Michael Watson
Ontario Securities Commission/Special Advisor
2012 Salary — last year on the list
$236,099Total compensation $236,893, including $794 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
2012
Employer Rank
#29Ontario Securities Commission
Years on List
141999–2012
Peak Salary
$327,9512010
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Total Compensation History
Full History
1999–2012
$126,972 in 1999 is worth about $224,422 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Special AdvisorOntario Securities Commission | $236,099Benefits $794Total $236,893 |
| 2011 | Special Advisor / Conseiller spécialOntario Securities Commission / Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'Ontario | $290,545Benefits $4,793Total $295,338 |
| 2010 | Special Advisor, Capital Markets Enforcement, Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceOntario Securities Commission | $327,951Benefits $9,444Total $337,395 |
| 2009 | Special Advisor, Capital Markets Enforcement, Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceOntario Securities Commission | $290,369Benefits $8,379Total $298,749 |
| 2008 | Director, EnforcementOntario Securities Commission | $321,821Benefits $3,450Total $325,271 |
| 2007 | Director, EnforcementOntario Securities Commission | $266,814Benefits $1,050Total $267,864 |
| 2006 | Director, EnforcementOntario Securities Commission | $258,313Benefits $628Total $258,940 |
| 2005 | Director, EnforcementOntario Securities Commission | $260,003Benefits $635Total $260,639 |
| 2004 | Director, EnforcementOntario Securities Commission | $249,573Benefits $610Total $250,183 |
| 2003 | Director, EnforcementOntario Securities Commission | $240,055Benefits $591Total $240,647 |
| 2002 | Director, EnforcementOntario Securities Commission | $229,413Benefits $380Total $229,793 |
| 2001 | Director, EnforcementOntario Securities Commission | $219,410Benefits $319Total $219,729 |
| 2000 | Director, EnforcementOntario Securities Commission | $210,292Benefits $473Total $210,764 |
| 1999 | Director, EnforcementOntario Securities Commission | $126,972Benefits $162Total $127,134 |
On the List
2012
Ontario Securities Commission's 2012 median disclosed salary was $157,438; Michael Watson's $236,099 sat about 50% above it. Michael Watson was the #29 highest-paid of 268 people Ontario Securities Commission disclosed in 2012, with total compensation of $236,893. Across Ontario, the 2012 median for Special Advisor was $141,305; Michael Watson's $236,099 salary sat about 67% above it. Michael Watson has appeared on the Sunshine List at Ontario Securities Commission 14 times, 1999–2012, peaking in 2010 at $327,951.