Ontario public pay
Adam Hartling
Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel at Legal Aid Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 11 years between 2014 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $146,710.52
- Taxable benefits
- $345.87
- Total disclosed
- $147,056.39
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$7,627 (−4.9%)11years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$7,627 (−4.9%)11years on
the list
Among 43 people with the title “Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel” in 2025
Paid more than 65% of them. Their median: $135,095.
$146,711$107,959$165,517
Among 597 people at Legal Aid Ontario in 2025
242nd highest paid. Their median: $138,741.
$146,711$100,007$284,522
Paid more than 78% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
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Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$147K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $104,101 | $106,849 |
| 2016 | $104,808 | $110,617 |
| 2017 | $115,400 | $115,000 |
| 2018 | $115,757 | $113,206 |
| 2019 | $126,389 | $116,737 |
| 2020 | $125,468 | $119,189 |
| 2021 | $125,265 | $120,541 |
| 2022 | $125,737 | $124,970 |
| 2023 | $128,795 | $126,913 |
| 2024 | $154,337 | $151,307 |
| 2025 | $146,711 | $135,095 |
History
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