Emma Gayler
Legal Aid Ontario/Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel
2025 Salary
$133,788Total compensation $134,099, including $311 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
#338Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
52019–2025
Peak Salary
$133,7882025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$101,490 in 2019 is worth about $122,535 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $133,788Benefits $311Total $134,099 |
| 2022 | Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family/Avocate de service en droit criminal et droit de la famileLegal Aid Ontario | $114,632Benefits $212Total $114,844 |
| 2021 | Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family/Avocate de service en droit criminal et droit de la famileLegal Aid Ontario | $111,033Benefits $2,021Total $113,054 |
| 2020 | Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family/Avocate de service en droit criminal et droit de la famileLegal Aid Ontario | $109,298Benefits $215Total $109,513 |
| 2019 | Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family/Avocate de service en droit criminal et droit de la famileLegal Aid Ontario | $101,490Benefits $229Total $101,720 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Emma Gayler's 2025 salary of $133,788 comes to roughly $94,694 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.1% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Duty Counsel Criminal in 2025, the median was $135,433; this salary sits about 1% below it. That is about 17% more than the $114,632 paid in 2022. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$94,694
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.2%
- vs. 2025 Duty Counsel Criminal median
- −1%
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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.