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Carolyn Kovac

Legal Aid Ontario/Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille

2025 Salary

$154,117

Total compensation $154,479, including $362 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

#159

Legal Aid Ontario

Years on List

2

2024–2025

Peak Salary

$154,117

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 2 yearly values of total compensation, from $144,431 in 2024 to $154,479 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K20242025
Total compensation, 2024–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2024–2025

$144,239 in 2024 is worth about $147,197 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario$154,117Benefits $362Total $154,479
2024Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario$144,239Benefits $192Total $144,431

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Carolyn Kovac's 2025 salary of $154,117 comes to roughly $106,151 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.5% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $144,239, that is a rise of about 7%. For comparison, the median Duty Counsel Family on the 2025 list was paid $143,280; this salary is about 8% more. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.

Estimated net pay
~$106,151
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~27.5%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~31.1%
vs. 2025 Duty Counsel Family median
+8%

Where does $154,117 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

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2025

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