Staff Lawyer Salary in Ontario (2025)
504 disclosed records, 2001–2025 · mostly Crown Agencies (93%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
40
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$135,051
+10.5% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$117,522–$147,521
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$154,117
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Staff Lawyer" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Staff Lawyer" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Victoria Boger Mull at Legal Aid Ontario, with a salary of $154,117; the median among the 40 listed under this title was $135,051.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Staff Lawyer paid the 2025 median of $135,051 would take home roughly $95,409 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $7,951 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 29.4%. That is about 10% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. Half of those listed earned between $117,522 and $147,521. 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
- ~$95,409
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.4%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,951
Where does $135,051 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Aid Ontario | $138,051 | Pay here → |
| Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation | $117,275 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria Boger MullStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $154,117 | $154,479 |
| 2 | Kathryn Gamble LerchnerStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $154,117 | $154,479 |
| 3 | Heather GillespieStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $154,117 | $154,479 |
| 4 | Nina HallStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $154,117 | $154,479 |
| 5 | Reide KaiserStaff Lawyer/Avocat salarié | $154,117 | $154,479 |
| 6 | Trevor LeechStaff Lawyer/Avocat salarié | $154,117 | $154,479 |
| 7 | Paula McgirrStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $154,117 | $154,479 |
| 8 | Annemarie RoodalStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $154,117 | $154,479 |
| 9 | Joan RothwellStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $154,117 | $154,234 |
| 10 | Romyn KevinStaff Lawyer | $150,867 | $152,586 |
By Year
Related Positions
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.