Melissa Ferens
Attorney 3-S at Legal Aid Manitoba. On Manitoba’s compensation disclosure list 4 years between 2020 and 2024.
- Total compensation
- $209,370.00
Change from 2023: +$42,782 (+25.7%)4years on
the list
Among 8 people with the title “Attorney 3-S” in 2024
Paid more than 25% of them. Their median: $209,861.
Among 59 people at Legal Aid Manitoba in 2024
15th highest paid. Their median: $178,388.
Paid more than 97% of everyone on the 2024 compensation disclosure list, which only lists people paid $85,000 or more.
Total compensation by year
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| Year | Total compensation | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $142,091 | $153,266 |
| 2021 | $168,386 | $166,385 |
| 2023 | $166,588 | $163,254 |
| 2024 | $209,370 | $209,861 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Total compensation | In 2025 dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Legal Aid ManitobaAttorney 3-S | $209,370 | $214,986 | +$42,782 (+25.7%) |
| 2023 | Legal Aid ManitobaAttorney 3 | $166,588 | $172,890 | |
| 2021 | Legal Aid ManitobaSupervising Attorney | $168,386 | $195,185 | +$26,295 (+18.5%) |
| 2020 | Legal Aid ManitobaSupervising Attorney | $142,091 | $170,096 |
In 2025 dollars: each year’s pay at 2025 prices, by Manitoba’s consumer price index (Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01).
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Questions and answers
Why is Melissa Ferens on the compensation disclosure list?
Legal Aid Manitoba paid Melissa Ferens $209,370 in 2024. Manitoba’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $85,000 or more in a year, under the Public Sector Compensation Disclosure Act.
What is “total compensation”?
The one pay figure Manitoba publishes for each person for the year, shown as published. Manitoba does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work
What do the comparisons mean?
Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $85,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.
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Years are matched by name and employer. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Manitoba published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal