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Michelle Meighoo

Legal Aid Ontario/Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel

2025 Salary

$154,117

Total compensation $154,479, 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

#121

Legal Aid Ontario

Years on List

10

2016–2025

Peak Salary

$167,509

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 10 yearly values of total compensation, from $111,934 in 2016 to $154,479 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K$180K201620182020202120232025
Total compensation, 2016–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2016–2025

$111,683 in 2016 is worth about $142,821 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$154,117Benefits $362Total $154,479
2024Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$167,509Benefits $280Total $167,789
2023Duty Counsel - Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario$133,085Benefits $243Total $133,328
2022Duty Counsel - Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$130,320Benefits $242Total $130,562
2021Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario$128,121Benefits $2,021Total $130,142
2020Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario$129,547Benefits $255Total $129,803
2019Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario$125,064Benefits $278Total $125,343
2018Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario$118,450Benefits $264Total $118,714
2017Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario$115,000Benefits $240Total $115,240
2016Staff Lawyer / Avocate salariéeLegal Aid Ontario$111,683Benefits $251Total $111,934

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Michelle Meighoo's $154,117 salary works out to roughly $106,151 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 31.1%. That is about 14% above the 2025 median of $135,433 for Duty Counsel Criminal on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 10 years in all, first in 2016. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$106,151
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~27.5%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~31.1%
vs. 2025 Duty Counsel Criminal median
+14%

Where does $154,117 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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