The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
In Ontario's 2023 Sunshine List, there were 193 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $126,316.29
$126,316.29
Average Salary in 2023
$110,920.04
Median Salary in 2023
34.76% Male |
65.24% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
164 employees received a salary between $100,203 - $150,831 |
19 employees received a salary between $150,831 - $201,459 |
7 employees received a salary between $201,459 - $252,087 |
3 employees received a salary between $252,087 - $302,715 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.
The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Communications Officer are $126,316.29 and $110,920.04, respectively.
In 2023, Althea Blackburn-evans, holding the position of Chief Communications Officer at the University of Western Ontario received the highest salary of $302,715.44 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Armanda Brown, serving as the Communications Officer at City of Richmond Hill , earned the highest salary of $168,769.51 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Communications Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Waterloo Region District School Board with an average pay of $280,590.79; Ducks Unlimited Canada with an average pay of $245,195.40; North York General Hospital with an average pay of $244,642.53; The Ottawa Hospital with an average pay of $230,067.77; and University of Western Ontario with an average pay of $228,024.50.
A total of 53 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.
In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Communications Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Colleges with an average pay of $186,956.52; Crown Agencies with an average pay of $169,911.90; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $156,273.70.
There were 9 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Communications Officer is 34.76% male and 65.24% female, respectively.
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 |
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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 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2023 | 193 | $126,316 |
2022 | 146 | $128,386 |
2021 | 128 | $125,542 |
2020 | 113 | $123,831 |
2019 | 91 | $123,467 |
2018 | 67 | $128,142 |
2017 | 50 | $122,505 |
2016 | 56 | $120,769 |
2015 | 53 | $120,995 |
2014 | 69 | $118,431 |
2013 | 54 | $122,645 |
2012 | 48 | $121,529 |
2010 | 33 | $114,113 |
2009 | 14 | $112,673 |
2008 | 16 | $115,264 |
2006 | 5 | $109,978 |
2002 | 3 | $106,984 |
2001 | 4 | $105,970 |