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Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel salary in Ontario

43 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $127,035 and $153,374.

Median salary
$135,095
−6.8% vs 2024
People on the list
43
Middle half
$127K–$153K
Highest
$165,517

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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2017$115,000
2018$113,206
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2021$119,544
2022$112,417
2023$120,108
2024$144,888
2025$135,095

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K9
$125K–$150K22
$150K–$200K12
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Omar ShermanLegal Aid Ontario$165,517$362−$16,410 (−9.0%)
2David Donald PerryLegal Aid Ontario$155,517$362−$8,531 (−5.2%)
3Rob KittoLegal Aid Ontario$155,417$362new
4John VujnovicLegal Aid Ontario$154,767$362−$17,189 (−10.0%)
5Alexander HopeLegal Aid Ontario$154,517$362−$13,358 (−8.0%)
6Paul MacneilLegal Aid Ontario$154,117$362−$13,437 (−8.0%)
7Michael NeziolLegal Aid Ontario$154,117$362−$13,402 (−8.0%)
8Lee St. AubinLegal Aid Ontario$154,117$362−$9,903 (−6.0%)
9Darwin WitmerLegal Aid Ontario$154,117$362−$4,247 (−2.7%)
10David EllisonLegal Aid Ontario$153,525$362−$13,917 (−8.3%)
11Theodore MercadoLegal Aid Ontario$153,374$360−$9,176 (−5.6%)
12David BurnsLegal Aid Ontario$151,154$362−$17,826 (−10.5%)
13Bo ArfaiLegal Aid Ontario$147,521$346−$8,070 (−5.2%)
14John RecoskieLegal Aid Ontario$147,521$289new
15Adam HartlingLegal Aid Ontario$146,711$346−$7,627 (−4.9%)
16John SinclairLegal Aid Ontario$144,594$339−$9,424 (−6.1%)
17Mark KraemerLegal Aid Ontario$143,984$362−$10,399 (−6.7%)
18Jason BurnsLegal Aid Ontario$139,141$325−$9,577 (−6.4%)
19Harinder SraLegal Aid Ontario$138,835$297−$5,445 (−3.8%)
20Joshua ThonLegal Aid Ontario$136,215$318−$9,282 (−6.4%)
21Peter John BraggLegal Aid Ontario$135,771$273−$5,321 (−3.8%)
22Michael BritoLegal Aid Ontario$135,095$290−$14,443 (−9.7%)
23Tyler HopkinsLegal Aid Ontario$134,686$264−$2,618 (−1.9%)
24Joshua FaganLegal Aid Ontario$133,538$311−$9,240 (−6.5%)
25Brian CrowleyLegal Aid Ontario$132,888$311−$9,196 (−6.5%)
26Matthew FisicoLegal Aid Ontario$129,865$311new
27Gavin JohnstonLegal Aid Ontario$129,808$290new
28Tianqi Alex ZhengLegal Aid Ontario$129,446$273new
29Leo SalloumLegal Aid Ontario$128,910$290−$1,164 (−0.9%)
30Andrew BlenmanLegal Aid Ontario$128,635$297−$8,632 (−6.3%)
31Benjamin HeathLegal Aid Ontario$128,324$297−$6,066 (−4.5%)
32Trevor LoughboroughLegal Aid Ontario$127,035$297−$10,540 (−7.7%)
33Pavan PassiLegal Aid Ontario$127,035$297−$10,157 (−7.4%)
34Christopher De GiorgioLegal Aid Ontario$126,442$297−$8,720 (−6.5%)
35Ryan GreenLegal Aid Ontario$124,108$242new
36Jeremy Fisher PhalaLegal Aid Ontario$124,108$290+$14,675 (+13.4%)
37Evan SarazenLegal Aid Ontario$122,797$325−$21,079 (−14.7%)
38Rufus UrionLegal Aid Ontario$121,681$282new
39Grant PurvesLegal Aid Ontario$120,881$282−$8,323 (−6.4%)
40John Colin AlexanderLegal Aid Ontario$118,811$297−$24,154 (−16.9%)
41Paul GaglieseLegal Aid Ontario$110,106$245+$4,764 (+4.5%)
42Ahmad QuandourLegal Aid Ontario$109,323$253new
43Byron AlvaresLegal Aid Ontario$107,959$270−$39,773 (−26.9%)

Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel in Ontario’s public sector?

$135,095 among the 43 people with this title on the 2025 list. Only people paid $100,000 or more are listed, so this is not the median for everyone in the job.

How much do most people with the title Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel on the list earn?

Half were paid between $127,035 and $153,374 in 2025; the highest salary was $165,517.

Which employer has the most people with the title Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel?

Legal Aid Ontario, with 43 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel are on the list?

43 in 2025, up from 7 in 2017.

What share of people with the title Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel are paid $150,000 or more?

28% of those on the 2025 list (12 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).

How does Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $135,095, is 10.5% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).

How much does a Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel make at Legal Aid Ontario?

The median salary of the 43 people with this title at Legal Aid Ontario was $135,095 in 2025.

Has Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel pay gone up?

The median fell 6.8% from 2024 ($144,888) to 2025. In 2017 it was $115,000.

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

Why is someone not on the list?

Only people paid $100,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.