What does a Legal Counsel make at Attorney General?
In 2025 the median Legal Counsel at Attorney General was paid $251,456 (8 people). That is 76% above the provincial median of $142,655 for the role. The highest-paid was $326,508.
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People
8listed as Legal Counsel in 2025
Median salary
$251,456salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$326,508salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
+$108,800against $142,655 province-wide
Best paid in the role
Attorney General · 2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew BidermanLegal Counsel | $326,508 | $326,834 |
| 2 | Sheila Ritson-BennettLegal Counsel | $294,470 | $294,470 |
| 3 | Andrew AhonenLegal Counsel | $284,917 | $284,917 |
| 4 | Jenna RucasLegal Counsel | $282,681 | $282,980 |
| 5 | Harkamal MultaniLegal Counsel | $220,230 | $220,488 |
| 6 | Uko AbaraLegal Counsel | $189,048 | $189,247 |
| 7 | Shruti RameshLegal Counsel | $150,002 | $150,002 |
| 8 | Yara WilloxLegal Counsel | $148,265 | $148,320 |
The 8 highest salaries among the 8 Attorney General records mapped to Legal Counsel in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
1996–2025
- At Attorney General
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, Legal Counsel at Attorney General, against every Legal Counsel in Ontario. Years with fewer than 5 people are left blank.
Year by year
| Year | People | Median | Highest | Ontario median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | $251,456 | $326,508 | $142,655 |
| 2024 | 8 | $182,107 | $230,669 | $140,050 |
| 2023 | 16 | $149,899 | $236,456 | $134,127 |
| 2022 | 11 | $162,078 | $233,643 | $127,661 |
| 2021 | 12 | $159,289 | $233,765 | $126,582 |
| 2020 | 10 | $169,260 | $222,922 | $128,758 |
| 2019 | 8 | $150,424 | $223,231 | $121,747 |
| 2018 | 9 | $137,755 | $208,425 | $119,998 |
| 2017 | 11 | $159,468 | $208,425 | $122,644 |
| 2016 | 8 | $155,862 | $205,594 | $122,598 |
| 2015 | 6 | $170,008 | $207,080 | $122,409 |
| 2014 | 6 | $172,260 | $200,198 | $119,847 |
| 2013 | 5 | $139,256 | $193,125 | $117,021 |
| 2012 | 5 | $132,132 | $193,125 | $116,697 |
| 2011 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $112,684 |
| 2010 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $113,033 |
| 2009 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $110,855 |
| 2005 | 11 | $129,672 | $168,315 | $116,048 |
| 2004 | 10 | $122,341 | $154,301 | $114,704 |
| 2003 | 13 | $128,706 | $175,434 | $126,809 |
| 2002 | 18 | $134,419 | $162,258 | $115,032 |
| 2001 | 20 | $141,772 | $173,556 | $121,586 |
| 2000 | 6 | $104,397 | $115,196 | $106,218 |
| 1999 | 8 | $105,199 | $114,842 | $104,995 |
| 1998 | 7 | $104,415 | $120,358 | $105,794 |
| 1997 | 6 | $104,368 | $120,872 | $110,548 |
| 1996 | 6 | $102,833 | $104,618 | $103,581 |
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Method. Figures are salary paid (not salary plus taxable benefits), the basis of every median on this site, for records whose filed job title maps to Legal Counsel at Attorney General on the Ontario Sunshine List, which lists only public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more. A year with fewer than 5 people shows “<5” for both its count and its median, since naming the exact count would narrow the median down to specific people. Data runs through 2025. The 2025 figures were published here on .