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.
Melissa Sparks
Melissa Sparks served as the Communications Officer at City of Richmond Hill in 2023, received an annual salary of $135,873.36 and a taxable benefit of $683.76, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.
$136,557.12
Total paid in 2023
$135,873.36
Salary
$683.76
Taxable Benefit
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Female Very high confidence |
Find Melissa on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Communications Officer |
| Employer : | City of Richmond Hill |
| Sector : | Municipalities and Services |
| Year : | 2023 |
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Between 2019 and 2023, Melissa experienced an average annual increase of approximately 3.56% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at City of Richmond Hill. By 2023, Melissa's total pay had risen by 14.54% compared to the pay in 2019. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2023 | Communications Officer | $135,873 | $684 | ⇩ -2.09% |
| 2022 | Communications Officer | $138,468 | $998 | ⇧ 2.09% |
| 2021 | Communications Officer | $135,961 | $651 | ⇧ 11.35% |
| 2020 | Communications Officer | $122,009 | $675 | ⇧ 2.90% |
| 2019 | Communications Officer | $118,637 | $586 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 4 employees who held exactly same position title ( Communications Officer ) in the City of Richmond Hill.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Armanda Brown | $168,189 | $581 |
| Melissa Sparks | $135,873 | $684 |
| Kirsten D Lee | $124,320 | $1,004 |
| Carmela Linda Giuliano-rizza | $121,664 | $684 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 193 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 193 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Althea Blackburn-evans | Chief Communications Officer | University of Western Ontario | $302,715 |
| David Jang | Chief Communications And Community Engagement Officer | Metrolinx | $294,086 |
| Alana Russell | Chief Communications Officer | Waterloo Region District School Board | $280,591 |
| Janine Hopkins | Chief Communications Officer | North York General Hospital | $244,643 |
| Janine Massey | Chief Marketing And Communications Officer | Ducks Unlimited Canada | $245,195 |
| Melanie Gruer | Chief Communications Officer | The Ottawa Hospital | $230,068 |
| Emily Hanft | Corporate Communications Officer | Women’s College Hospital | $224,141 |
| Shaun Simms-jones | Chief People, Communications And Strategy Officer | Ottawa Community Housing Corporation | $219,007 |
| Ricky Landry | Chief Communications Officer | University of Ottawa | $206,982 |
| Constance Macdonald | Chief Communications And Strategy Officer | Regional Municipality of Waterloo | $207,538 |