Michael Wales
Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology/Director, Communications
2025 Salary
$153,858Total compensation $154,300, including $442 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
#42Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$155,2432024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$120,295 in 2021 is worth about $139,495 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, CommunicationsNiagara College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $153,858 |
| 2024 | Director, CommunicationsNiagara College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $155,243 |
| 2023 | Director, CommunicationsNiagara College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $147,206 |
| 2022 | Director, CommunicationsNiagara College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $128,411 |
| 2021 | Director, CommunicationsNiagara College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $120,295 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Michael Wales's 2025 salary of $153,858 comes to roughly $106,009 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.5% effective) is deducted. That is about 2% above the 2025 median of $150,680 for Director of Communications on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2021. Pension contributions — likely the CAAT Pension Plan in the Colleges sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$106,009
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.1%
- vs. 2025 Director of Communications median
- +2%
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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.