Michael Mercer was paid $327,268.96 in total compensation as Counsel at Attorney General in 2025, 227% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Michael Mercer has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 12 times since 2012, earning $2.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $199,602.00 a year, up 156% over that span.
That is 54% above the average disclosed pay of $213,068.56 across 3,127 listed Attorney General employees.
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12 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Michael Mercer's total compensation has moved across 12 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
12 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $327,268.96 | ▲ 42.0% |
2024 | $230,533.46 | ▼ 1.5% |
2022 | $233,929.26 | ▲ 1.9% |
2021 | $229,665.57 | ▲ 1.6% |
2020 | $225,988.70 | ▲ 4.5% |
2019 | $216,228.49 | ▲ 14.8% |
2018 | $188,402.11 | ▲ 11.7% |
2016 | $168,735.28 | ▲ 4.3% |
2015 | $161,770.50 | ▲ 8.5% |
2014 | $149,092.88 | ▲ 9.7% |
2013 | $135,905.12 | ▲ 6.4% |
2012First | $127,704.94 | — |
| 12 years total | $2.4M total | $199,602.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Counsel
- Employer
- Attorney General
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2012
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 12
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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