Laura Baker
Legal Aid Ontario/Director, Client and Legal Services/Directrice, Services juridiques et services aux clients
2025 Salary
$188,072Total compensation $189,243, including $1,170 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
#20Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
92016–2025
Peak Salary
$188,0722025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$105,565 in 2016 is worth about $134,999 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Client and Legal Services/Directrice, Services juridiques et services aux clientsLegal Aid Ontario | $188,072Benefits $1,170Total $189,243 |
| 2024 | Director General, Eastern District/Directrice générale, district de l’EstLegal Aid Ontario | $181,683Benefits $773Total $182,456 |
| 2023 | Director General, Eastern District/Directrice générale, district de l'EstLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $155,984Benefits $364Total $156,348 |
| 2022 | Director General, Eastern District/Directrice générale, district de l’EstLegal Aid Ontario | $137,689Benefits $338Total $138,027 |
| 2021 | Manager, Duty Counsel Services, Criminal/Chef de la gestion des services, Avocats de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $127,394Benefits $2,021Total $129,415 |
| 2020 | Manager, Duty Counsel Services, Criminal/Chef de la gestion des services, Avocats de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $123,394Benefits $250Total $123,643 |
| 2019 | Manager, Duty Counsel Services, Family and Criminal/Chef des services des avocats de service, Droit de la famille et droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $120,886Benefits $274Total $121,159 |
| 2018 | Manager, Duty Counsel Services, Family and Criminal/Chef des services des avocats de service, Droit de la famille et droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $110,416Benefits $252Total $110,667 |
| 2016 | Manager, Duty Counsel Services, Family and Criminal / Chef de la gestion des services d'avocat de service, droit criminel et droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario | $105,565Benefits $236Total $105,801 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Laura Baker's $188,072 salary works out to roughly $124,535 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 33.8%. That is about 4% more than the $181,683 paid in 2024. Within Legal Aid Ontario, Laura Baker's total compensation of $189,243 was the #20 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
- ~$124,535
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.8%
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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.