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Barbara Mottram

Office of the Premier/Director, Strategic Communications

2025 Salary

$150,062

Total compensation $150,250, including $188 in taxable benefits.

Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page

At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#31

Office of the Premier

Years on List

6

2020–2025

Peak Salary

$150,062

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 6 yearly values of total compensation, from $117,250 in 2020 to $150,250 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K202020212022202320242025
Total compensation, 2020–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2020–2025

$117,098 in 2020 is worth about $140,346 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Director, Strategic CommunicationsOffice Of The Premier$150,062
2024Director, Strategic CommunicationsOffice Of The Premier$138,754
2023Senior Communications Strategist / Stratège principale en communicationsOffice Of The Premier / Cabinet De La Première Ministre$127,854
2022Senior Communications StrategistOffice Of The Premier$122,953
2021Senior Communications StrategistOffice Of The Premier$119,620
2020Senior Communications StrategistOffice Of The Premier$117,098

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Barbara Mottram's 2025 salary of $150,062 comes to roughly $103,904 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.1% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Director Strategic Communications on the 2025 list was paid $143,351; this salary is about 5% more. That is about 8% more than the $138,754 paid in 2024. Most Government of Ontario – Ministries employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

Estimated net pay
~$103,904
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~27.1%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~30.8%
vs. 2025 Director Strategic Communications median
+5%

Where does $150,062 rank on the Sunshine List? →

Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.

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2025

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