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Sarah Parish

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

2025 Salary

$148,911

Total compensation $149,257, including $346 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

#223

Legal Aid Ontario

Years on List

9

2017–2025

Peak Salary

$157,683

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 9 yearly values of total compensation, from $104,113 in 2017 to $149,257 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K201720192020202220232025
Total compensation, 2017–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2017–2025

$103,900 in 2017 is worth about $130,831 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$148,911Benefits $346Total $149,257
2024Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$157,683Benefits $264Total $157,948
2023Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario$129,781Benefits $235Total $130,016
2022Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$126,723Benefits $234Total $126,957
2021Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$123,390Benefits $2,021Total $125,411
2020Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$123,468Benefits $241Total $123,709
2019Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$118,971Benefits $262Total $119,232
2018Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$105,236Benefits $240Total $105,476
2017Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario$103,900Benefits $213Total $104,113

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Sarah Parish's $148,911 salary works out to roughly $103,252 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 30.7%. That is about 10% above the 2025 median of $135,433 for Duty Counsel Criminal on the Sunshine List. Sarah Parish has appeared on the list 9 times since 2017. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$103,252
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~27.0%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~30.7%
vs. 2025 Duty Counsel Criminal median
+10%

Where does $148,911 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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