William Cookson was paid $252,637.44 in total compensation as Counsel at Attorney General in 2025, 153% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
William Cookson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 4 times since 2021, earning $713K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $178,199.00 a year, up 130% over that span.
That is 19% above the average disclosed pay of $213,068.56 across 3,127 listed Attorney General employees.
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4 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How William Cookson's total compensation has moved across 4 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
4 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $252,637.44 | ▲ 39.2% |
2024 | $181,540.96 | ▲ 7.7% |
2022 | $168,557.33 | ▲ 53.2% |
2021First | $110,059.95 | — |
| 4 years total | $713K total | $178,199.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Counsel
- Employer
- Attorney General
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2021
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 4
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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