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 31 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $170,618.16
$170,618.16
Average Salary in 2024
$168,985.30
Median Salary in 2024
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16.13% Male |
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83.87% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
11 employees received a salary between $118,377 - $152,125 |
8 employees received a salary between $152,125 - $185,872 |
9 employees received a salary between $185,872 - $219,620 |
3 employees received a salary between $219,620 - $253,367 |
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 Executive Director, Communications are $170,618.16 and $168,985.30, respectively.
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. Jane Stirling, serving as the Executive Director, Communications at University of Toronto , earned the highest salary of $226,451.89 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Executive Director, Communications and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board) with an average pay of $253,367.95; University of Western Ontario with an average pay of $190,771.03; Conestoga College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning with an average pay of $188,135.67; University of Toronto with an average pay of $184,951.14; and College Boreal D’Arts Appliques Et De Technologie with an average pay of $178,518.85.
A total of 14 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 Executive Director, Communications and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Crown Agencies with an average pay of $253,367.95; Colleges with an average pay of $183,327.26; and Universities with an average pay of $171,502.53.
There were 5 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 Executive Director, Communications is 16.13% male and 83.87% female, respectively.
The 2024 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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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 |
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 |
Linda Quattrin | Executive Director, Strategy, Communications And External Relations | University of Toronto | $201,830 |
Suzanne Tobin | Executive Director, Strategic Communications | University of Toronto | $200,904 |
Trista Walker | Executive Director - Advancement Communications And Marketing | University of Western Ontario | $191,223 |
Emma Nguyen | Executive Director, Digital Marketing And Communications | University of Toronto | $191,130 |
Melissa Hill | Executive Director, Faculty Communications, Communications And Public Affairs, Arts And Science | University of Toronto | $189,586 |
Brenda Bereczki | Executive Director, Corporate Communications | Conestoga College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning | $188,136 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 31 | $170,618 |
2023 | 30 | $167,377 |
2022 | 27 | $167,345 |
2021 | 27 | $164,862 |
2020 | 26 | $166,279 |
2019 | 20 | $163,134 |
2018 | 19 | $163,056 |
2017 | 20 | $150,385 |
2016 | 18 | $163,169 |
2015 | 17 | $160,447 |
2014 | 16 | $153,287 |
2013 | 16 | $152,352 |
2012 | 16 | $145,317 |
2011 | 13 | $142,979 |
2010 | 10 | $145,511 |
2009 | 9 | $149,642 |
2008 | 8 | $149,169 |
2007 | 8 | $149,389 |
2006 | 7 | $139,696 |
2005 | 2 | $126,507 |
2004 | 2 | $132,782 |
2003 | 2 | $132,714 |