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Attorney General vs Solicitor General: who pays more?

Attorney General had 3,127 people on the 2025 Sunshine List with a median of $188,366, Solicitor General 5,958 with a median of $122,057 — that is 54% more at the median for Attorney General, and Solicitor General lists 1.9× as many people.

On the list

Attorney General
3,127
Solicitor General
5,958

employees paid $100K+, 2025

Median salary

Attorney General
$188,366
Solicitor General
$122,057

salary paid, 2025

Average salary

Attorney General
$213,069
Solicitor General
$131,360

salary paid, 2025

Listed payroll

Attorney General
$666.9M
Solicitor General
$783.6M

total compensation, 2025

Median salary by year
19962025

  • Attorney General
  • Solicitor General
Attorney General and Solicitor General, 1996–2025Attorney General: $119,397 in 1996 to $188,366 in 2025. Solicitor General: $113,956 in 1999 to $122,057 in 2025.$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1996200620152025

Median salary paid on each employer’s Sunshine List filing. A gap is a year the employer filed nobody under this name.

Year by year

Attorney General and Solicitor General by year: people on the Sunshine List and median salary
YearAttorney GeneralSolicitor General
PeopleMedianPeopleMedian
20253,127$188,3665,958$122,057
20242,692$162,3006,319$118,361
20232,595$171,7603,313$115,193
20222,400$176,0252,911$114,089
20212,273$181,6042,788$113,934
20202,233$184,5932,552$113,122
20192,196$189,3101,830$111,856
20182,032$184,606
20171,917$185,788
20161,794$190,935
20151,790$193,016
20141,754$186,202
20131,704$179,312
20121,702$175,843
20111,671$171,055
20101,646$165,405
20091,578$160,634
20081,494$154,799
20071,307$148,755
20061,249$145,001
20051,103$134,291
20041,053$132,482
20031,038$129,704
20021,154$138,264
20011,343$144,277103$107,689
2000644$119,58369$106,418
1999647$121,26250$113,956
1998622$120,358
1997621$120,346
1996624$119,397

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Method. Medians and averages are salary paid; listed payroll is total compensation (salary plus taxable benefits), as filed. Both sides come from the same Ontario Sunshine List, which covers only public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more — so this compares the shape of each employer’s six-figure payroll, not its whole workforce, and an employer with more low-paid staff simply lists fewer of them. A side with fewer than five people keeps its count but shows “<5” instead of a median, average or payroll figure, since any of those would be that handful of people’s own numbers. Sector: Government of Ontario – Ministries. Data runs through 2025.