Paula Mcgirr
Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariée at Legal Aid Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 15 years between 2011 and 2025.
- Salary paid
- $154,117.34
- Taxable benefits
- $361.56
- Total disclosed
- $154,478.90
Change from 2024: −$12,539 (−7.5%)15years on
the list
Among 21 people with the title “Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariée” in 2025
Paid more than 66% of them. Their median: $137,361.
Among 597 people at Legal Aid Ontario in 2025
131st highest paid. Their median: $138,741.
Paid more than 82% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
Salary by year
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| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $100,317 | $102,436 |
| 2012 | $103,339 | $105,441 |
| 2013 | $113,230 | $107,712 |
| 2014 | $110,362 | $108,174 |
| 2015 | $114,029 | $109,139 |
| 2016 | $118,450 | $112,781 |
| 2017 | $115,000 | $115,000 |
| 2018 | $118,450 | $118,450 |
| 2019 | $146,670 | $122,019 |
| 2020 | $142,369 | $118,719 |
| 2021 | $141,178 | $120,541 |
| 2022 | $142,422 | $127,620 |
| 2023 | $144,922 | $128,781 |
| 2024 | $166,656 | $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 | −$12,539 (−7.5%) |
| 2024 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $166,656 | $284 | +$21,734 (+15.0%) |
| 2023 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $144,922 | $265 | +$2,500 (+1.8%) |
| 2022 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $142,422 | $265 | +$1,244 (+0.9%) |
| 2021 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $141,178 | $2,021 | −$1,191 (−0.8%) |
| 2020 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $142,369 | $283 | −$4,301 (−2.9%) |
| 2019 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salari�e | $146,670 | $309 | +$28,220 (+23.8%) |
| 2018 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $118,450 | $264 | +$3,450 (+3.0%) |
| 2017 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $115,000 | $240 | −$3,450 (−2.9%) |
| 2016 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée | $118,450 | $258 | +$4,421 (+3.9%) |
| 2015 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée | $114,029 | $256 | +$3,666 (+3.3%) |
| 2014 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée | $110,362 | $276 | −$2,867 (−2.5%) |
| 2013 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer | $113,230 | $277 | +$9,891 (+9.6%) |
| 2012 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer · moved here | $103,339 | $258 | +$3,022 (+3.0%) |
| 2011 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée | $100,317 | $213 |
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Questions and answers
Why is Paula Mcgirr on the disclosure list?
Legal Aid Ontario paid Paula Mcgirr $154,117 in 2025. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
What does “salary paid” include?
What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. 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 $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.
How do I report a mistake or ask for a record to be removed?
Privacy and corrections explains both. Figures are shown exactly as Ontario published them; we fix matching mistakes and handle removal requests there.
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