How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $234,205 ranks in the top 2.5% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 17.3% of 7,392 at University of Toronto.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Legal Counsel | University of Toronto | $234,205 | $126 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | Senior Legal Counsel | University of Toronto | $230,063 | $129 | +7.5% |
| 2023 | Senior Legal Counsel | University of Toronto | $214,094 | $129 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | Senior Legal Counsel | University of Toronto | $201,717 | $136 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | Senior Legal Counsel | University of Toronto | $196,267 | $143 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | Senior Legal Counsel | University of Toronto | $188,590 | $151 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | Senior Legal Counsel | University of Toronto | $181,899 | $180 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | Senior Legal Counsel | University of Toronto | $173,713 | $201 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | Senior Legal Counsel | University of Toronto | $167,467 | $224 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | Senior Legal Counsel | University of Toronto | $162,053 | $260 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | Senior Legal Counsel | University of Toronto | $156,827 | $283 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | Senior Legal Counsel | University of Toronto | $152,055 | $306 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | Senior Legal Counsel | University of Toronto | $147,743 | $306 | +11.9% |
| 2012 | Legal Counsel, Office of the Vice–President, Research and Innovation | University of Toronto | $132,011 | $306 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | Counsel, Office of the Vice-President, Research | University of Toronto | $126,354 | $306 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | Counsel, Office of the Vice-President, Research | University of Toronto | $123,649 | $292 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | Counsel, Office of the Vice-President, Research | University of Toronto | $121,287 | $275 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | Counsel, Office of the Vice-President, Research | University of Toronto | $118,108 | $268 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | Counsel, Office of the Vice-President, Research | University of Toronto | $112,995 | $256 | -6.7% |
| 2006 | Counsel, Intellectual Property & Contacts | University of Toronto | $121,047 | $256 | +18.8% |
| 2005 | Intellectual Property & Contract Counsel | University of Toronto | $101,920 | $271 | — |