What does a Duty Counsel Criminal make at Legal Aid Ontario?
The 108 Duty Counsel Criminals at Legal Aid Ontario had a median salary of $135,433 in 2025. That is almost exactly the provincial median of $135,433 for the role. The highest-paid was $185,467.
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People
108listed as Duty Counsel Criminal in 2025
Median salary
$135,433salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$185,467salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
+$0against $135,433 province-wide
Best paid in the role
Legal Aid Ontario · 2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirstie BloomfieldDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $185,467 | $185,829 |
| 2 | Omar ShermanDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $165,517 | $165,879 |
| 3 | Kathryn EdmundsDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $158,371 | $158,717 |
| 4 | Elana GlassDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $157,600 | $157,962 |
| 5 | Joana MiskinisDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $157,551 | $157,912 |
| 6 | Rosanna MiuDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $156,967 | $157,329 |
| 7 | David Donald PerryDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $155,517 | $155,879 |
| 8 | Areti TsolosDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $155,517 | $155,879 |
| 9 | Rob KittoDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $155,417 | $155,779 |
| 10 | Stacey ChristDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $154,917 | $155,279 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 108 Legal Aid Ontario records mapped to Duty Counsel Criminal in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2008–2025
- At Legal Aid Ontario
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, Duty Counsel Criminal at Legal Aid Ontario, against every Duty Counsel Criminal in Ontario. Years with fewer than 5 people are left blank.
Year by year
| Year | People | Median | Highest | Ontario median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 108 | $135,433 | $185,467 | $135,433 |
| 2024 | 94 | $149,128 | $201,205 | $149,128 |
| 2023 | 82 | $126,007 | $172,311 | $126,007 |
| 2022 | 73 | $123,854 | $171,092 | $123,854 |
| 2021 | 67 | $120,541 | $168,487 | $120,541 |
| 2020 | 64 | $119,682 | $166,273 | $119,682 |
| 2019 | 56 | $118,020 | $156,945 | $118,020 |
| 2018 | 39 | $110,584 | $144,050 | $110,584 |
| 2017 | 32 | $109,658 | $148,000 | $109,658 |
| 2016 | 42 | $110,480 | $143,981 | $110,480 |
| 2015 | 22 | $104,484 | $131,145 | $104,484 |
| 2014 | 5 | $106,849 | $124,797 | $106,849 |
| 2013 | <5 | <5 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | <5 | <5 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | <5 | <5 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | <5 | <5 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | <5 | <5 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | <5 | <5 | <5 | — |
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Method. Figures are salary paid (not salary plus taxable benefits), the basis of every median on this site, for records whose filed job title maps to Duty Counsel Criminal at Legal Aid Ontario on the Ontario Sunshine List, which lists only public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more. A year with fewer than 5 people shows “<5” for both its count and its median, since naming the exact count would narrow the median down to specific people. Data runs through 2025. The 2025 figures were published here on .