Sarah Bismilla
Legal Aid Ontario/Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel
2025 Salary
$101,257Total compensation $101,560, including $304 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
#583Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$139,9172024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$116,605 in 2023 is worth about $121,875 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $101,257Benefits $304Total $101,560 |
| 2024 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $139,917Benefits $233Total $140,150 |
| 2023 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $116,605Benefits $209Total $116,815 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $101,257 Sarah Bismilla earned in 2025, roughly $74,885 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 26.0%. For comparison, the median Duty Counsel Criminal on the 2025 list was paid $135,433; this salary is about 25% less. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $139,917, that is a drop of about 28%. Most Crown Agencies employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$74,885
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~20.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.0%
- vs. 2025 Duty Counsel Criminal median
- −25%
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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.