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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 13 years

Paul Matthews

Legal CounselSchool BoardsOntarioFirst listed 2009
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$186,009.70
▲ 15.9% since 2009

Paul Matthews was paid $186,009.70 in total compensation as Legal Counsel at Toronto Catholic District School Board in 2021, 86% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Paul Matthews has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2009, earning $2.3M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $180,569.00 a year, up 16% over that span.

That is 42% above the average disclosed pay of $130,824.52 across 5,592 listed Toronto Catholic District School Board employees.

$186,009.70
Latest compensation
in 2021
$2.3M
Total compensation
across 13 years
$180,569.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+15.9%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

13 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$148K$171K$194K$216K$239K2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Paul Matthews's total compensation has moved across 13 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2016 · $230,914.82
Lifetime total compensation$2.3M
Annual average$180,569.00
Total growth since 2009+15.9%
Biggest raise+31.1% (2016)
Biggest drop-24.5% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

13 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
Legal Counsel$186,009.70▼ 0.8%
2020
Legal Counsel$187,544.51▲ 6.6%
2019
Legal Counsel$176,000.08▼ 5.0%
2018
Legal Counsel$185,278.81▲ 6.2%
2017
Legal Counsel$174,395.33▼ 24.5%
2016★ Best
Legal Counsel$230,914.82▲ 31.1%
2015
Legal Counsel$176,103.23▲ 0.1%
2014
Legal Counsel$176,011.57▲ 0.7%
2013
Legal Counsel$174,866.95▼ 0.7%
2012
Legal Counsel$176,047.33▼ 3.3%
2011
Legal Counsel$182,099.82▲ 12.6%
2010
Legal Counsel$161,671.70▲ 0.8%
2009First
Legal Counsel$160,457.41
13 years total$2.3M total$180,569.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Legal Counsel
Sector
School Boards
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
13

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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