Ariane Asselin
Legal Aid Ontario/Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel
2025 Salary
$138,741Total compensation $139,066, including $325 in taxable benefits.
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#299Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$148,0542024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$100,046 in 2018 is worth about $123,145 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $138,741Benefits $325Total $139,066 |
| 2024 | Duty Counsel/Avocate de serviceLegal Aid Ontario | $148,054Benefits $249Total $148,303 |
| 2023 | Duty Counsel/Avocate de serviceLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $122,118Benefits $222Total $122,340 |
| 2022 | Duty Counsel/Avocate de serviceLegal Aid Ontario | $121,258Benefits $221Total $121,480 |
| 2021 | Duty Counsel/Avocate de serviceLegal Aid Ontario | $125,119Benefits $2,021Total $127,140 |
| 2020 | Duty Counsel/Avocate de serviceLegal Aid Ontario | $123,201Benefits $227Total $123,428 |
| 2019 | Duty Counsel/Avocate de serviceLegal Aid Ontario | $107,409Benefits $246Total $107,654 |
| 2018 | Duty Counsel/Avocate de serviceLegal Aid Ontario | $100,046Benefits $231Total $100,277 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Ariane Asselin was paid $138,741 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $97,497, an effective income-tax rate of about 25.8%. For comparison, the median Duty Counsel Criminal on the 2025 list was paid $135,433; this salary is about 2% more. It is down about 6% from the $148,054 paid in 2024. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$97,497
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.7%
- vs. 2025 Duty Counsel Criminal median
- +2%
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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.