John Van Essen was paid $136,779.50 in total compensation as Project Specialist at Solicitor General in 2025, 37% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
John Van Essen has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2022, earning $347K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $115,630.00 a year, up 33% over that span.
That is 4% above the average disclosed pay of $131,360.02 across 5,958 listed Solicitor General employees.
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3 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How John Van Essen's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
3 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $136,779.50 | ▲ 27.6% |
2024 | $107,200.93 | ▲ 4.2% |
2022First | $102,910.64 | — |
| 3 years total | $347K total | $115,630.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Project Specialist
- Employer
- Solicitor General
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2022
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 3
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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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