Deanna Sun

Legal Aid Ontario/Manager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques

2025 Salary

$173,698

Total compensation $175,293, including $1,595 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

#35

Legal Aid Ontario

Years on List

10

2016–2025

Peak Salary

$194,321

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 10 yearly values of total compensation, from $111,934 in 2016 to $175,293 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K201620182020202120232025
Total compensation, 2016–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2016–2025

$111,683 in 2016 is worth about $142,821 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Manager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiquesLegal Aid Ontario$173,698Benefits $1,595Total $175,293
2024Manager, Legal Services/Cheffe des services juridiquesLegal Aid Ontario$194,321Benefits $384Total $194,705
2023Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario$172,163Benefits $261Total $172,424
2022Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$158,577Benefits $254Total $158,831
2021Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$130,017Benefits $2,021Total $132,038
2020Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$129,964Benefits $257Total $130,221
2019Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$127,277Benefits $280Total $127,557
2018Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$118,450Benefits $264Total $118,714
2017Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario$115,000Benefits $240Total $115,240
2016Duty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$111,683Benefits $251Total $111,934

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Deanna Sun's 2025 salary of $173,698 comes to roughly $116,926 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.5% effective) is deducted. At Legal Aid Ontario, 597 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $138,741; Deanna Sun's total compensation of $175,293 ranked #35. 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
~$116,926
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~29.5%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~32.7%
vs. 2025 Manager of Legal Services median
+12%

Where does $173,698 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

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#2David Field
$266,050
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#3Janet Budgell
$249,090
Vice President, Strategy and Public Affairs/Vice-président, Stratégie et Affaires publiques
#4Faheem Patel
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#5Abigail Dwosh
$226,633
Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer/ Vice-présidente et cheffe de l'administration
#6Vadim Jakobson
$224,193
Vice President, Operations /Vice-président, Opérations
#7W.Roderick Strain
$222,098
Vice President, Clinic, Immigration and Refugee Law Services/Vice-président, Cliniques, Services en droit de l’immigration et des réfugiés
#8Marinella Vanstone
$205,117
Vice President, Strategy and Public Affairs/Vice-présidente, Stratégies et relations publiques
#9Neil Gregson
$203,870
Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel
#10Randall Ellsworth
$198,380
Vice President, Regional Services/Vice-président, Services régionaux
View all 597 employees at Legal Aid Ontario (2025) →