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 528 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $121,882.98
$121,882.98
Average Salary in 2024
$112,523.58
Median Salary in 2024
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33.73% Male |
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66.27% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
485 employees received a salary between $100,360 - $153,219 |
25 employees received a salary between $153,219 - $206,078 |
15 employees received a salary between $206,078 - $258,936 |
3 employees received a salary between $258,936 - $311,795 |
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 Officer, Communications are $121,882.98 and $112,523.58, respectively.
In 2024, Althea Blackburn-evans, holding the position of Chief Communications Officer at the University of Western Ontario received the highest salary of $311,795.02 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Deborah Taylor, serving as the Officer, Communications at City of Brampton , earned the highest salary of $162,312.12 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Officer, Communications and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: University of Western Ontario with an average pay of $311,795.02; Halton Healthcare Services Corporation with an average pay of $256,985.17; Ducks Unlimited Canada with an average pay of $255,363.90; Unity Health Toronto with an average pay of $254,917.38; and The Ottawa Hospital with an average pay of $235,390.11.
A total of 81 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 Officer, Communications and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Colleges with an average pay of $181,745.97; Crown Agencies with an average pay of $167,672.37; and Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $134,635.75.
There were 9 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 Officer, Communications is 33.73% male and 66.27% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 528 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 528 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Althea Blackburn-evans | Chief Communications Officer | University of Western Ontario | $311,795 |
David Jang | Chief Communications And Community Engagement Officer | Metrolinx | $303,086 |
Lindsay Broadhead | Chief Communications Officer | City of Toronto | $261,436 |
Adrienne Spafford | Chief Communications Officer And Vice President | Halton Healthcare Services Corporation | $256,985 |
Janine Massey | Chief Marketing And Communications Officer | Ducks Unlimited Canada | $255,364 |
Sabrina Divell | Vice President Stakeholder Relations And Chief Communications Officer | Unity Health Toronto | $254,917 |
Melanie Gruer | Chief Communications Officer | The Ottawa Hospital | $235,390 |
Sally Tindal | Chief Marketing And Communications Officer | Royal Ontario Museum | $224,212 |
Agnes Bongers | Chief Communications Officer | St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton | $223,158 |
Licinio Miguelo | Executive Officer, Corporate Communications | York Region District School Board | $222,333 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 528 | $121,883 |
2023 | 193 | $126,316 |
2022 | 146 | $128,386 |
2021 | 128 | $125,542 |
2020 | 113 | $123,831 |
2019 | 91 | $123,467 |
2018 | 67 | $128,142 |
2017 | 50 | $122,505 |
2016 | 56 | $120,769 |
2015 | 53 | $120,995 |
2014 | 69 | $118,431 |
2013 | 54 | $122,645 |
2012 | 48 | $121,529 |
2011 | 38 | $119,733 |
2010 | 33 | $114,113 |
2009 | 14 | $112,673 |
2008 | 16 | $115,264 |