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Darwin Witmer

Legal Aid Ontario/Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel

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

#175

Legal Aid Ontario

Years on List

2

2024–2025

Peak Salary

$158,364

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 2 yearly values of total compensation, from $158,648 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

$158,364 in 2024 is worth about $161,612 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$154,117Benefits $362Total $154,479
2024Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$158,364Benefits $284Total $158,648

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Darwin Witmer was paid $154,117 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $106,151, an effective income-tax rate of about 27.5%. On total compensation of $154,479, Darwin Witmer ranked #175 of 597 disclosed at Legal Aid Ontario that year, where the median salary was $138,741. Darwin Witmer has appeared on the list twice since 2024. Most Crown Agencies employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

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 Criminal median
+14%

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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.

Also at Legal Aid Ontario
2025

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