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Omar Sherman

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

2025 Salary

$165,517

Total compensation $165,879, 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

#47

Legal Aid Ontario

Years on List

10

2016–2025

Peak Salary

$181,928

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 10 yearly values of total compensation, from $121,425 in 2016 to $165,879 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K201620182020202120232025
Total compensation, 2016–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2016–2025

$121,194 in 2016 is worth about $154,985 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$165,517Benefits $362Total $165,879
2024Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$181,928Benefits $280Total $182,208
2023Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario$154,511Benefits $243Total $154,754
2022Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$146,224Benefits $242Total $146,467
2021Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$137,971Benefits $2,021Total $139,992
2020Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$139,097Benefits $255Total $139,353
2019Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$131,865Benefits $278Total $132,143
2018Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$118,750Benefits $264Total $119,014
2017Staff Lawyer/Avocat salariéLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario$117,700Benefits $240Total $117,940
2016Staff Lawyer / Avocat salariéLegal Aid Ontario$121,194Benefits $231Total $121,425

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Omar Sherman's $165,517 salary works out to roughly $112,424 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 32.1%. It is down about 9% from the $181,928 paid in 2024. Omar Sherman has appeared on the list 10 times since 2016. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$112,424
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~28.7%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~32.1%
vs. 2025 Duty Counsel Criminal median
+22%

Where does $165,517 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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