DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS’

Seniority - Level 3: Senior Management

Sunshine Members - 2025 30
+0 (+0.0%) vs 2024
Average Sunshine Salary - 2025 $139,105.76
+$9,053 (+7.0%) vs 2024

Position Economics

Salary range and market performance.

Salary Spread
$101k $205k

Lowest to Highest reported in 2025

Historical Growth
36.0% NOT BEATING INFLATION

Since 1996

Market Presence
27 Employers

Hiring this role in 2025

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Quick Insight: The highest paid individual in this role works at INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS & FIRST NATIONS ECONOMIC RECONCILIATION and earns 47% more than the provincial average for this title in the 2025 sunshine list.

Salary Evolution

Historical average salary for this position over time.

* Data represents annual average based on provincial disclosures.

Market Distribution

Comparative analysis of volume vs. compensation for this role.

Hiring Volume by Sector

Government of Ontario – Ministries 18 Staff
Other Public Sector Employers 6 Staff
Municipalities & Services 3 Staff
Hospitals & Boards of Public Health 2 Staff
Universities 1 Staff

Top Employers, Ranked by Average Salary

INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS & FIRST NATIONS ECONOMIC RECONCILIATION $203,176
PUBLIC & BUSINESS SERVICE DELIVERY & PROCUREMENT $198,075
HOPITAL MONTFORT $191,162
TOWN OF HALTON HILLS $173,685
HOTEL-DIEU GRACE HEALTHCARE $170,485

Gender Breakdown

Comparing the first recorded year to the most recent data.

Male
Female
Unknown
Latest: 2025 Based on: 30 Sunshine Employees
43%
53%
3%
100%
Earliest: 1996 Based on: 1 Sunshine Employees
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Trend Insight: Female representation has grown by 53.3% since this position first appeared on the list, while the total workforce has increased.

Gender Salary Gap

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Historical Context: Over the last 22 years, the data shows a historical Female advantage, with an average salary gap of $3,293 per year. This reflects the cumulative trend for DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS’ across all recorded reporting periods.

Employee Salaries

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Name Employer Year Salary
Nemone Smith Indigenous Affairs & First Nations Economic Reconciliation 2025 $205,160.05
Thomas Zach Indigenous Affairs & First Nations Economic Reconciliation 2025 $201,192.71
Jennifer Proulx Public & Business Service Delivery & Procurement 2025 $198,074.65
Martin Sauvé Hopital Montfort 2025 $191,161.79
Alexandra Fuller Town of Halton Hills 2025 $173,685.19
Nicole Crozier Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare 2025 $170,484.92
Tanya Coyle Toronto Metropolitan University 2025 $166,917.37
Alana Russell City of Cambridge 2025 $163,593.44
Lisa Stocco Grand River Conservation Authority 2025 $156,405.90
Michael Heintzman Nan Corporate Services 2025 $148,824.21
Edyta Mckay Emergency Preparedness & Response 2025 $140,230.04
Callum Elder Long-Term Care 2025 $134,538.03
Marc St. Germain Metis Nation of Ontario Secretariat 2025 $128,117.30
Bryan Levesque Michaud Cabinet Office 2025 $127,945.27
Jackson Bw Jacobs Health 2025 $127,638.63
Samuel Mccormick Northern Economic Development & Growth 2025 $127,485.31
Chelsea Ea Mcgee Energy & Mines 2025 $124,188.93
Christopher Clarke Eldridge Children, Community & Social Services 2025 $122,693.98
Suzanne Fraser Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa 2025 $122,112.30
Kristine Gauthier City of Belleville 2025 $121,565.79
Sara Deras Economic Development, Job Creation & Trade 2025 $120,049.29
Melissa Mcvie Ontario Association of Residents' Councils 2025 $119,245.46
Dayna Smockum Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence & Security 2025 $116,101.30
Andrea Chiappetta Treasury Board Secretariat 2025 $115,133.51
Penny Tantakis Horticultural Trades Association Inc. (o/a Landscape Ontario) 2025 $114,500.10
Aaron Prance Sport 2025 $112,689.93
Anetes Anton Health 2025 $110,006.83
Michel Francois Johnson Figueredo Labour, Immigration, Training & Skills Development 2025 $107,419.61
Dakota Moniz Solicitor General 2025 $104,985.60
Natalia Chmielewski Energy & Mines 2025 $101,025.22


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