Matthew Ross
Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario/Director, Communications /Directeur de communications
2025 Salary
$127,822Total compensation $128,805, including $983 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
#6Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$127,8222025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$117,631 in 2020 is worth about $140,986 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Communications /Directeur de communicationsHigher Education Quality Council Of Ontario | $127,822Benefits $983Total $128,805 |
| 2024 | Director, Communications /Directeur de communicationsHigher Education Quality Council Of Ontario | $127,262Benefits $538Total $127,800 |
| 2023 | Director, Communications / Directeur de communicationsHigher Education Quality Council Of Ontario / Conseil ontarien de la qualité de l'enseignement supérieur? | $114,245Benefits $481Total $114,726 |
| 2022 | Director, Communications / Directeur de communicationsHigher Education Quality Council Of Ontario | $107,181Benefits $529Total $107,710 |
| 2021 | Director, Communications / Directeur de communicationsHigher Education Quality Council Of Ontario | $103,777Benefits $486Total $104,263 |
| 2020 | Director, Communications / Directeur de communicationsHigher Education Quality Council Of Ontario | $117,631Benefits $397Total $118,028 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $127,822 Matthew Ross earned in 2025, roughly $91,318 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 28.6%. That is about the same as the $127,262 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 6 years in all, first in 2020. Most Crown Agencies employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$91,318
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.6%
- vs. 2025 Director of Communications median
- −15%
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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.