James Macdonald
ORNGE/Director, Corporate Communications/Directeur, Communications corporatives
2025 Salary
$181,180Total 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
#50ORNGE
Years on List
122014–2025
Peak Salary
$181,1802025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2014–2025
$108,411 in 2014 is worth about $142,181 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Corporate Communications/Directeur, Communications corporativesORNGE | $181,180 |
| 2024 | Director, Communications and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication et des affaires publiquesORNGE | $170,111 |
| 2023 | Director, Communications and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication et des affaires publiquesORNGE | $155,955 |
| 2022 | Director, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication d’entreprise et des affaires publiquesORNGE | $151,096 |
| 2021 | Director, Corporate Comm and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication d’entreprise et des affaires publiquesORNGE | $149,605 |
| 2020 | Director, Corporate Comm and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication d’entreprise et des affaires publiquesORNGE | $153,785 |
| 2019 | Director, Corporate Comm and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication d’entreprise et des affaires publiquesORNGE | $146,004 |
| 2018 | Director, Corporate Comm and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication d’entreprise et des affaires publiquesOrnge | $142,641 |
| 2017 | Director, Corporate Comm and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication d’entreprise et des affaires publiquesOrnge | $139,650 |
| 2016 | Director, Corporate Comm and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication d’entreprise et des affaires publiquesORNGE | $136,594 |
| 2015 | Director, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs/ Directeur de communication d’entreprise et des affaires publiquesOrnge | $131,386 |
| 2014 | Director, 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
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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.