Barbara Mottram
Office of the Premier/Director, Strategic Communications
2025 Salary
$150,062Total 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
#31Office of the Premier
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$150,0622025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$117,098 in 2020 is worth about $140,346 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Strategic CommunicationsOffice Of The Premier | $150,062 |
| 2024 | Director, Strategic CommunicationsOffice Of The Premier | $138,754 |
| 2023 | Senior Communications Strategist / Stratège principale en communicationsOffice Of The Premier / Cabinet De La Première Ministre | $127,854 |
| 2022 | Senior Communications StrategistOffice Of The Premier | $122,953 |
| 2021 | Senior Communications StrategistOffice Of The Premier | $119,620 |
| 2020 | Senior 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%
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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.