Karen Hooker
Legal Aid Ontario/Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel
2022 Salary — last year on the list
$128,164Total compensation $128,403, including $239 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
2022
Employer Rank
#205Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
72016–2022
Peak Salary
$128,1642022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2022
$106,041 in 2016 is worth about $135,607 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $128,164Benefits $239Total $128,403 |
| 2021 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $125,988Benefits $2,021Total $128,009 |
| 2020 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $127,053Benefits $250Total $127,303 |
| 2019 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $120,868Benefits $271Total $121,139 |
| 2018 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $110,584Benefits $255Total $110,839 |
| 2017 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario | $108,212Benefits $227Total $108,439 |
| 2016 | Duty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $106,041Benefits $240Total $106,281 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2022 estimate
Of the $128,164 Karen Hooker earned in 2022, roughly $89,105 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 30.5%. It is up about 2% on the $125,988 paid in 2021. For comparison, the median Duty Counsel Criminal on the 2022 list was paid $123,854; this salary is about 3% more. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$89,105
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$4,453
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.5%
- vs. 2022 Duty Counsel Criminal median
- +3%
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Estimate only: 2022 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.