The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
In Ontario's 2024 Sunshine List, there were 53 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $161,196.13
$161,196.13
Average Salary in 2024
$150,590.13
Median Salary in 2024
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35.85% Male |
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64.15% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
44 employees received a salary between $101,897 - $193,157 |
7 employees received a salary between $193,157 - $284,418 |
1 employees received a salary between $284,418 - $375,678 |
1 employees received a salary between $375,678 - $466,938 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Director, Public Affairs are $161,196.13 and $150,590.13, respectively.
In 2024, Cheryl Misak, holding the position of Professor of Philosophy And Interim Director, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy at the University of Toronto received the highest salary of $466,938.48 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Karen Evans, serving as the Director, Public Affairs at Ontario Energy Board , earned the highest salary of $173,024.19 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Director, Public Affairs and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: McMaster University with an average pay of $231,210.56; University of Ottawa with an average pay of $228,920.96; Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $214,400.00; Regional Municipality of Peel Police Services with an average pay of $194,114.29; and Education Quality and Accountability Office with an average pay of $186,077.56.
A total of 30 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Director, Public Affairs and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $214,400.00; Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $182,627.42; and Universities with an average pay of $172,904.72.
There were 8 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Director, Public Affairs is 35.85% male and 64.15% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 53 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 53 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Cheryl Misak | Professor of Philosophy And Interim Director, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy | University of Toronto | $466,938 |
Ron Levi | Professor of Global Affairs And Sociology, And Associate Director, Academic, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy And Special Advisor, International Graduate Partnerships | University of Toronto | $298,171 |
Roland Paris | Director, Graduate School of Public International Affairs | University of Ottawa | $228,921 |
Alexandra Lawson | Executive Director, Public Affairs | McMaster University | $231,211 |
Neal Kelly | Director Media And Public Affairs | Ontario Power Generation | $214,400 |
Phillip Lipscy | Professor of Political Science And Global Affairs And Public Policy And Director, Centre for the Study of Global Japan | University of Toronto | $230,060 |
Amanda Pautler | Executive Director, Public Affairs, Office of the Vice-President And Principal | University of Toronto | $205,680 |
Ariana Bradford | Executive Director, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy | University of Toronto | $194,009 |
Sara Alimardani | Director Strategic Communications And Public Affairs | Regional Municipality of Peel Police Services | $194,114 |
Melissa Hill | Executive Director, Faculty Communications, Communications And Public Affairs, Arts And Science | University of Toronto | $189,586 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 53 | $161,196 |
2023 | 42 | $161,664 |
2022 | 34 | $165,587 |
2021 | 36 | $164,632 |
2020 | 36 | $157,212 |
2019 | 27 | $137,811 |
2018 | 23 | $141,130 |
2017 | 24 | $134,825 |
2016 | 27 | $136,718 |
2015 | 25 | $138,933 |
2014 | 26 | $132,905 |
2013 | 27 | $130,640 |
2012 | 27 | $135,146 |
2011 | 24 | $133,874 |
2010 | 25 | $140,139 |
2009 | 31 | $137,344 |
2008 | 25 | $146,785 |
2007 | 24 | $143,423 |
2006 | 21 | $137,761 |
2005 | 11 | $130,391 |
2004 | 5 | $148,209 |
2003 | 6 | $123,017 |
2001 | 4 | $148,659 |