Paula Beard
Legal Aid Ontario/Director, Senior Counsel/Directrice, Avocate principale
2025 Salary
$185,312Total compensation $185,735, 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
#25Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
182008–2025
Peak Salary
$185,3122025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2008–2025
$101,802 in 2008 is worth about $146,502 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Senior Counsel/Directrice, Avocate principaleLegal Aid Ontario | $185,312Benefits $422Total $185,735 |
| 2024 | Director, Senior Counsel/Directrice, Avocate principaleLegal Aid Ontario | $177,576Benefits $330Total $177,906 |
| 2023 | Director, Senior Counsel/Directrice, Avocate principaleLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $171,294Benefits $312Total $171,606 |
| 2022 | Director, Senior Counsel/Directrice, Avocate principaleLegal Aid Ontario | $166,182Benefits $305Total $166,487 |
| 2021 | Director, Senior Counsel/Directrice, Avocate principaleLegal Aid Ontario | $159,750Benefits $2,021Total $161,771 |
| 2020 | Director, Senior Counsel/Directrice, Avocate principaleLegal Aid Ontario | $166,149Benefits $320Total $166,469 |
| 2019 | Director, Senior Counsel/Directrice, Avocate principaleLegal Aid Ontario | $156,200Benefits $360Total $156,560 |
| 2018 | Director General, Peel York District/Directrice générale de district, Peel YorkLegal Aid Ontario | $160,886Benefits $360Total $161,246 |
| 2017 | Director General, Peel York District/Directrice générale de district, Peel YorkLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario | $156,200Benefits $328Total $156,528 |
| 2016 | Director General, Peel York District/Directrice générale, Peel YorkLegal Aid Ontario | $160,886Benefits $352Total $161,238 |
| 2015 | Director General, Peel York District / Directrice générale de district, Peel YorkLegal Aid Ontario | $154,077Benefits $344Total $154,420 |
| 2014 | Director General, Peel York District / Directrice générale de district, Peel YorkLegal Aid Ontario | $142,488Benefits $356Total $142,844 |
| 2013 | Director, Criminal Law Services Greater Toronto AreaLegal Aid Ontario | $133,197Benefits $346Total $133,543 |
| 2012 | Director, Criminal Law Services Greater Toronto AreaLegal Aid Ontario | $129,318Benefits $322Total $129,639 |
| 2011 | Director, Criminal Law Services Greater Toronto Area / Directrice,Services en droit criminel,region du Grand TorontoLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario | $125,132Benefits $262Total $125,394 |
| 2010 | Director, Criminal Law Services, Greater Toronto AreaLegal Aid Ontario | $120,921Benefits $263Total $121,184 |
| 2009 | Director, Criminal Law Services, Greater Toronto AreaLegal Aid Ontario | $114,850Benefits $198Total $115,049 |
| 2008 | Director, Criminal Law OfficeLegal Aid Ontario | $101,802Benefits $198Total $102,000 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Paula Beard's $185,312 salary works out to roughly $123,108 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 33.6%. That is about 4% more than the $177,576 paid in 2024. Paula Beard has appeared on the list 18 times since 2008. 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
- ~$123,108
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.6%
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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.