Senior Legal Counsel Salary in Ontario (2025)
1,772 disclosed records, 1996–2025 · mostly Crown Agencies (59%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
204
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$188,510
+54.2% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$158,480–$210,221
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$286,538
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Senior Legal Counsel" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Senior Legal Counsel" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Michael Millar at Ontario Energy Board, with a salary of $286,538; the median among the 204 listed under this title was $188,510.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $188,510, a Senior Legal Counsel keeps roughly $124,762 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 33.8% all-in), or about $10,397 a month. Half of those listed earned between $158,480 and $210,221. The 2025 list carries 204 people grouped under the title Senior Legal Counsel. That is about 54% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$124,762
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.8%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$10,397
Where does $188,510 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 Securities Commission | $207,035 | Pay here → |
| Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario) | $176,162 | Pay here → |
| Metrolinx | $158,480 | Pay here → |
| Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario | $230,273 | Pay here → |
| Regional Municipality of Peel | $209,680 | Pay here → |
| City of Windsor | $167,739 | Pay here → |
| Liquor Control Board of Ontario | $203,859 | Pay here → |
| Toronto Catholic District School Board | $192,014 | Pay here → |
| City of Ottawa | $188,710 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael MillarSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat- conseil principal | $286,538 | $288,583 |
| 2 | Ian RichlerSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat- conseil principal | $285,543 | $287,481 |
| 3 | Stephane RabySenior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal | $282,146 | $283,022 |
| 4 | Minami GanahaSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal | $272,264 | $273,618 |
| 5 | James SidlofskySenior Legal Counsel / Avocat- conseil principal | $270,234 | $272,134 |
| 6 | Keir WilmutSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal | $254,639 | $255,434 |
| 7 | Alana AbellsSenior Legal Counsel | $246,600 | $248,444 |
| 8 | Michael TangSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal | $245,364 | $246,549 |
| 9 | Mathew OuSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal | $243,475 | $244,225 |
| 10 | Paul HaywardSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal | $243,328 | $244,516 |
By Year
Related Positions
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.