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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 4 years

Patrick Cotter

General Counsel · Durham District School Board
General CounselOntarioFirst listed 2019
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$231,787.33
▲ 32.8% since 2019

Patrick Cotter was paid $231,787.33 in total compensation as General Counsel at Durham District School Board in 2025, 132% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Patrick Cotter has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 4 times since 2019, earning $838K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $209,452.00 a year, up 33% over that span.

That is 95% above the average disclosed pay of $119,062.83 across 3,944 listed Durham District School Board employees.

$231,787.33
Latest compensation
in 2025
$838K
Total compensation
across 4 years
$209,452.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+32.8%
Career growth
since 2019
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FIG. 01

4 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$164K$183K$201K$220K$239K2019202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Patrick Cotter's total compensation has moved across 4 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $231,787.33
Lifetime total compensation$838K
Annual average$209,452.00
Total growth since 2019+32.8%
Biggest raise+18.0% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

4 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
General Counsel$231,787.33▲ 2.8%
2024
General Counsel$225,420.19▲ 9.4%
2023
$205,999.82▲ 18.0%
2019First
General Counsel$174,600.09
4 years total$838K total$209,452.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
General Counsel
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2019
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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