Dayna Gulka
Legal Aid Ontario/Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel
2025 Salary
$144,594Total compensation $144,933, including $339 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
#263Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$154,0042024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$119,238 in 2021 is worth about $138,269 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $144,594Benefits $339Total $144,933 |
| 2024 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $154,004Benefits $260Total $154,264 |
| 2023 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $126,513Benefits $232Total $126,745 |
| 2022 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $123,454Benefits $230Total $123,685 |
| 2021 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $119,238Benefits $2,021Total $121,259 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Dayna Gulka's 2025 salary of $144,594 comes to roughly $100,809 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 26.5% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $154,004, that is a drop of about 6%. That is about 7% above the 2025 median of $135,433 for Duty Counsel Criminal on the Sunshine List. 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
- ~$100,809
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.3%
- vs. 2025 Duty Counsel Criminal median
- +7%
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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.