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 31 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $141,989.74

$141,989.74

Average Salary in 2023

$126,874.12

Median Salary in 2023

Male
46.67% 
Male
Female
53.33%
Female
31 employees (Creative Director)
1 31
Low: $102K Median: $127K High: $243K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

19 employees received a salary between $101,646 - $136,910
7 employees received a salary between $136,910 - $172,173
4 employees received a salary between $172,173 - $207,437
1 employees received a salary between $207,437 - $242,700

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

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Creative Director are $141,989.74 and $126,874.12, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Creative Director in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2023, Pejman Salehi, holding the position of Executive Dean, Applied Computer Science And Information Technology And Creative Industries Director, Digital Learning Simulations at the Conestoga College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning received the highest salary of $242,700.20 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Lorne Kinsella, serving as the Creative Director at Metrolinx , earned the highest salary of $171,919.63 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 Creative Director?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Creative Director and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Conestoga College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning with an average pay of $242,700.20; Liquor Control Board of Ontario with an average pay of $197,301.24; City of Barrie with an average pay of $179,633.19; Metrolinx with an average pay of $171,393.82; and Centennial College Of Applied Arts and Technology with an average pay of $168,099.77.

A total of 19 organizations 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 Creative Director?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Creative Director and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $179,633.19; Colleges with an average pay of $160,299.14; and Crown Agencies with an average pay of $145,097.83.

There were 6 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Creative Director in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Creative Director is 46.67% male and 53.33% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 31 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 31 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Pejman Salehi Executive Dean, Applied Computer Science And Information Technology And Creative Industries Director, Digital Learning Simulations Conestoga College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning $242,700
Sonia Sennik Executive Director, Creative Destruction Lab University of Toronto $205,937
Chuck Chan Executive Creative Director, Integrated Marketing And Communications University of Toronto $201,944
Charan Bhogal Senior Director, Creative And Content Marketing Liquor Control Board of Ontario $197,301
Stephannie Schlichter Director of Economic And Creative Development City of Barrie $179,633
Lorne Kinsella Creative Director Metrolinx $171,920
Blake Atkinson Creative Director Metrolinx $170,868
Bruce Williams Director, Marketing And Creative Services Centennial College Of Applied Arts and Technology $168,100
Bruce Kotowich Associate Professor; Director - School of Creative Arts University of Windsor $157,123
Lee Gowan Program Director, Creative Writing University of Toronto $146,376

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202331$141,990
202224$140,424
202120$137,638
202017$136,320
201917$137,999
201817$133,123
201712$127,000
201512$133,974
20146$130,236
20136$128,786
20124$157,814
20113$121,268
20101$146,736
20091$144,470
20082$115,136
20071$103,035