Director Legal Services Salary in Ontario (2025)
1,272 disclosed records, 1996–2025 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (46%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
95
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$220,989
+80.8% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$184,766–$260,485
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$381,869
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Director Legal Services" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Director Legal Services" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Sarah Wright at Attorney General, with a salary of $381,869; the median among the 95 listed under this title was $220,989.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Director Legal Services median of $220,989 comes to about 33.5%, leaving roughly $141,411 a year — about $11,784 a month. The middle half of Director Legal Services salaries ran from $184,766 to $260,485. The 2025 list carries 95 people grouped under the title Director Legal Services. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$141,411
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.0%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$11,784
Where does $220,989 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.
Median by Year
2005–2025
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | Median | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General | $356,176 | Pay here → |
| Metrolinx | $196,191 | Pay here → |
| City of Toronto | $252,273 | Pay here → |
| Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation | $190,619 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah WrightDirector, Legal Services | $381,869 | $382,244 |
| 2 | Natasha WilsonDirector, Legal Services | $381,792 | $382,150 |
| 3 | Roslyn BaichooDirector, Legal Services | $380,360 | $380,724 |
| 4 | Lauren Eh TempleDirector, Legal Services | $376,198 | $376,562 |
| 5 | Lynne AtkinsonDirector, Legal Services | $374,543 | $374,899 |
| 6 | Len HatzisDirector, Legal Services | $372,952 | $373,315 |
| 7 | Kikee MalikDirector, Legal Services | $368,826 | $369,200 |
| 8 | Elaine AtkinsonDirector, Legal Services | $364,286 | $364,650 |
| 9 | Stephen LockwoodDirector, Legal Services | $362,972 | $363,324 |
| 10 | Peter SpencerDirector, Legal Services | $358,145 | $358,508 |
By Year
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About these figures
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure (the “Sunshine List”), which names every public-sector employee paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year. Figures are disclosed salaries, not market compensation: anyone in this position earning under $100,000 does not appear, so medians here sit above the true median for the job.
Medians and percentiles use salary paid (benefits excluded), computed over records whose filed job title was normalized into this position. Titles are as each employer filed them; spellings, word order and bilingual forms are merged. Employers and years with fewer than five people show counts only. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.