Canada · Public Sector Salary DisclosureEdition 2025
Ontario · 2025 · position

Crown Counsel

Every Crown Counsel on the Ontario Sunshine List — public-sector employees with this job title, their employers and total compensation.

People with this title201
Average compensation$254,352.00
Highest$372,820.72
Lowest$100,126.27
FIG. 02

How pay is distributed

Where the 201 Crown Counsels on the list actually sit — not just the average. Bars show how many people fall in each pay band.

Q1MedianQ3$102K$373K
Median $265,114Middle 50%: $198,990–$326,365
FIG. 03

Who employs the most Crown Counsels

Employers with the most people in this role, ranked by headcount.

#
Employer
People
Avg comp
Top comp
1
198
$254,846.00
$372,820.72
2
1
$357,972.00
$357,971.63
3
1
$207,093.00
$207,092.57
FIG. 04

Every Crown Counsel on the list

Open any row for the full salary history of that person.

RankName & PositionEmployerYearCompensationBenefits
1Carmen Elmasry
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$372,465$355
2Wilhelm Rinas
Crown Counsel
Ontario Clean Water Agency
Ontario Clean Water Agency2025$357,608$364
3Jamie Klukach
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$355,521$356
4Elise Nakelsky
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$355,521$356
5Vincent Paris
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$355,521$356
6Amy Alyea
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$334,833$330
7Peter Keen
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$332,842$324
8Paula Thompson
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$332,271$325
9Heather Keating
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$331,767$327
10Tracy Kozlowski
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$331,332$327
11Deborah Krick
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$331,332$327
12Karen Papadopoulos
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$331,332$327
13Karen Simone
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$331,332$327
14Christopher Webb
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$331,332$327
15Sara Macdonald
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$328,464$327
16Emma Evans
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$327,166$327
17Samantha Preshner
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$327,019$327
18Ian Bulmer
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,942$327
19Paul Kaufman
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,942$327
20Nicole Lamphier
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,942$327
21Lia Di Giulio
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,942$247
22Baaba Forson
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,715$327
23Heather Cook
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,617$327
24Rabinder Sidhu
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,734$166
25Alexander Alvaro
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
26Michael Burke
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
27David Friesen
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
28Miriam Henry
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
29Andreea Ioan Baiasu
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
30Beverley Kosmenko
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
31Elena Middelkamp
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
32Jason Nicol
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
33Scott Patterson
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
34Jeffrey Pearson
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
35Daniel Phelan
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
36Roger Pinnock
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
37Luke Schwalm
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
38Sam Scratch
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
39Karen Shai
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
40Victoria Yankou
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
41Andrew Cappell
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
42Emily Marrocco
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
43Kellie Hutchinson
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
44James Palangio
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
45Patrick Travers
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$327
46Christopher Dwornikiewicz
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,507$327
47Neville Golwalla
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,508$324
48David Tice
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,387$327
49Matthew Asma
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,132$327
50Lorne Goldstein
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Attorney General2025$326,052$327

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FIG. 04

Common questions

About Crown Counsel pay on the Ontario Sunshine List.

What is the average Crown Counsel salary in Ontario?

The average total compensation for a Crown Counsel on the Ontario Sunshine List is $254,352.00, based on 201 people in the role in 2025.

What is the highest Crown Counsel salary in Ontario?

The highest-paid Crown Counsel on the Ontario Sunshine List earned $372,820.72 in total compensation. The lowest in the disclosure earned $100,126.27.

How many Crown Counsels are on the Ontario Sunshine List?

201 people with the job title Crown Counsel appear on the Ontario Sunshine List for 2025.

Which employer pays Crown Counsels the most?

Attorney General employs the most Crown Counsels on the list (198), with an average compensation of $254,846.00 and a top earner at $372,820.72.