Ontario public pay
Michael Devries
Manager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques at Legal Aid Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 19 years between 2007 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $161,822.96
- Taxable benefits
- $377.88
- Total disclosed
- $162,200.84
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$11,971 (−6.9%)19years on
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Change from 2024: −$11,971 (−6.9%)19years on
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Among 13 people with the title “Manager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques” in 2025
Paid more than 46% of them. Their median: $161,823.
$161,823$151,824$168,948
Among 597 people at Legal Aid Ontario in 2025
57th highest paid. Their median: $138,741.
$161,823$100,007$284,522
Paid more than 85% 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
$162K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $101,041 | |
| 2008 | $110,516 | |
| 2009 | $119,687 | |
| 2010 | $113,594 | |
| 2011 | $117,310 | |
| 2012 | $129,827 | $109,796 |
| 2013 | $105,049 | $105,065 |
| 2014 | $112,683 | $108,490 |
| 2015 | $128,561 | $111,788 |
| 2016 | $142,451 | |
| 2017 | $141,300 | |
| 2018 | $145,850 | |
| 2019 | $162,442 | $143,050 |
| 2020 | $146,134 | $142,752 |
| 2021 | $139,008 | $139,193 |
| 2022 | $142,519 | |
| 2023 | $148,029 | $145,578 |
| 2024 | $173,794 | $170,522 |
| 2025 | $161,823 | $161,823 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal Aid OntarioManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques | $161,823 | $378 | −$11,971 |
| 2024 | Legal Aid OntarioManager, Legal Services/Chef des services juridiques | $173,794 | $296 | +$25,765 |
| 2023 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioManager, Legal Services/Chef de service, Services juridiques | $148,029 | $270 | +$5,510 |
| 2022 | Legal Aid OntarioManager, Duty Counsel/chef de service d'avocat de service | $142,519 | $266 | +$3,511 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid OntarioManager, Duty Counsel/chef de service d’avocat de service | $139,008 | $2,021 | −$7,126 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid OntarioManager, Duty Counsel/chef de service d’avocat de service | $146,134 | $274 | −$16,308 |
| 2019 | Legal Aid OntarioManager, Duty Counsel/chef de service d�avocat de service | $162,442 | $302 | +$16,592 |
| 2018 | Legal Aid OntarioManager, Duty Counsel/chef de service d'avocat de service | $145,850 | $275 | +$4,550 |
| 2017 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioManager, Duty Counsel/chef de service d'avocat de service | $141,300 | $250 | −$1,151 |
| 2016 | Legal Aid OntarioManager, Duty Counsel/chef de service d'avocat de service | $142,451 | $266 | +$13,890 |
| 2015 | Legal Aid OntarioManager, Duty Counsel / chef de service d'avocat de service | $128,561 | $254 | +$15,878 |
| 2014 | Legal Aid OntarioManager, Duty Counsel / chef de service d'avocat de service | $112,683 | $267 | +$7,634 |
| 2013 | Legal Aid OntarioManager, Duty Counsel | $105,049 | $264 | −$24,778 |
| 2012 | Legal Aid OntarioManager, Duty Counsel | $129,827 | $243 | +$12,517 |
| 2011 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioSupervisory Duty Counsel / Avocat de service principal · moved here | $117,310 | $191 | +$3,716 |
| 2010 | Legal Aid OntarioSupervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal | $113,594 | $196 | −$6,093 |
| 2009 | Legal Aid OntarioSupervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal | $119,687 | $158 | +$9,171 |
| 2008 | Legal Aid OntarioSupervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal | $110,516 | $151 | +$9,475 |
| 2007 | Legal Aid OntarioSupervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal | $101,041 | $140 |
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