Walter Costa

Attorney General/Assistant Crown Attorney

2020 Salary — last year on the list

$206,932

Total compensation $207,185, including $253 in taxable benefits.

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At a Glance
2020

Employer Rank

#982

Attorney General

Years on List

20

2001–2020

Peak Salary

$227,056

2019

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 20 yearly values of total compensation, from $139,631 in 2001 to $207,185 in 2020.$100K$150K$200K$250K200120052009201220162020
Total compensation, 2001–2020. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2001–2020

$139,354 in 2001 is worth about $233,966 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2020Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$206,932Benefits $253Total $207,185
2019Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$227,056Benefits $274Total $227,331
2018Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$208,425Benefits $299Total $208,724
2017Assistant Crown Attorney / Procureur adjoint de la CouronneAttorney General / Procureur général$208,425Benefits $303Total $208,728
2016Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$205,594Benefits $317Total $205,912
2015Assistant Crown Attorney / Procureur adjoint de la CouronneAttorney General$207,080Benefits $334Total $207,414
2014Assistant Crown Attorney / Procureur adjoint de la CouronneAttorney General$200,198Benefits $329Total $200,527
2013Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$196,816Benefits $291Total $197,107
2012Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$190,572Benefits $263Total $190,835
2011Assistant Crown Attorney / Procureur adjoint de la CouronneAttorney General / Procureur général$186,049Benefits $278Total $186,328
2010Deputy Crown AttorneyAttorney General$190,397Benefits $317Total $190,714
2009Deputy Crown AttorneyAttorney General$193,975Benefits $319Total $194,293
2008Deputy Crown AttorneyAttorney General$191,341Benefits $332Total $191,674
2007Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$179,725Benefits $312Total $180,037
2006Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$174,424Benefits $287Total $174,711
2005Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$152,794Benefits $254Total $153,049
2004Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$140,808Benefits $245Total $141,053
2003Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$138,272Benefits $258Total $138,530
2002Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$126,026Benefits $268Total $126,294
2001Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$139,354Benefits $277Total $139,631

On the List
2020

The 2020 Sunshine List recorded 205,855 disclosures of $100,000 or more. Among the 2,233 people Attorney General disclosed in 2020, Walter Costa's total compensation of $207,185 placed #982. Attorney General's 2020 median disclosed salary was $184,593; Walter Costa's $206,932 sat about 12% above it. Walter Costa's $206,932 salary was about 3% above the 2020 province-wide median of $200,004 for Assistant Crown Attorney. Across 20 years at Attorney General (2001–2020), Walter Costa's highest disclosed salary was $227,056, in 2019.

Also at Attorney General
2020

#1David Corbett
$292,747
Deputy Attorney General
#2William Bromm
$271,995
Senior Counsel
#3Michel Helie
$271,043
Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Civil Law Division
#4Susan Kyle
$267,786
Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Law Division
#5Maud Murray
$256,228
Director, Legal Services
#6Sean Kearney
$256,024
Director, Crown Law Office Civil
#7Nancy Krigas
$256,024
Director, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Criminal Law Division
#8Juliet Robin
$256,024
Executive Director Justice Policy
#9Sarah Wright
$255,752
Director, Legal Services
#10Jane Mallen
$255,207
Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Policy Division
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