Ontario public pay
Bruce Manson
Staff Lawyer, Criminal/Avocat salarié en droit criminel at Legal Aid Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 17 years between 2009 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $154,117.34
- Taxable benefits
- $361.56
- Total disclosed
- $154,478.90
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$12,194 (−7.3%)17years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$12,194 (−7.3%)17years on
the list
Among 597 people at Legal Aid Ontario in 2025
131st highest paid. Their median: $138,741.
$154,117$100,007$284,522
Paid more than 82% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
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Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$154K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $105,745 | |
| 2010 | $105,169 | |
| 2011 | $108,849 | |
| 2012 | $110,688 | |
| 2013 | $114,180 | |
| 2014 | $110,362 | |
| 2015 | $114,029 | |
| 2016 | $118,450 | |
| 2017 | $115,000 | |
| 2018 | $118,450 | $107,363 |
| 2019 | $151,378 | $120,766 |
| 2020 | $143,977 | $121,557 |
| 2021 | $141,178 | |
| 2022 | $130,919 | |
| 2023 | $144,922 | |
| 2024 | $166,311 | |
| 2025 | $154,117 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer, Criminal/Avocat salarié en droit criminel | $154,117 | $362 | −$12,194 |
| 2024 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer, Criminal/Avocat salarié en droit criminel | $166,311 | $284 | +$21,389 |
| 2023 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioStaff Lawyer, Criminal/Avocat salarié en droit criminel | $144,922 | $265 | +$14,003 |
| 2022 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer, Criminal/Avocat salarié en droit criminel | $130,919 | $265 | −$10,259 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer, Criminal/Avocat salarié en droit criminel | $141,178 | $2,021 | −$2,799 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer, Criminal/Avocat salarié en droit criminel | $143,977 | $283 | −$7,401 |
| 2019 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer, Criminal/Avocat salari� en droit criminel | $151,378 | $310 | +$32,928 |
| 2018 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer, Criminal/Avocat salarié en droit criminel | $118,450 | $264 | +$3,450 |
| 2017 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioStaff Lawyer, Criminal/Avocat salarié en droit criminel | $115,000 | $240 | −$3,450 |
| 2016 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer, Criminal / Avocat salarié en droit criminel | $118,450 | $258 | +$4,421 |
| 2015 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer, Criminal / Avocat salarié en droit criminel | $114,029 | $256 | +$3,666 |
| 2014 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer, Criminal / Avocat salarié en droit criminel | $110,362 | $276 | −$3,818 |
| 2013 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer, Criminal | $114,180 | $280 | +$3,493 |
| 2012 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer, Criminal | $110,688 | $270 | +$1,839 |
| 2011 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioStaff Lawyer, Criminal / Avocat salarié en droit criminel · moved here | $108,849 | $228 | +$3,680 |
| 2010 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer, Criminal | $105,169 | $234 | −$576 |
| 2009 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer, Criminal | $105,745 | $190 |
Years at different employers were matched because the name appears once on each year’s list with the same job or sector. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal