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Kelly Wessman

Legal Aid Ontario/Staff Lawyer, Family/Avocate salariée, Droit de la famille

2025 Salary

$150,440

Total compensation $150,793, including $353 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

#216

Legal Aid Ontario

Years on List

9

2017–2025

Peak Salary

$159,409

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 9 yearly values of total compensation, from $105,281 in 2017 to $150,793 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K201720192020202220232025
Total compensation, 2017–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2017–2025

$105,060 in 2017 is worth about $132,292 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Staff Lawyer, Family/Avocate salariée, Droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario$150,440Benefits $353Total $150,793
2024Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario$159,409Benefits $269Total $159,679
2023Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario$129,857Benefits $237Total $130,094
2022Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario$127,092Benefits $237Total $127,329
2021Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario$123,556Benefits $2,021Total $125,577
2020Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario$119,800Benefits $245Total $120,046
2019Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario$116,377Benefits $266Total $116,644
2018Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario$107,363Benefits $248Total $107,611
2017Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario$105,060Benefits $221Total $105,281

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Kelly Wessman was paid $150,440 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $104,117, an effective income-tax rate of about 27.1%. It is down about 6% from the $159,409 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 9 years in all, first in 2017. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$104,117
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~27.1%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~30.8%

Where does $150,440 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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2025

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