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Shannon Mcfadyen

City of Oshawa/Director, Corporate Communications

2025 Salary

$194,983

Total compensation $195,822, including $839 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

#23

City of Oshawa

Years on List

8

2018–2025

Peak Salary

$194,983

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 8 yearly values of total compensation, from $107,005 in 2018 to $195,822 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K201820192021202220242025
Total compensation, 2018–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2018–2025

$106,574 in 2018 is worth about $131,180 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Director, Corporate CommunicationsCity Of Oshawa$194,983Benefits $839Total $195,822
2024Director, Corporate CommunicationsCity Of Oshawa$182,081Benefits $731Total $182,811
2023Director, Corporate CommunicationsCity Of Oshawa$159,218Benefits $573Total $159,791
2022Manager, Corporate CommunicationsCity Of Oshawa$139,026Benefits $478Total $139,504
2021Manager, Corporate CommunicationsCity Of Oshawa$135,336Benefits $440Total $135,776
2020Manager, Corporate CommunicationsCity Of Oshawa$134,850Benefits $449Total $135,299
2019Manager, Corporate CommunicationsCity Of Oshawa$122,349Benefits $428Total $122,777
2018Manager, Corporate CommunicationsCity of Oshawa$106,574Benefits $431Total $107,005

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Shannon Mcfadyen's 2025 salary of $194,983 comes to roughly $128,109 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.5% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Director Corporate Communications in 2025, the median was $181,180; this salary sits about 8% above it. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $182,081, that is a rise of about 7%. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$128,109
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~31.5%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~34.3%
vs. 2025 Director Corporate Communications median
+8%

Where does $194,983 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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