David Ellison
Legal Aid Ontario/Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel
2025 Salary
$153,525Total compensation $153,886, 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
#191Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
82016–2025
Peak Salary
$167,4422024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$110,437 in 2016 is worth about $141,228 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $153,525Benefits $362Total $153,886 |
| 2024 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $167,442Benefits $279Total $167,721 |
| 2022 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $122,627Benefits $231Total $122,858 |
| 2021 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $133,454Benefits $2,021Total $135,475 |
| 2020 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $134,313Benefits $266Total $134,579 |
| 2019 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $133,023Benefits $289Total $133,313 |
| 2018 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $113,206Benefits $264Total $113,470 |
| 2016 | Duty Counsel, Criminal / Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $110,437Benefits $252Total $110,688 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
David Ellison was paid $153,525 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $105,825, an effective income-tax rate of about 27.5%. On total compensation of $153,886, David Ellison ranked #191 of 597 disclosed at Legal Aid Ontario that year, where the median salary was $138,741. It is down about 8% from the $167,442 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
- ~$105,825
- 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
- +13%
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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.