Michael Purcell

$260,742.30asCrown Counsel

Employed by Attorney General in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

Position

Crown Counsel

Employer

Attorney General

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2018 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Crown Counsel
$260,742.30
$275.95
40.37%
2024
Crown Counsel
$185,754.21
$241.82
12.46%
2022
Assistant Crown Attorney
$165,166.98
$207.90
21.36%
2021
Assistant Crown Attorney
$136,095.74
$198.90
6.04%
2020
Assistant Crown Attorney
$144,846.53
$183.98
5.01%
2019
Assistant Crown Attorney
$137,934.05
$169.76
20.67%
2018
Assistant Crown Attorney
$114,302.29
$163.61

Michael Purcell earned $260,742.30 as Crown Counsel at Attorney General in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 40.37% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Michael Purcell has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times between 2018 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $260,742.30 in 2025. In addition to salary, $275.95 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Attorney General reports under the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

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Other employees at Attorney General

NameSalary
Aida Setrakian
Counsel
$262,016.31
Christina Donszelmann
Counsel
$261,206.75
Piera Pasloski
Assistant Crown Attorney
$261,148.11
Jacqueline Masse
Assistant Crown Attorney
$260,992.55
Andrea Harper
Deputy Director
$260,929.62
Emily Bala
Crown Counsel
$260,525.74
Meagan Williams
Deputy Director
$259,964.89
Donna Glassman
Director, Legal Services
$259,893.42
Tara Cassidy
Assistant Crown Attorney
$259,790.49
Nicole Susan Stortini
Assistant Crown Attorney
$259,590.34