Theodore Mercado
Legal Aid Ontario/Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel
2025 Salary
$153,374Total compensation $153,734, including $360 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
#194Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
82016–2025
Peak Salary
$162,5512024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$106,041 in 2016 is worth about $135,607 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $153,374Benefits $360Total $153,734 |
| 2024 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $162,551Benefits $274Total $162,825 |
| 2023 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $130,988Benefits $239Total $131,227 |
| 2022 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $128,443Benefits $239Total $128,681 |
| 2021 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $123,045Benefits $2,021Total $125,066 |
| 2019 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $118,476Benefits $271Total $118,747 |
| 2018 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $108,012Benefits $255Total $108,267 |
| 2016 | Duty Counsel, Criminal / Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $106,041Benefits $240Total $106,281 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Theodore Mercado's 2025 salary of $153,374 comes to roughly $105,741 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.5% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $162,551, that is a drop of about 6%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 8 years in all, first in 2016. 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
- ~$105,741
- 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
- +13%
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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.