Kelly Wessman
$150,440.11asStaff Lawyer, Family/Avocate salariée, Droit de la famille-5.63%
Employed by Legal Aid Ontario in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.
Salary Information
Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2018 to 2025.
The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Kelly Wessman was paid $150,440.11 in 2025 as Staff Lawyer, Family/Avocate salariée, Droit de la famille at Legal Aid Ontario. This represents a 5.63% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Kelly Wessman has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times between 2018 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $159,409.30 in 2024. In addition to salary, $352.86 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Legal Aid Ontario reports under the Crown Agencies sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.
Top earning Staff Lawyer, Family/Avocate salariée, Droit de la familles in Legal Aid Ontario
| Name | Salary |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Hirlehey | $155,517.34 |
| Susan O'Rourke | $154,117.34 |
| Raquel Savoury | $154,024.44 |
| Kelly Wessman | $150,440.11 |
| Shannon Burkinshaw | $147,521.25 |
| Michelle Salvana | $147,521.25 |
| Alicia Siebert | $147,521.25 |
| Nicola Ty | $141,667.94 |
| Annette Stoehr | $138,740.22 |
| Melissa Macrae | $132,888.00 |
Other employees at Legal Aid Ontario
| Name | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Kaitlyn Mccabe Vice President, Regional Services /Vice-présidente, Services régionaux | Vice President, Regional Services /Vice-présidente, Services régionaux | $151,005.65 |
| Evgeny Parmut Senior Counsel, Family/ Avocat principal, droit de la famille | Senior Counsel, Family/ Avocat principal, droit de la famille | $150,629.37 |
| Aspasia Papatheodorou Staff Lawyer, Lawyer Services and Payments/Avocate salariée, Services aux avocats et paiements | Staff Lawyer, Lawyer Services and Payments/Avocate salariée, Services aux avocats et paiements | $150,447.88 |
| Emma Barz Legal Counsel /Conseillère juridique | Legal Counsel /Conseillère juridique | $150,447.88 |
| Cristina Gelsomini Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $150,447.79 |
| Ryan Gibson Duty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocat de service en droit criminel et en droit de la famille | Duty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocat de service en droit criminel et en droit de la famille | $150,381.66 |
| Mark Palombi Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel | Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel | $150,246.45 |
| Melanie Peters Manager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | Manager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $150,016.52 |
| James Stephen Pengelly Chair Of Legal Aid Ontario/Président du conseil d’administration d’Aide juridique Ontario | Chair Of Legal Aid Ontario/Président du conseil d’administration d’Aide juridique Ontario | $149,999.98 |
| Ruzbeh Tamjeedi Institutional Duty Counsel, Bilingual/Avocat de service bilingue en milieu carcéral, | Institutional Duty Counsel, Bilingual/Avocat de service bilingue en milieu carcéral, | $149,381.09 |