Senior Counsel Salary in Ontario (2025)
729 disclosed records, 1996–2025 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (24%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
25
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$191,133
+56.3% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$177,165–$213,213
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$326,508
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Senior Counsel" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Senior Counsel" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Scott Lamb at Attorney General, with a salary of $326,508; the median among the 25 listed under this title was $191,133.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Senior Counsel median of $191,133 comes to about 31.1%, leaving roughly $126,119 a year — about $10,510 a month. 25 people were listed under this title in 2025. That is about 56% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. The middle half of Senior Counsel salaries ran from $177,165 to $213,213. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$126,119
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.0%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$10,510
Where does $191,133 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario Power Generation | $180,843 | Pay here → |
| Regional Municipality of York | $203,920 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott LambSenior Counsel | $326,508 | $326,834 |
| 2 | Angela HollandSenior Counsel/Avocate principale | $323,971 | $324,676 |
| 3 | Aviva Raffoul-HarariSenior Counsel/Avocate principale | $296,475 | $297,224 |
| 4 | Faye KidmanSenior Counsel/Avocate principale | $248,993 | $249,408 |
| 5 | Peter MurphySenior Counsel | $221,295 | $222,344 |
| 6 | Tetyana LuneykoSenior Counsel | $217,506 | $218,138 |
| 7 | Alexandra HartleySenior Counsel | $213,213 | $213,852 |
| 8 | Kristen NewmanSenior Counsel | $207,935 | $208,568 |
| 9 | Christopher ZaleskiSenior Counsel | $203,920 | $204,545 |
| 10 | Alexis AlyeaSenior Counsel | $201,900 | $202,530 |
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.