What does a Senior Legal Counsel make at Metrolinx?
The 17 Senior Legal Counsels at Metrolinx had a median salary of $158,480 in 2025, 16% below the provincial median of $188,510 for the role. The highest-paid was $190,193.
People
17listed as Senior Legal Counsel in 2025
Median salary
$158,480salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$190,193salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
−$30,029against $188,510 province-wide
Best paid in the role
Metrolinx · 2025
| # | Name | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Cooper | Senior Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridique principal | $190,193 | $190,919 |
| 2 | Joe G. Wong | Senior Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridique principal | $177,081 | $177,788 |
| 3 | Vania Guenkova Draguieva | Senior Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridique principal | $171,302 | $172,007 |
| 4 | Shea F Lewis | Senior Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridique principal | $169,505 | $169,693 |
| 5 | Scott Alexander Edward Machattie | Senior Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridique principal | $168,472 | $168,683 |
| 6 | Karen Patricia Cheuk | Senior Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridique principal | $167,306 | $168,016 |
| 7 | Mary Katharine Wallbridge | Senior Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridique principal | $167,044 | $167,254 |
| 8 | Patrick E Petzall | Senior Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridique principal | $161,645 | $162,348 |
| 9 | Christopher D'Arcy William Grisdale | Senior Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridique principal | $158,480 | $158,679 |
| 10 | Yehuda Hillel Levi | Senior Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridique principal | $156,708 | $157,403 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 17 Metrolinx records mapped to Senior Legal Counsel in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2010–2025
- At Metrolinx
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, Senior Legal Counsel at Metrolinx, 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 | 17 | $158,480 | $190,193 | $188,510 |
| 2024 | 16 | $162,681 | $181,399 | $182,645 |
| 2022 | 5 | $144,717 | $158,662 | $161,581 |
| 2020 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $167,972 |
| 2019 | 6 | $176,537 | $233,137 | $169,910 |
| 2018 | 9 | $169,902 | $216,804 | $162,144 |
| 2017 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $161,242 |
| 2014 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $151,435 |
| 2013 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $154,383 |
| 2012 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $159,817 |
| 2010 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $134,774 |
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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 Metrolinx 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.