Ontario public pay
Michelle Meighoo
Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel at Legal Aid Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 10 years between 2016 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $154,117.37
- Taxable benefits
- $361.56
- Total disclosed
- $154,478.93
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$13,391 (−8.0%)10years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$13,391 (−8.0%)10years on
the list
Among 65 people with the title “Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel” in 2025
Paid more than 87% of them. Their median: $136,465.
$154,117$100,331$185,467
Among 597 people at Legal Aid Ontario in 2025
119th highest paid. Their median: $138,741.
$154,117$100,007$284,522
Paid more than 82% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
middle 80%middle halfmedianthis personspacing grows with pay (log scale)
Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$154K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $111,683 | $112,781 |
| 2017 | $115,000 | $115,000 |
| 2018 | $118,450 | $118,450 |
| 2019 | $125,064 | $122,019 |
| 2020 | $129,547 | $118,719 |
| 2021 | $128,121 | $120,541 |
| 2022 | $130,320 | $124,970 |
| 2023 | $133,085 | $126,913 |
| 2024 | $167,509 | $151,307 |
| 2025 | $154,117 | $136,465 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $154,117 | $362 | −$13,391 |
| 2024 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $167,509 | $280 | +$34,424 |
| 2023 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioDuty Counsel - Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $133,085 | $243 | +$2,765 |
| 2022 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel - Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $130,320 | $242 | +$2,199 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $128,121 | $2,021 | −$1,426 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $129,547 | $255 | +$4,483 |
| 2019 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salari�e | $125,064 | $278 | +$6,615 |
| 2018 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $118,450 | $264 | +$3,450 |
| 2017 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée · moved here | $115,000 | $240 | +$3,317 |
| 2016 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée | $111,683 | $251 |
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