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James Macdonald

ORNGE/Director, Corporate Communications/Directeur, Communications corporatives

2025 Salary

$181,180

Total compensation $182,752, including $1,572 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

#50

ORNGE

Years on List

12

2014–2025

Peak Salary

$181,180

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 12 yearly values of total compensation, from $108,788 in 2014 to $182,752 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K201420162018202120232025
Total compensation, 2014–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2014–2025

$108,411 in 2014 is worth about $142,181 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Director, Corporate Communications/Directeur, Communications corporativesORNGE$181,180
2024Director, Communications and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication et des affaires publiquesORNGE$170,111
2023Director, Communications and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication et des affaires publiquesORNGE$155,955
2022Director, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication d’entreprise et des affaires publiquesORNGE$151,096
2021Director, Corporate Comm and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication d’entreprise et des affaires publiquesORNGE$149,605
2020Director, Corporate Comm and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication d’entreprise et des affaires publiquesORNGE$153,785
2019Director, Corporate Comm and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication d’entreprise et des affaires publiquesORNGE$146,004
2018Director, Corporate Comm and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication d’entreprise et des affaires publiquesOrnge$142,641
2017Director, Corporate Comm and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication d’entreprise et des affaires publiquesOrnge$139,650
2016Director, Corporate Comm and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication d’entreprise et des affaires publiquesORNGE$136,594
2015Director, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication d’entreprise et des affaires publiquesOrnge$131,386
2014Director, Corporate Communication and Public Affairs / Directeur de communication d’entreprise et des affaires publiquesOrnge$108,411

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, James Macdonald's $181,180 salary works out to roughly $120,971 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 33.2%. The 2025 median for Director Corporate Communications on the list was $181,180, almost exactly this figure. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 12 years in all, first in 2014. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.

Estimated net pay
~$120,971
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~30.2%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~33.2%
vs. 2025 Director Corporate Communications median
about even

Where does $181,180 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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