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John Saftic

Legal Aid Ontario/Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel

2025 Salary

$182,390

Total compensation $182,751, 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

#27

Legal Aid Ontario

Years on List

11

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$183,594

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 11 yearly values of total compensation, from $123,695 in 2015 to $182,751 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K201520172019202120232025
Total compensation, 2015–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20152025

$123,485 in 2015 is worth about $160,159 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$182,390
2024Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$183,594
2023Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario$140,291
2022Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$136,381
2021Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$132,357
2020Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$137,723
2019Senior Counsel/Avocat principalLegal Aid Ontario$138,638
2018Senior Counsel/Avocat principalLegal Aid Ontario$132,773
2017Senior Counsel/Avocat principalLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario$129,650
2016Senior Counsel principalLegal Aid Ontario$130,155
2015Senior Counsel / Avocat principalLegal Aid Ontario$123,485

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

John Saftic was paid $182,390 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $121,596, an effective income-tax rate of about 30.3%. It is down about 1% from the $183,594 paid in 2024. John Saftic has appeared on the list 11 times since 2015. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.

Estimated net pay
~$121,596
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~30.3%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~33.3%

Where does $182,390 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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