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.
Michael Wales
Michael Wales served as the Director, Communications at Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology in 2024, received an annual salary of $155,242.72 and a taxable benefit of $336.03, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.
$155,578.75
Total paid in 2024
$155,242.72
Salary
$336.03
Taxable Benefit
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Find Michael on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Director, Communications |
| Employer : | Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology |
| Sector : | Colleges |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2021 and 2024, Michael experienced an average annual increase of approximately 8.94% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology. By 2024, Michael's total pay had risen by 29.01% compared to the pay in 2021. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Director, Communications | $155,243 | $336 | ⇧ 5.34% |
| 2023 | Director, Communications | $147,206 | $487 | ⇧ 14.68% |
| 2022 | Director, Communications | $128,411 | $382 | ⇧ 6.79% |
| 2021 | Director, Communications | $120,295 | $303 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Director, Communications ) in the Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Wales | $155,243 | $336 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 436 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 436 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ileana Brito | Executive Director, Strategy, Communications And Stakeholder Relations | Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board) | $253,368 |
| Jane Stirling | Executive Director, Communications | University of Toronto | $226,452 |
| Amy Waters | Senior Director, Communications And Corporate Digital Content | Liquor Control Board of Ontario | $223,800 |
| Adele Huffman | Executive Director, Brand And Marketing Communications | University of Western Ontario | $219,736 |
| Chuck Chan | Executive Creative Director, Integrated Marketing And Communications | University of Toronto | $216,877 |
| Geoffrey Moulton | Director of Internal Communications, Editor in Chief And Literary Secretary Territorial Headquarters | Governing Council of The Salvation Army In Canada | $234,997 |
| Mikhail Ilyukhin | Director, Signals And Communications - Engineering | Metrolinx | $214,253 |
| Mark Halladay | Director Kingston Central Ambulance Communications Centre | Kingston Health Sciences Centre | $213,089 |
| Lynn Wong | Director, Communications | Office of the Chief Electoral Officer | $213,015 |
| Andrea Corlett | Director, Communications | Information and Privacy Commissioner | $211,129 |