Kirsten Gunter
Ontario Arts Council/Director of Communications / Directrice des communications
2024 Salary — last year on the list
$129,653Total compensation $129,821, including $168 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
2024
Employer Rank
#8Ontario Arts Council
Years on List
142011–2024
Peak Salary
$156,5542016
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2011–2024
$100,118 in 2011 is worth about $137,109 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2024 estimate
In 2024, Kirsten Gunter's $129,653 salary works out to roughly $91,808 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 29.2%. For comparison, the median Director of Communications on the 2024 list was paid $140,720; this salary is about 8% less. That is about 8% less than the $140,624 paid in 2023. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$91,808
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,105
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.2%
- vs. 2024 Director of Communications median
- −8%
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Estimate only: 2024 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.