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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 6 years

John Lawson

Staff Sergeant · Solicitor General
Staff SergeantOntarioFirst listed 2019
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$290,730.74
▲ 64.4% since 2019

John Lawson was paid $290,730.74 in total compensation as Staff Sergeant at Solicitor General in 2025, 191% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Lawson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2019, earning $1.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $229,422.00 a year, up 64% over that span.

That is 121% above the average disclosed pay of $131,360.02 across 5,958 listed Solicitor General employees.

$290,730.74
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.4M
Total compensation
across 6 years
$229,422.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+64.4%
Career growth
since 2019
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$156K$193K$230K$267K$304K201920202021202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How John Lawson's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $290,730.74
Lifetime total compensation$1.4M
Annual average$229,422.00
Total growth since 2019+64.4%
Biggest raise+19.4% (2025)
Biggest drop-0.4% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Staff Sergeant$290,730.74▲ 19.4%
2024
Staff Sergeant↑ role changed$243,454.91▼ 0.4%
2022
Sergeant$244,375.49▲ 13.9%
2021
Sergeant$214,545.90▲ 3.9%
2020
Sergeant$206,553.47▲ 16.8%
2019First
Sergeant$176,873.93
6 years total$1.4M total$229,422.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Staff Sergeant
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2019
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
6

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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