Robin Leighton
Legal Aid Ontario/Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille
2025 Salary
$156,814Total compensation $157,181, including $367 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
#90Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$167,5552024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$123,262 in 2019 is worth about $148,821 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario | $156,814 |
| 2024 | Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario | $167,555 |
| 2023 | Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $134,161 |
| 2022 | Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario | $131,396 |
| 2021 | Bilingual Staff Lawyer, Family / Avocate salariée bilingue en droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario | $129,188 |
| 2020 | Bilingual Staff Lawyer, Family / Avocate salariée bilingue en droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario | $130,635 |
| 2019 | Bilingual Staff Lawyer, Family / Avocate salariée bilingue en droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario | $123,262 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Robin Leighton's $156,814 salary works out to roughly $107,635 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 31.4%. Within Legal Aid Ontario, Robin Leighton's total compensation of $157,181 was the #90 of 597, against a median salary of $138,741. It is down about 6% from the $167,555 paid in 2024. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$107,635
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.4%
- vs. 2025 Duty Counsel Family median
- +9%
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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.