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Michelle Burr

Treasury Board Secretariat/Director, Communications

2025 Salary

$189,385

Total compensation $189,596, including $211 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

#82

Treasury Board Secretariat

Years on List

6

2020–2025

Peak Salary

$189,385

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 6 yearly values of total compensation, from $129,627 in 2020 to $189,596 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K202020212022202320242025
Total compensation, 2020–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2020–2025

$129,458 in 2020 is worth about $155,161 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Director, CommunicationsTreasury Board Secretariat$189,385
2024Director, CommunicationsTreasury Board Secretariat$157,439
2023Director, Communications / Directrice des communicationsTreasury Board Secretariat / Secrétariat Du Conseil Du Trésor$151,865
2022Assistant Director, Corporate CommunicationsTreasury Board Secretariat$142,384
2021Assistant Director, Corporate CommunicationsTreasury Board Secretariat$139,578
2020Assistant Director, Corporate CommunicationsTreasury Board Secretariat$129,458

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Michelle Burr's $189,385 salary works out to roughly $125,214 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 33.9%. That is about 20% more than the $157,439 paid in 2024. That is about 26% above the 2025 median of $150,680 for Director of Communications on the Sunshine List. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.

Estimated net pay
~$125,214
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~31.0%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~33.9%
vs. 2025 Director of Communications median
+26%

Where does $189,385 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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