John Saftic
Legal Aid Ontario/Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel
2025 Salary
$182,390Total 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
#27Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$183,5942024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$123,485 in 2015 is worth about $160,159 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $182,390Benefits $362Total $182,751 |
| 2024 | Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $183,594Benefits $281Total $183,875 |
| 2023 | Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $140,291Benefits $246Total $140,538 |
| 2022 | Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $136,381Benefits $246Total $136,627 |
| 2021 | Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $132,357Benefits $2,021Total $134,378 |
| 2020 | Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $137,723Benefits $271Total $137,993 |
| 2019 | Senior Counsel/Avocat principalLegal Aid Ontario | $138,638Benefits $305Total $138,943 |
| 2018 | Senior Counsel/Avocat principalLegal Aid Ontario | $132,773Benefits $302Total $133,075 |
| 2017 | Senior Counsel/Avocat principalLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario | $129,650Benefits $269Total $129,919 |
| 2016 | Senior Counsel principalLegal Aid Ontario | $130,155Benefits $287Total $130,442 |
| 2015 | Senior Counsel / Avocat principalLegal Aid Ontario | $123,485Benefits $210Total $123,695 |
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%
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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.