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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 5 years

James Copson

Staff Sergeant · Solicitor General
Staff SergeantOntarioFirst listed 2020
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$163,358.30
▲ 46.0% since 2020

James Copson was paid $163,358.30 in total compensation as Staff Sergeant at Solicitor General in 2025, 63% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

James Copson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2020, earning $629K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $125,701.00 a year, up 46% over that span.

That is 24% above the average disclosed pay of $131,360.02 across 5,958 listed Solicitor General employees.

$163,358.30
Latest compensation
in 2025
$629K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$125,701.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+46.0%
Career growth
since 2020
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$101K$118K$135K$152K$170K20202021202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How James Copson's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $163,358.30
Lifetime total compensation$629K
Annual average$125,701.00
Total growth since 2020+46.0%
Biggest raise+29.6% (2025)
Biggest drop-6.0% (2022)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Staff Sergeant$163,358.30▲ 29.6%
2024
Staff Sergeant↑ role changed$126,020.87▲ 14.4%
2022
Sergeant$110,111.49▼ 6.0%
2021
Sergeant$117,115.21▲ 4.7%
2020First
Sergeant$111,896.73
5 years total$629K total$125,701.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Staff Sergeant
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2020
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
5

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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