Ontario public pay
Heather Gillespie
Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariée at Legal Aid Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 9 years between 2015 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: −$12,841 (−7.7%)9years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$12,841 (−7.7%)9years on
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Among 21 people with the title “Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariée” in 2025
Paid more than 66% of them. Their median: $137,361.
$154,117$105,488$154,117
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $103,007 | |
| 2016 | $112,469 | $110,617 |
| 2018 | $118,450 | $109,130 |
| 2019 | $125,065 | $116,737 |
| 2020 | $129,547 | $119,189 |
| 2021 | $128,113 | $120,541 |
| 2022 | $130,320 | $127,620 |
| 2024 | $166,958 | $148,830 |
| 2025 | $154,117 | $137,361 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $154,117 | $362 | −$12,841 |
| 2024 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $166,958 | $280 | |
| 2022 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $130,320 | $242 | +$2,208 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $128,113 | $2,021 | −$1,435 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $129,547 | $255 | +$4,483 |
| 2019 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $125,065 | $278 | +$6,615 |
| 2018 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $118,450 | $264 | |
| 2016 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminel | $112,469 | $253 | +$9,462 |
| 2015 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer, Family & Criminal / Avocate salariée en droit de la famille et en droit criminel | $103,007 | $232 |
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