Karen Stewart
Legal Aid Ontario/Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel
2023 Salary — last year on the list
$124,244Total compensation $124,470, including $226 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
2023
Employer Rank
#276Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
72017–2023
Peak Salary
$124,2442023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2023
$102,000 in 2017 is worth about $128,438 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $124,244Benefits $226Total $124,470 |
| 2022 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $121,186Benefits $225Total $121,411 |
| 2021 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $117,892Benefits $2,021Total $119,913 |
| 2020 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $117,455Benefits $232Total $117,687 |
| 2019 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $110,174Benefits $251Total $110,425 |
| 2018 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $104,236Benefits $240Total $104,476 |
| 2017 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario | $102,000Benefits $213Total $102,213 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2023 estimate
Of the $124,244 Karen Stewart earned in 2023, roughly $87,964 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 29.2%. It is up about 3% on the $121,186 paid in 2022. Among those listed as Duty Counsel Criminal in 2023, the median was $126,007; this salary sits about 1% below it. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$87,964
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$4,756
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.2%
- vs. 2023 Duty Counsel Criminal median
- −1%
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Estimate only: 2023 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.