Ontario public pay
Kathryn Gamble Lerchner
Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariée at Legal Aid Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 14 years between 2012 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: −$16,406 (−9.6%)14years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$16,406 (−9.6%)14years 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $104,791 | $114,421 |
| 2013 | $111,553 | $111,553 |
| 2014 | $112,001 | $112,001 |
| 2015 | $115,491 | $113,989 |
| 2016 | $119,049 | $112,781 |
| 2017 | $120,000 | $115,000 |
| 2018 | $123,600 | $118,450 |
| 2019 | $132,086 | $132,086 |
| 2020 | $136,074 | $136,074 |
| 2021 | $134,521 | $140,101 |
| 2022 | $136,777 | $127,620 |
| 2023 | $139,542 | $128,781 |
| 2024 | $170,524 | $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 | −$16,406 |
| 2024 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $170,524 | $284 | +$30,982 |
| 2023 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $139,542 | $256 | +$2,765 |
| 2022 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $136,777 | $255 | +$2,256 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid OntarioManager, Legal Services/Chef de service, Services juridiques | $134,521 | $2,021 | −$1,553 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid OntarioManager, Legal Services/Chef de service, Services juridiques | $136,074 | $268 | +$3,988 |
| 2019 | Legal Aid OntarioManager, Legal Services/Chef de service, Services juridiques | $132,086 | $292 | +$8,487 |
| 2018 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $123,600 | $275 | +$3,600 |
| 2017 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée · moved here | $120,000 | $250 | +$951 |
| 2016 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée | $119,049 | $267 | +$3,558 |
| 2015 | Legal Aid OntarioManager, Legal Services / Chef de service, Services juridiques | $115,491 | $260 | +$3,490 |
| 2014 | Legal Aid OntarioManager, Legal Services / Chef de service, Services juridiques | $112,001 | $279 | +$449 |
| 2013 | Legal Aid OntarioManager, Legal Services | $111,553 | $284 | +$6,762 |
| 2012 | Legal Aid OntarioManager, Legal Services | $104,791 | $259 |
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