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 2024 Sunshine List, there were 436 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $146,144.82

$146,144.82

Average Salary in 2024

$141,579.22

Median Salary in 2024

Male
28.21% 
Male
Female
71.79%
Female
436 employees (Director Communications)
1 436
Low: $102K Median: $142K High: $253K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

199 employees received a salary between $101,706 - $139,621
170 employees received a salary between $139,621 - $177,537
61 employees received a salary between $177,537 - $215,452
6 employees received a salary between $215,452 - $253,367

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Director Communications listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Director Communications are $146,144.82 and $141,579.22, respectively.

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

In 2024, Ileana Brito, holding the position of Executive Director, Strategy, Communications And Stakeholder Relations at the Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board) received the highest salary of $253,367.95 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Tammy I Robbinson, serving as the Director Communications at City of Toronto , earned the highest salary of $158,575.74 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 Director Communications?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Director Communications and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Governing Council of The Salvation Army In Canada with an average pay of $234,997.02; Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board) with an average pay of $214,741.74; Office of the Chief Electoral Officer with an average pay of $213,015.46; City of Mississauga with an average pay of $210,814.25; and City of Toronto - Board of Mgmt. of the Toronto Zoo with an average pay of $209,693.17.

A total of 237 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 Director Communications?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Director Communications and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Government of Ontario - Legislative Assembly and Offices with an average pay of $175,002.01; Crown Agencies with an average pay of $166,995.10; and Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $160,031.32.

There were 10 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Director Communications is 28.21% male and 71.79% female, respectively.

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

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2024436$146,145
2023395$142,388
2022351$138,976
2021302$137,743
2020291$138,638
2019269$136,614
2018243$136,806
2017222$133,390
2016220$134,037
2015215$133,707
2014200$131,889
2013199$130,976
2012201$130,083
2011185$128,137
2010160$129,208
2009146$129,967
200679$125,479