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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 6 years

William Johnston

General Duty Officer · Solicitor General
General Duty OfficerOntarioFirst listed 2019
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$153,362.57
▲ 31.0% since 2019

William Johnston was paid $153,362.57 in total compensation as General Duty Officer at Solicitor General in 2025, 53% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

William Johnston has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2019, earning $783K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $130,425.00 a year, up 31% over that span.

That is 17% above the average disclosed pay of $131,360.02 across 5,958 listed Solicitor General employees.

$153,362.57
Latest compensation
in 2025
$783K
Total compensation
across 6 years
$130,425.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+31.0%
Career growth
since 2019
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$104K$120K$136K$152K$168K201920202021202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2024 · $161,782.39
Lifetime total compensation$783K
Annual average$130,425.00
Total growth since 2019+31.0%
Biggest raise+39.1% (2024)
Biggest drop-7.2% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
General Duty Officer$153,362.57▼ 5.2%
2024★ Best
General Duty Officer$161,782.39▲ 39.1%
2022
General Duty Officer$116,346.83▲ 3.3%
2021
General Duty Officer$112,649.72▼ 7.2%
2020
General Duty Officer$121,365.57▲ 3.7%
2019First
General Duty Officer$117,041.97
6 years total$783K total$130,425.00 avg
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The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
General Duty Officer
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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