The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure

The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.

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In Ontario's 2023 Sunshine List, there were 162 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $125,655.69

$125,655.69

Average Salary in 2023

$126,671.47

Median Salary in 2023

Male
39.13% 
Male
Female
60.87%
Female
162 employees (Duty Counsel)
1 162
Low: $100K Median: $127K High: $173K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

51 employees received a salary between $100,146 - $118,248
81 employees received a salary between $118,248 - $136,351
26 employees received a salary between $136,351 - $154,453
4 employees received a salary between $154,453 - $172,555

Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the second quartile breakdown.

What were the average and median salaries for a Duty Counsel listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Duty Counsel are $125,655.69 and $126,671.47, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Duty Counsel in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2023, Kirstie Bloomfield, holding the position of Duty Counsel, Criminal at the Legal Aid Ontario received the highest salary of $172,555.58 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Ariane Asselin, serving as the Duty Counsel at Legal Aid Ontario , earned the highest salary of $122,340.26 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.

What are the top 5 public organizations in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Duty Counsel?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Duty Counsel and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Legal Aid Ontario with an average pay of $125,655.69.

A total of 1 organization had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What are the top 3 public sectors in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Duty Counsel?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Duty Counsel and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Crown Agencies with an average pay of $125,655.69.

There were 1 sector where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Duty Counsel in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Duty Counsel is 39.13% male and 60.87% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 162 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 162 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Kirstie Bloomfield Duty Counsel, Criminal Legal Aid Ontario $172,556
Deanna Sun Duty Counsel, Criminal Legal Aid Ontario $172,424
Lisa Quesnel Manager, Criminal Duty Counsel Legal Aid Ontario $162,248
Omar Sherman Duty Counsel, Criminal Legal Aid Ontario $154,754
L.mark Kaffko Supervisory Duty Counsel, Family Legal Aid Ontario $150,665
Stacey Christ Duty Counsel, Criminal Legal Aid Ontario $146,133
Christine Den Bok Duty Counsel, Criminal Legal Aid Ontario $145,735
Dionne Peart Duty Counsel, Criminal Legal Aid Ontario $145,603
Joana Miskinis Duty Counsel, Criminal Legal Aid Ontario $145,187
Richard Herold Duty Counsel, Family Legal Aid Ontario $145,187

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023162$125,656
2022137$125,799
2021136$125,429
2020121$124,790
2019112$123,950
201897$113,585