Melanie Peters
$150,016.52asManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques-1.91%
Employed by Legal Aid Ontario in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.
Salary Information
Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2019 to 2025.
In 2025, Melanie Peters received a salary of $150,016.52 working as Manager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques at Legal Aid Ontario, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 1.91% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Melanie Peters has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 4 times between 2019 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $152,939.83 in 2024. In addition to salary, $1,849.73 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 Manager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiquess in Legal Aid Ontario
| Name | Salary |
|---|---|
| Deanna Sun | $173,698.03 |
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| Mary Costea | $161,823.22 |
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| Cynthia Burrell | $161,822.96 |
| Vanessa D'Souza | $161,822.96 |
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| Chantal Finn Losier | $161,822.96 |
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Other employees at Legal Aid Ontario
| Name | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Cristina Gelsomini Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $150,447.79 |
| Kelly Wessman Staff Lawyer, Family/Avocate salariée, Droit de la famille | Staff Lawyer, Family/Avocate salariée, Droit de la famille | $150,440.11 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sarah Parish Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $148,910.78 |
| Rita Roy Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $148,782.53 |
| Ada Chan Manager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | Manager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $148,751.40 |