Counsel Salary in Ontario (2025)
13,322 disclosed records, 1996–2025 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (93%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
737
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$243,487
+99.2% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$166,874–$326,312
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$387,503
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Counsel" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Counsel" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Kirsten Manley-Casimir at Attorney General, with a salary of $387,503; the median among the 737 listed under this title was $243,487.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Counsel median of $243,487 comes to about 35.0%, leaving roughly $152,699 a year — about $12,725 a month. The middle half of Counsel salaries ran from $166,874 to $326,312. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 99% above it. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$152,699
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.3%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$12,725
Where does $243,487 rank on the Sunshine List? →
Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.
Median by Year
2005–2025
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | Median | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General | $257,521 | Pay here → |
| Tribunals Ontario | $303,344 | Pay here → |
| City of Toronto – Police Service | $194,627 | Pay here → |
| Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario | $204,293 | Pay here → |
| Ombudsman Ontario | $136,974 | Pay here → |
| York University | $132,110 | Pay here → |
| Ontario Human Rights Commission | $268,803 | Pay here → |
| Ontario Energy Board | $217,321 | Pay here → |
| Ontario Power Generation | $132,519 | Pay here → |
| Children's Aid Society of the Region of Peel | $131,377 | Pay here → |
| Hamilton Child and Family Supports | $131,313 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirsten Manley-CasimirCounsel | $387,503 | $387,829 |
| 2 | Kevin BellCounsel | $355,521 | $355,871 |
| 3 | Myra HewittCounsel | $355,521 | $355,871 |
| 4 | Caryl SilverCounsel | $332,439 | $332,770 |
| 5 | Danielle MeulemanCounsel | $332,307 | $332,633 |
| 6 | Julie LandoCounsel | $331,492 | $331,814 |
| 7 | Giuseppe PannellaCounsel | $331,492 | $331,814 |
| 8 | Jacqueline WallCounsel | $331,492 | $331,818 |
| 9 | Christopher WaylandCounsel | $331,492 | $331,818 |
| 10 | Kelly BealeCounsel | $331,332 | $331,659 |
By Year
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About these figures
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure (the “Sunshine List”), which names every public-sector employee paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year. Figures are disclosed salaries, not market compensation: anyone in this position earning under $100,000 does not appear, so medians here sit above the true median for the job.
Medians and percentiles use salary paid (benefits excluded), computed over records whose filed job title was normalized into this position. Titles are as each employer filed them; spellings, word order and bilingual forms are merged. Employers and years with fewer than five people show counts only. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.