The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
In Ontario's 2023 Sunshine List, there were 6 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $190,323.67
$190,323.67
Average Salary in 2023
$191,195.34
Median Salary in 2023
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16.67% Male |
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83.33% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
2 employees received a salary between $102,054 - $152,203 |
2 employees received a salary between $152,203 - $202,352 |
1 employees received a salary between $202,352 - $252,500 |
1 employees received a salary between $252,500 - $302,649 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first and second quartile breakdown.
The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Public Affairs Officer are $190,323.67 and $191,195.34, respectively.
In 2023, Lori Spadorcia, holding the position of Senior Vice President Public Affairs, Partnership And Chief Strategy Officer at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health received the highest salary of $302,649.43 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Marie F Sanderson, serving as the Public Affairs Officer at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre , earned the highest salary of $118,483.75 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Public Affairs Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health with an average pay of $302,649.43; Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario with an average pay of $236,523.81; Royal Ontario Museum with an average pay of $191,195.34; Oak Valley Health with an average pay of $191,036.11; and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre with an average pay of $118,483.75.
A total of 6 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.
In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Public Affairs Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Crown Agencies with an average pay of $213,859.58; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $204,056.43; and Universities with an average pay of $102,054.18.
There were 3 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Public Affairs Officer is 16.67% male and 83.33% female, respectively.
The 2023 Sunshine List has 6 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Lori Spadorcia | Senior Vice President Public Affairs, Partnership And Chief Strategy Officer | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | $302,649 |
Judith Pfeifer | Chief Public Affairs Officer | Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario | $236,524 |
Alexis Easton | Chief Public Affairs Officer And Board Secretary | Royal Ontario Museum | $191,195 |
Rebecca Mackenzie | Chief, Communications, Public Affairs And Patient Experience Officer | Oak Valley Health | $191,036 |
Marie F Sanderson | Public Affairs Officer | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | $118,484 |
Sarah Namer | Funded Research Officer, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy | University of Toronto | $102,054 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2023 | 6 | $190,324 |
2021 | 4 | $191,363 |
2020 | 3 | $145,554 |
2014 | 2 | $154,960 |
2013 | 7 | $140,043 |
2012 | 9 | $144,053 |
2011 | 8 | $130,526 |
2010 | 5 | $121,874 |
2009 | 5 | $119,872 |
2008 | 4 | $116,079 |
2007 | 5 | $109,594 |
2006 | 3 | $110,340 |
2005 | 2 | $105,862 |
2004 | 1 | $126,404 |
2003 | 1 | $118,994 |
2002 | 2 | $112,251 |
2001 | 2 | $114,408 |