Cynthia Burrell
Legal Aid Ontario/Manager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques
2025 Salary
$161,823Total compensation $162,201, including $378 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
#66Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$172,2192024
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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 | Manager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiquesLegal Aid Ontario | $161,823Benefits $378Total $162,201 |
| 2024 | Manager, Legal Services - Summary Legal Advice Program/Cheffe des services juridiques - Programme de conseils juridiques sommairesLegal Aid Ontario | $172,219Benefits $1,794Total $174,013 |
| 2023 | Lead Lawyer/Avocate principaleLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $142,316Benefits $258Total $142,573 |
| 2022 | Lead Lawyer/Avocate principaleLegal Aid Ontario | $131,396Benefits $244Total $131,640 |
| 2021 | Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario | $129,185Benefits $2,021Total $131,206 |
| 2020 | Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario | $130,635Benefits $257Total $130,893 |
| 2019 | Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario | $126,863Benefits $280Total $127,143 |
| 2018 | Lead Lawyer/Avocate responsableLegal Aid Ontario | $118,850Benefits $264Total $119,114 |
| 2017 | Lead Lawyer/Avocate responsableLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario | $115,400Benefits $240Total $115,640 |
| 2016 | Staff Lawyer / Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario | $111,683Benefits $251Total $111,934 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Cynthia Burrell's 2025 salary of $161,823 comes to roughly $110,392 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.4% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $172,219, that is a drop of about 6%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 10 years in all, first in 2016. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$110,392
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.8%
- vs. 2025 Manager of Legal Services median
- +4%
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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.