James Cheng was paid $145,254.30 in total compensation as Advisor at Solicitor General in 2025, 45% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
James Cheng has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 4 times since 2021, earning $496K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $123,922.00 a year, up 32% over that span.
That is 11% above the average disclosed pay of $131,360.02 across 5,958 listed Solicitor 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 James Cheng'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 | $145,254.30 | ▲ 19.6% |
2024 | $121,482.25 | ▲ 2.3% |
2022 | $118,798.37 | ▲ 7.8% |
2021First | $110,153.45 | — |
| 4 years total | $496K total | $123,922.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Advisor
- Employer
- Solicitor General
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2021
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 4
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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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