What does a Senior Legal Counsel make at City of Ottawa?
City of Ottawa paid its Senior Legal Counsels a median of $188,710 in 2025, almost exactly the provincial median of $188,510 for the role. The highest-paid was $194,012.
People
5listed as Senior Legal Counsel in 2025
Median salary
$188,710salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$194,012salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
+$201against $188,510 province-wide
Best paid in the role
City of Ottawa · 2025
| # | Name | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Pereira | Senior Legal Counsel | $194,012 | $194,584 |
| 2 | Mary Simms | Senior Legal Counsel | $193,717 | $194,254 |
| 3 | David Patacairk | Senior Legal Counsel | $188,710 | $189,297 |
| 4 | Andrew Sherwood | Senior Legal Counsel | $188,387 | $188,919 |
| 5 | Christopher Merrick | Senior Legal Counsel | $186,506 | $187,092 |
The 5 highest salaries among the 5 City of Ottawa records mapped to Senior Legal Counsel in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2007–2025
- At City of Ottawa
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, Senior Legal Counsel at City of Ottawa, against every Senior Legal Counsel in Ontario. Years with fewer than 5 people are left blank.
Year by year
| Year | People | Median | Highest | Ontario median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | $188,710 | $194,012 | $188,510 |
| 2024 | 5 | $175,257 | $190,329 | $182,645 |
| 2022 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $161,581 |
| 2021 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $162,754 |
| 2020 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $167,972 |
| 2019 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $169,910 |
| 2018 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $162,144 |
| 2017 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $161,242 |
| 2016 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $125,121 |
| 2015 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $153,865 |
| 2014 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $151,435 |
| 2013 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $154,383 |
| 2012 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $159,817 |
| 2011 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $145,977 |
| 2010 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $134,774 |
| 2009 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $128,913 |
| 2008 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $130,048 |
| 2007 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $126,561 |
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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 Senior Legal Counsel at City of Ottawa 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.