Lisa Bernstein
Legal Aid Ontario/Director, External Relations/Directrice, Relations extérieures
2025 Salary
$190,023Total compensation $190,445, including $422 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
#16Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
152011–2025
Peak Salary
$192,9352024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2011–2025
$104,738 in 2011 is worth about $143,437 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, External Relations/Directrice, Relations extérieuresLegal Aid Ontario | $190,023Benefits $422Total $190,445 |
| 2024 | Director, External Relations/Directrice, Relations extérieuresLegal Aid Ontario | $192,935Benefits $330Total $193,265 |
| 2023 | Director, External Relations/Directrice, Relations extérieuresLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $166,000Benefits $305Total $166,305 |
| 2022 | Director, External Relations/Directrice, Relations extérieuresLegal Aid Ontario | $159,977Benefits $280Total $160,257 |
| 2021 | Legal Counsel/Conseillère juridiqueLegal Aid Ontario | $152,926Benefits $2,021Total $154,947 |
| 2020 | Legal Counsel/Conseillère juridiqueLegal Aid Ontario | $147,296Benefits $273Total $147,569 |
| 2019 | Business Manager, Policy Research and External Relations /Chef de la gestion des activit�s Politiques, recherche et relations ext�rieuresLegal Aid Ontario | $120,000Benefits $275Total $120,275 |
| 2018 | Business Manager, Policy Research and External Relations/Chef de la gestion des activités Politiques, recherche et relations extérieuresLegal Aid Ontario | $123,600Benefits $275Total $123,875 |
| 2017 | Business Manager, Policy Research and External Relations / Chef de la gestion des activités, Politiques, recherche et relations extérieuresLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario | $120,000Benefits $250Total $120,250 |
| 2016 | Business Manager, Policy Research and External Relations / Chef de la gestion des activités. Politiques, recherche et relations extérieuresLegal Aid Ontario | $119,049Benefits $267Total $119,316 |
| 2015 | Lawyer/Manager, Family Law Service Centre / Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario | $115,491Benefits $260Total $115,751 |
| 2014 | Lawyer / Manager, Family Law Service Centre / Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario | $112,001Benefits $279Total $112,281 |
| 2013 | Lawyer / Manager, Family Law Service CentreLegal Aid Ontario | $112,520Benefits $285Total $112,805 |
| 2012 | Lawyer / Manager, Family Law Service CentreLegal Aid Ontario | $108,519Benefits $271Total $108,790 |
| 2011 | Lawyer / Manager, Family Law Service Centre / Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario | $104,738Benefits $220Total $104,959 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Lisa Bernstein's 2025 salary of $190,023 comes to roughly $125,544 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.0% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $192,935, that is a drop of about 2%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 15 years in all, first in 2011. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$125,544
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.9%
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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.