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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 11 years

John Patton

Crown Counsel · Attorney General
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$149,738.86
▼ 15.5% since 2009

John Patton was paid $149,738.86 in total compensation as Crown Counsel at Attorney General in 2021, 50% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Patton has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times since 2009, earning $2.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $198,181.00 a year, down 15% over that span.

That is 30% below the average disclosed pay of $213,068.56 across 3,127 listed Attorney General employees.

$149,738.86
Latest compensation
in 2021
$2.2M
Total compensation
across 11 years
$198,181.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-15.5%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

11 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$136K$161K$186K$212K$237K20092010201220132014201520162018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How John Patton's total compensation has moved across 11 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2019 · $227,657.29
Lifetime total compensation$2.2M
Annual average$198,181.00
Total growth since 2009-15.5%
Biggest raise+9.1% (2019)
Biggest drop-33.7% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

11 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
Crown Counsel$149,738.86▼ 33.7%
2020
Crown Counsel$225,988.70▼ 0.7%
2019★ Best
Crown Counsel$227,657.29▲ 9.1%
2018
Crown Counsel$208,723.78▲ 1.4%
2016
Crown Counsel↑ role changed$205,911.52▼ 0.7%
2015
Crown Counsel / Avocat de la Couronne$207,414.37▲ 3.4%
2014
Crown Counsel / Avocat de la Couronne↑ role changed$200,526.87▲ 3.7%
2013
Crown Counsel↑ role changed$193,415.99▲ 0.0%
2012
Assistant Crown Attorney↑ role changed$193,388.06▲ 1.8%
2010
Crown Counsel$190,038.76▲ 7.3%
2009First
Crown Counsel$177,184.30
11 years total$2.2M total$198,181.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Crown Counsel
Sector
Government of Ontario - Ministries
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
11

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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