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Sarah Baker

University of Toronto/Executive Director Strategic Communications, Marketing and Public Engagement

2025 Salary

$178,203

Total compensation $178,329, including $126 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

#2,625

University of Toronto

Years on List

11

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$178,203

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 11 yearly values of total compensation, from $110,349 in 2015 to $178,329 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K$180K201520172019202120232025
Total compensation, 2015–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2015–2025

$106,109 in 2015 is worth about $137,623 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Executive Director Strategic Communications, Marketing and Public EngagementUniversity Of Toronto$178,203Benefits $126Total $178,329
2024Executive Director Strategic Communications, Marketing and Public EngagementUniversity Of Toronto$171,497Benefits $129Total $171,626
2023Executive Director Strategic Communications, Marketing Public EngagementUniversity Of Toronto$153,776Benefits $160Total $153,936
2022Director, Public Relations and CommunicationsUniversity Of Toronto$134,691Benefits $136Total $134,827
2021Director, Public Relations and CommunicationsUniversity Of Toronto$131,769Benefits $193Total $131,963
2020Director, Public Relations and CommunicationsUniversity Of Toronto$127,035Benefits $151Total $127,186
2019Director, Public Relations and CommunicationsUniversity Of Toronto$122,772Benefits $176Total $122,948
2018Director, Public Relations and CommunicationsUniversity of Toronto$117,560Benefits $2,004Total $119,564
2017Director, Public Relations and CommunicationsUniversity of Toronto$113,202Benefits $1,054Total $114,256
2016Director, Public Relations And CommunicationsUniversity of Toronto$109,309Benefits $1,927Total $111,236
2015Director, Public Relations And CommunicationsUniversity of Toronto$106,109Benefits $4,240Total $110,349

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Sarah Baker's 2025 salary of $178,203 comes to roughly $119,406 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.9% effective) is deducted. That is about 4% more than the $171,497 paid in 2024. On total compensation of $178,329, Sarah Baker ranked #2,625 of 7,392 disclosed at University of Toronto that year, where the median salary was $147,726. 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
~$119,406
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~29.9%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~33.0%

Where does $178,203 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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2025

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