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 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
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46.67% Male |
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53.33% Female |
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 |
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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 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2023 | 31 | $141,990 |
2022 | 24 | $140,424 |
2021 | 20 | $137,638 |
2020 | 17 | $136,320 |
2019 | 17 | $137,999 |
2018 | 17 | $133,123 |
2017 | 12 | $127,000 |
2015 | 12 | $133,974 |
2014 | 6 | $130,236 |
2013 | 6 | $128,786 |
2012 | 4 | $157,814 |
2011 | 3 | $121,268 |
2010 | 1 | $146,736 |
2009 | 1 | $144,470 |
2008 | 2 | $115,136 |
2007 | 1 | $103,035 |