Michael Caswell
Legal Aid Ontario/Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel
2023 Salary — last year on the list
$103,778Total compensation $103,967, including $189 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
#440Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
22022–2023
Peak Salary
$103,7782023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2023
$100,343 in 2022 is worth about $108,971 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $103,778Benefits $189Total $103,967 |
| 2022 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $100,343Benefits $187Total $100,530 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2023 estimate
In 2023, Michael Caswell's $103,778 salary works out to roughly $76,152 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 26.6%. That is about 18% below the 2023 median of $126,007 for Duty Counsel Criminal on the Sunshine List. Compared with 2022, when the figure was $100,343, that is a rise of about 3%. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$76,152
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$4,756
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.6%
- vs. 2023 Duty Counsel Criminal median
- −18%
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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.