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

65 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $117,267 and $153,525.

Median salary
$136,465
−9.8% vs 2024
People on the list
65
Middle half
$117K–$154K
Highest
$185,467

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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2017$108,612
2018$109,130
2019$116,737
2020$119,189
2021$120,541
2022$124,970
2023$126,913
2024$151,307
2025$136,465

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K27
$125K–$150K17
$150K–$200K21
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Kirstie BloomfieldLegal Aid Ontario$185,467$362−$15,737 (−7.8%)
2Kathryn EdmundsLegal Aid Ontario$158,371$346−$9,827 (−5.8%)
3Elana GlassLegal Aid Ontario$157,600$362−$8,957 (−5.4%)
4Joana MiskinisLegal Aid Ontario$157,551$362−$11,656 (−6.9%)
5Rosanna MiuLegal Aid Ontario$156,967$362−$18,407 (−10.5%)
6Areti TsolosLegal Aid Ontario$155,517$362−$12,513 (−7.4%)
7Stacey ChristLegal Aid Ontario$154,917$362−$12,543 (−7.5%)
8Michelle MeighooLegal Aid Ontario$154,117$362−$13,391 (−8.0%)
9Rhonda FawcettLegal Aid Ontario$154,117$362−$4,613 (−2.9%)
10Nana KatoLegal Aid Ontario$154,117$362−$13,437 (−8.0%)
11Heather ZuckLegal Aid Ontario$154,117$362−$11,018 (−6.7%)
12Christine Den BokLegal Aid Ontario$154,117$362−$12,555 (−7.5%)
13Joanna GordonLegal Aid Ontario$154,117$362−$9,485 (−5.8%)
14Sandra HardingLegal Aid Ontario$154,117$362−$6,248 (−3.9%)
15Grace SubrataLegal Aid Ontario$154,117$362−$12,521 (−7.5%)
16Uzma AshrafLegal Aid Ontario$153,838$360−$4,754 (−3.0%)
17Dionne PeartLegal Aid Ontario$153,525$362−$14,993 (−8.9%)
18Lyn FutermanLegal Aid Ontario$153,374$360−$9,258 (−5.7%)
19Anat ColeLegal Aid Ontario$153,374$360−$9,168 (−5.6%)
20Amanda Mihoub WrightLegal Aid Ontario$151,559$282−$9,199 (−5.7%)
21Cristina GelsominiLegal Aid Ontario$150,448$353−$11,540 (−7.1%)
22Sarah ParishLegal Aid Ontario$148,911$346−$8,772 (−5.6%)
23Rita RoyLegal Aid Ontario$148,783$362−$16,890 (−10.2%)
24Karolina Stelmach KseniakLegal Aid Ontario$144,994$339−$9,410 (−6.1%)
25Dayna GulkaLegal Aid Ontario$144,594$339−$9,410 (−6.1%)
26Melissa MccormickLegal Aid Ontario$142,066$298new
27Tonya PassiLegal Aid Ontario$141,913$311−$9,553 (−6.3%)
28Frances MonardoLegal Aid Ontario$141,668$332−$9,639 (−6.4%)
29Leanna SeetahalLegal Aid Ontario$141,668$332−$9,007 (−6.0%)
30Alika HendricksLegal Aid Ontario$141,657$332−$9,592 (−6.3%)
31Ariane AsselinLegal Aid Ontario$138,741$325−$9,313 (−6.3%)
32Nicole RossLegal Aid Ontario$138,741$325−$9,322 (−6.3%)
33Morgan KochLegal Aid Ontario$136,465$318−$9,282 (−6.4%)
34Emma GaylerLegal Aid Ontario$133,788$311
35Rebecca MeredithLegal Aid Ontario$130,711$264+$7,277 (+5.9%)
36Meagan JemmettLegal Aid Ontario$130,611$304−$9,205 (−6.6%)
37Rachel JonesLegal Aid Ontario$127,443$211+$26,564 (+26.3%)
38Divya KhuranaLegal Aid Ontario$127,435$297−$10,261 (−7.5%)
39Stephanie WoodsLegal Aid Ontario$124,546$273−$11,651 (−8.6%)
40Danielle HolbroughLegal Aid Ontario$124,497$290−$3,734 (−2.9%)
41Stephanie PolgarLegal Aid Ontario$124,108$290−$14,802 (−10.7%)
42Zohrina ChampsiLegal Aid Ontario$124,097$290−$4,099 (−3.2%)
43Susan MorrisLegal Aid Ontario$123,934$289−$12,529 (−9.2%)
44Elina KorchaginaLegal Aid Ontario$122,478$245+$1,679 (+1.4%)
45Sandra PrevalusLegal Aid Ontario$120,881$282−$6,187 (−4.9%)
46Cassandra BeaulacLegal Aid Ontario$120,426$254−$9,918 (−7.6%)
47Lisa-Lynne JohnsonLegal Aid Ontario$118,671$273new
48Amy GrannLegal Aid Ontario$118,311$264−$1,358 (−1.1%)
49Nina PacioccoLegal Aid Ontario$117,267$245new
50Amanda MoyerLegal Aid Ontario$117,171$273new

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Questions and answers

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

$136,465 among the 65 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/Avocate de service en droit criminel on the list earn?

Half were paid between $117,267 and $153,525 in 2025; the highest salary was $185,467.

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

Legal Aid Ontario, with 65 on the 2025 list.

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

65 in 2025, up from 25 in 2017.

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

32% of those on the 2025 list (21 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).

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

Its median, $136,465, is 11.6% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).

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

The median salary of the 65 people with this title at Legal Aid Ontario was $136,465 in 2025.

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

The median fell 9.8% from 2024 ($151,307) to 2025. In 2017 it was $108,612.

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.