, the 2016 median for Counsel was $191,375; Michael Riley's $205,594 salary sat about 7% above it. Across 16 years at Attorney General (2001–2016), Michael Riley's highest disclosed salary was $207,080, in 2015.

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2016

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