Darren Berlinguette
Legal Aid Ontario/Duty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocat de service en droit criminel et en droit de la famille
2025 Salary
$154,117Total 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
#136Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$168,8212024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$132,472 in 2022 is worth about $143,862 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocat de service en droit criminel et en droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario | $154,117Benefits $362Total $154,479 |
| 2024 | Duty Counsel, Family, Criminal (Hybrid)/Avocat de service en droit de la famille et en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $168,821Benefits $281Total $169,102 |
| 2023 | Duty Counsel, Family, Criminal (Hybrid)/Avocat de service en droit de la famille et en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $135,237Benefits $246Total $135,484 |
| 2022 | Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family/Avocat de service, droit de la famille et droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $132,472Benefits $246Total $132,718 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Darren Berlinguette's 2025 salary of $154,117 comes to roughly $106,151 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.5% effective) is deducted. On total compensation of $154,479, Darren Berlinguette ranked #136 of 597 disclosed at Legal Aid Ontario that year, where the median salary was $138,741. Darren Berlinguette has appeared on the list 4 times since 2022. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- 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 Hybrid median
- +20%
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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.