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 2018 Sunshine List, there were 12 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $149,061.08

$149,061.08

Average Salary in 2018

$144,644.66

Median Salary in 2018

Male
41.67% 
Male
Female
58.33%
Female
12 employees (Director, Public Relations)
1 12
Low: $101K Median: $145K High: $214K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

5 employees received a salary between $101,341 - $129,626
3 employees received a salary between $129,626 - $157,912
1 employees received a salary between $157,912 - $186,197
3 employees received a salary between $186,197 - $214,482

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, Public Relations listed in the 2018 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2018 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Director, Public Relations are $149,061.08 and $144,644.66, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Director, Public Relations in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2018, Allison Sparkes, holding the position of Executive Director Communications And Public Relations at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation received the highest salary of $214,482.12 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Vince Rice, serving as the Director, Public Relations at West Park Healthcare Centre , earned the highest salary of $119,193.33 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, Public Relations?

In the year 2018, the highest-paying organizations for Director, Public Relations and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation with an average pay of $214,482.12; Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics with an average pay of $186,309.77; Legislative Assembly with an average pay of $168,838.84; City of Ottawa with an average pay of $155,423.57; and William Osler Health System with an average pay of $150,779.98.

A total of 11 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, Public Relations?

In the year 2018, the highest-paying sector or industries for Director, Public Relations and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Crown Agencies with an average pay of $214,482.12; Government of Ontario - Legislative Assembly and Offices with an average pay of $168,838.84; and Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $155,423.57.

There were 7 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Director, Public Relations in Ontario?

The 2018 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Director, Public Relations is 41.67% male and 58.33% female, respectively.

The 2018 Sunshine List has 12 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 12 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Allison Sparkes Executive Director Communications And Public Relations Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation $214,482
Cara Francis Director Public Relations And Digital Communications William Osler Health System $200,218
John Matlock Director of External Relations And Public Affairs Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics $186,310
Deborah La Mantia Director, Parliamentary Protocol And Public Relations Legislative Assembly $168,839
Andrea Lanthier-seymour Director, Public Information And Media Relations City of Ottawa $155,424
Gordon Arbeau Director, Public And Community Relations McMaster University $144,645
Kayla Lewis Director of Communications And Public Relations Seneca College $122,694
Ann Godfrey Director of Development And Public Relations Children’s Aid Society of the Niagara Region $122,762
Vince Rice Director, Public Relations West Park Healthcare Centre $119,193
Sarah Baker Director, Public Relations And Communications University of Toronto $119,564

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
201812$149,061
20179$139,336
201615$131,725
201511$131,440
201315$123,816
201210$116,011
201112$124,634
201013$118,923
200912$127,429
200810$130,089
20078$117,752
200610$114,413
20054$111,459