John Recoskie
Legal Aid Ontario/Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel
2025 Salary
$147,521Total compensation $147,810, including $289 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
Records separated by several years; may be more than one person.
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#241Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
72016–2025
Peak Salary
$147,5212025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$102,208 in 2016 is worth about $130,705 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $147,521Benefits $289Total $147,810 |
| 2021 | Manager, Legal Services/Chef de service, Services juridiquesLegal Aid Ontario | $140,101Benefits $2,021Total $142,122 |
| 2020 | Manager, Legal Services/Chef de service, Services juridiquesLegal Aid Ontario | $128,501Benefits $250Total $128,750 |
| 2019 | Manager, Legal Services/Chef de service, Services juridiquesLegal Aid Ontario | $125,017Benefits $274Total $125,290 |
| 2018 | Manager, Legal Services/Chef de service, Services juridiquesLegal Aid Ontario | $108,857Benefits $250Total $109,107 |
| 2017 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario | $102,600Benefits $213Total $102,813 |
| 2016 | Duty Counsel, Criminal / Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $102,208Benefits $225Total $102,433 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on John Recoskie's 2025 salary of $147,521 comes to roughly $102,465 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 26.8% effective) is deducted. That is about 9% above the 2025 median of $135,433 for Duty Counsel Criminal on the Sunshine List. The 2021 record under this name shows $140,101. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 7 years in all, first in 2016. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$102,465
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.5%
- vs. 2025 Duty Counsel Criminal median
- +9%
Where does $147,521 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.