Shannon Burkinshaw
Legal Aid Ontario/Staff Lawyer, Family/Avocate salariée, Droit de la famille
2025 Salary
$147,521Total compensation $147,867, including $346 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
#233Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$156,2832024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$100,908 in 2016 is worth about $129,042 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Staff Lawyer, Family/Avocate salariée, Droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario | $147,521Benefits $346Total $147,867 |
| 2024 | Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario | $156,283Benefits $264Total $156,548 |
| 2023 | Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $128,781Benefits $235Total $129,016 |
| 2022 | Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario | $125,723Benefits $234Total $125,957 |
| 2021 | Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario | $121,828Benefits $2,021Total $123,849 |
| 2020 | Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario | $119,306Benefits $241Total $119,548 |
| 2019 | Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario | $118,238Benefits $262Total $118,500 |
| 2018 | Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario | $104,332Benefits $240Total $104,572 |
| 2017 | Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario | $102,108Benefits $213Total $102,320 |
| 2016 | Staff Lawyer / Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario | $100,908Benefits $225Total $101,133 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Shannon Burkinshaw was paid $147,521 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $102,465, an effective income-tax rate of about 26.8%. At Legal Aid Ontario, 597 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $138,741; Shannon Burkinshaw's total compensation of $147,867 ranked #233. Shannon Burkinshaw has appeared on the list 10 times since 2016. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$102,465
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.5%
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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.