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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 11 years

Paul Johnson

Counsel · Attorney General
CounselOntarioFirst listed 2012
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$327,300.65
▲ 194.8% since 2012

Paul Johnson was paid $327,300.65 in total compensation as Counsel at Attorney General in 2025, 227% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Paul Johnson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times since 2012, earning $2.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $184,227.00 a year, up 195% over that span.

That is 54% above the average disclosed pay of $213,068.56 across 3,127 listed Attorney General employees.

$327,300.65
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.0M
Total compensation
across 11 years
$184,227.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+194.8%
Career growth
since 2012
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FIG. 01

11 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$72K$142K$213K$283K$353K20122013201420152016201920202021202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $327,300.65
Lifetime total compensation$2.0M
Annual average$184,227.00
Total growth since 2012+194.8%
Biggest raise+47.1% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

11 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Counsel$327,300.65▲ 47.1%
2024
Counsel$222,429.11▲ 5.3%
2022
Counsel$211,133.97▲ 7.0%
2021
Counsel$197,324.15▲ 5.1%
2020
Counsel↑ role changed$187,717.69▲ 8.3%
2019
Special Counsel↑ role changed$173,336.45▲ 0.6%
2016
Deputy Director↑ role changed$172,328.79▲ 4.4%
2015
Deputy Director / Sous-directeur$164,999.19▲ 16.6%
2014
Deputy Director / Sous-directeur↑ role changed$141,481.71▲ 20.5%
2013
Counsel$117,400.64▲ 5.7%
2012First
Counsel$111,039.60
11 years total$2.0M total$184,227.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Counsel
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2012
Latest disclosure
2025
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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