Adam Forbes
Legal Aid Ontario/Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel
2025 Salary
$147,521Total compensation $147,867, including $346 in taxable benefits.
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#234Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$153,9962024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$128,781 in 2023 is worth about $134,601 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $147,521Benefits $346Total $147,867 |
| 2024 | Senior Counsel, Criminal/Avocat principal en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $153,996Benefits $264Total $154,260 |
| 2023 | Senior Counsel, Criminal/Avocat principal en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $128,781Benefits $216Total $128,997 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Adam Forbes was paid $147,521 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $102,465, an effective income-tax rate of about 26.8%. Within Legal Aid Ontario, Adam Forbes's total compensation of $147,867 was the #234 of 597, against a median salary of $138,741. That is about 4% less than the $153,996 paid in 2024. Most Crown Agencies employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$102,465
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.5%
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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.