Sarah Powell Smith
Legal Aid Ontario/Director, Central Operations and Client Experience/Directrice, Opérations centrales et expérience des clients
2023 Salary — last year on the list
$171,812Total compensation $173,251, including $1,439 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
2023
Employer Rank
#19Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
92015–2023
Peak Salary
$171,8122023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2023
$129,425 in 2015 is worth about $167,864 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Director, Central Operations and Client Experience/Directrice, Opérations centrales et expérience des clientsLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $171,812Benefits $1,439Total $173,251 |
| 2022 | Director, Central Operations and Client Experience/Directrice, Opérations centrales et expérience des clientsLegal Aid Ontario | $162,848Benefits $717Total $163,565 |
| 2021 | Director, Central Operations and Client Experience/Directrice, Opérations centrales et expérience des clientsLegal Aid Ontario | $150,206Benefits $2,021Total $152,227 |
| 2020 | Director, Central Operations and Client Experience/Directrice, Opérations centrales et expérience des clientsLegal Aid Ontario | $149,122Benefits $288Total $149,410 |
| 2019 | Director, Client and Lawyer Support Centre/Directrice, Centre d'aide aux avocats et aux clientsLegal Aid Ontario | $140,508Benefits $324Total $140,831 |
| 2018 | Director, Client and Lawyer Support Centre/Directrice, Centre d'aide aux avocats et aux clientsLegal Aid Ontario | $139,406Benefits $320Total $139,727 |
| 2017 | Director, Client and Lawyer Support Centre/Directrice, Centre d'aide aux avocats et aux clientsLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario | $136,416Benefits $286Total $136,702 |
| 2016 | Director, Client and Lawyer Support Centre/Directrice, Centre d'aide aux avocats et aux clientsLegal Aid Ontario | $134,692Benefits $303Total $134,995 |
| 2015 | Director, Client and Lawyer Support Centre / Directrice, Centre d'aide aux avocats et aux clientsLegal Aid Ontario | $129,425Benefits $290Total $129,715 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2023 estimate
Of the $171,812 Sarah Powell Smith earned in 2023, roughly $114,361 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 33.4%. Within Legal Aid Ontario, Sarah Powell Smith's total compensation of $173,251 was the #19 of 456, against a median salary of $128,639. Sarah Powell Smith has appeared on the list 9 times since 2015. 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
- ~$114,361
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$4,756
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.4%
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Estimate only: 2023 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.