Duty Counsel Family Salary in Ontario (2025)
169 disclosed records, 2016–2025 · mostly Crown Agencies (100%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
30
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$143,280
+17.2% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$117,671–$154,117
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$156,814
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Duty Counsel Family" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Duty Counsel Family" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Robin Leighton at Legal Aid Ontario, with a salary of $156,814; the median among the 30 listed under this title was $143,280.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $143,280, a Duty Counsel Family keeps roughly $100,066 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 30.2% all-in), or about $8,339 a month. The 2025 list carries 30 people grouped under the title Duty Counsel Family. The middle half of Duty Counsel Family salaries ran from $117,671 to $154,117. 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
- ~$100,066
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.2%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$8,339
Where does $143,280 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.
Median by Year
2005–2025
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | Median | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Aid Ontario | $143,280 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin LeightonDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $156,814 | $157,181 |
| 2 | Joyce SoneyDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $154,763 | $155,123 |
| 3 | Tanya CianfaraniDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $154,517 | $154,879 |
| 4 | Surekha BhargavanDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $154,117 | $154,479 |
| 5 | Ward BrownellDuty Counsel, Family/Avocat de service, droit de la famille | $154,117 | $154,479 |
| 6 | Ginette Drouin ZimolaDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $154,117 | $154,117 |
| 7 | Richard HeroldDuty Counsel, Family/Avocat de service, droit de la famille | $154,117 | $154,479 |
| 8 | Stephanie JohnsonDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $154,117 | $154,479 |
| 9 | Carolyn KovacDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $154,117 | $154,479 |
| 10 | Lorelee MessengerDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $154,117 | $154,479 |
By Year
Related Positions
About these figures
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure (the “Sunshine List”), which names every public-sector employee paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year. Figures are disclosed salaries, not market compensation: anyone in this position earning under $100,000 does not appear, so medians here sit above the true median for the job.
Medians and percentiles use salary paid (benefits excluded), computed over records whose filed job title was normalized into this position. Titles are as each employer filed them; spellings, word order and bilingual forms are merged. Employers and years with fewer than five people show counts only.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.