Gillian Macdonald
Health/Manager, Strategic Communication and Issues Management
2025 Salary
$177,569Total compensation $177,762, including $193 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
#86Health
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$177,5692025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$111,619 in 2017 is worth about $140,551 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manager, Strategic Communication and Issues ManagementHealth | $177,569Benefits $193Total $177,762 |
| 2024 | Manager, Strategic Communication and Issues ManagementHealth | $137,882Benefits $178Total $138,060 |
| 2023 | Manager, Strategic Communication and Issues Management / Chef des communications stratégiques et de la gestion des questions d’intérêtHealth / Santé | $133,289Benefits $170Total $133,459 |
| 2022 | Manager, Strategic Communication and Issues ManagementHealth | $134,620Benefits $166Total $134,786 |
| 2021 | Manager, Strategic Communication and Issues ManagementHealth | $127,881Benefits $157Total $128,039 |
| 2020 | Manager, Operational PlanningHealth | $125,366Benefits $154Total $125,519 |
| 2019 | Manager, Operational PlanningHealth And Long-Term Care | $118,274Benefits $154Total $118,429 |
| 2018 | Manager, Operational PlanningHealth and Long-Term Care | $115,812Benefits $173Total $115,985 |
| 2017 | Manager, Operational Planning / Chef, Planification opérationnelleHealth and Long-Term Care / Santé et Soins de longue durée | $111,619Benefits $163Total $111,782 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Gillian Macdonald's 2025 salary of $177,569 comes to roughly $119,057 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.9% effective) is deducted. Within Health, Gillian Macdonald's total compensation of $177,762 was the #86 of 1,443, against a median salary of $123,319. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 9 years in all, first in 2017. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$119,057
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.0%
Where does $177,569 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.