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Joana Miskinis

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

2025 Salary

$157,551

Total compensation $157,912, 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

#87

Legal Aid Ontario

Years on List

10

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$169,207

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 10 yearly values of total compensation, from $106,093 in 2015 to $157,912 in 2025. No data for 2016.$100K$120K$140K$160K$180K201520182019202220232025
Total compensation, 2015–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2015–2025

$105,858 in 2015 is worth about $137,298 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$157,551Benefits $362Total $157,912
2024Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$169,207Benefits $284Total $169,491
2023Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario$144,922Benefits $265Total $145,187
2022Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$145,510Benefits $265Total $145,775
2021Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$151,011Benefits $2,021Total $153,032
2020Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$144,836Benefits $283Total $145,119
2019Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$151,378Benefits $310Total $151,688
2018Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$118,450Benefits $264Total $118,714
2017Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario$115,000Benefits $240Total $115,240
2015Duty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$105,858Benefits $235Total $106,093

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Joana Miskinis's $157,551 salary works out to roughly $108,041 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 31.4%. That is about 16% above the 2025 median of $135,433 for Duty Counsel Criminal on the Sunshine List. Joana Miskinis has appeared on the list 10 times since 2015. 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
~$108,041
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~27.9%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~31.4%
vs. 2025 Duty Counsel Criminal median
+16%

Where does $157,551 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

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