Cathy Legault
Legal Aid Ontario/Staff Lawyer, Bilingual / Avocate salariée bilingue
2025 Salary
$154,117Total compensation $154,479, including $362 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
#162Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$171,3062024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$111,683 in 2016 is worth about $142,821 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Staff Lawyer, Bilingual / Avocate salariée bilingueLegal Aid Ontario | $154,117Benefits $362Total $154,479 |
| 2024 | Staff Lawyer, Bilingual / Avocate salariée bilingueLegal Aid Ontario | $171,306Benefits $283Total $171,590 |
| 2023 | Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $138,466Benefits $252Total $138,718 |
| 2022 | Bilingual Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service principale, droit de la famille et droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $135,701Benefits $252Total $135,953 |
| 2021 | Bilingual Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service principale, droit de la famille et droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $133,454Benefits $2,021Total $135,475 |
| 2020 | Bilingual Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service principale, droit de la famille et droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $133,416Benefits $266Total $133,683 |
| 2019 | Bilingual Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service principale, droit de la famille et droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $130,738Benefits $289Total $131,028 |
| 2018 | Bilingual Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service principale, droit de la famille et droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $118,450Benefits $264Total $118,714 |
| 2017 | Bilingual Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service principale, droit de la famille et droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario | $115,000Benefits $240Total $115,240 |
| 2016 | Acting Supervisory Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal / Avocate de service principale intérimaire, Droit criminel et droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario | $111,683Benefits $251Total $111,934 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Cathy Legault's $154,117 salary works out to roughly $106,151 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 31.1%. On total compensation of $154,479, Cathy Legault ranked #162 of 597 disclosed at Legal Aid Ontario that year, where the median salary was $138,741. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$106,151
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.1%
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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.