Cat Mercer
Legal Aid Ontario/Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel
2025 Salary
$112,661Total compensation $112,925, including $264 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
#500Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
22024–2025
Peak Salary
$119,1372024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2024–2025
$119,137 in 2024 is worth about $121,580 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $112,661Benefits $264Total $112,925 |
| 2024 | Duty Counsel, Criminal /Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $119,137Benefits $200Total $119,336 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Cat Mercer's 2025 salary of $112,661 comes to roughly $82,559 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 21.8% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Duty Counsel Criminal in 2025, the median was $135,433; this salary sits about 17% below it. It is down about 5% from the $119,137 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
- ~$82,559
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~21.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.7%
- vs. 2025 Duty Counsel Criminal median
- −17%
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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.