Benjamin Liston
Legal Aid Ontario/Senior Counsel, Refugee/Avocat principal en droit des réfugiés
2025 Salary
$132,888Total compensation $133,199, including $311 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
#351Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$141,9142024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$101,241 in 2019 is worth about $122,233 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Counsel, Refugee/Avocat principal en droit des réfugiésLegal Aid Ontario | $132,888 |
| 2024 | Staff Lawyer/Avocat salariéLegal Aid Ontario | $141,914 |
| 2023 | Staff Lawyer/Avocat salariéLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $108,180 |
| 2022 | Staff Lawyer/Avocat salariéLegal Aid Ontario | $114,382 |
| 2021 | Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario | $111,168 |
| 2020 | Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario | $100,851 |
| 2019 | Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario | $101,241 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Benjamin Liston's 2025 salary of $132,888 comes to roughly $94,185 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.0% effective) is deducted. It is down about 6% from the $141,914 paid in 2024. Within Legal Aid Ontario, Benjamin Liston's total compensation of $133,199 was the #351 of 597, against a median salary of $138,741. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$94,185
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.1%
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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.