Communications Manager Salary in Ontario (2025)
660 disclosed records, 2001–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (25%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
104
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$120,740
-1.2% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$109,267–$131,646
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$183,281
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Communications Manager" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Communications Manager" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Laurel Boliska at City Of Mississauga, with a salary of $183,281; the median among the 104 listed under this title was $120,740.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $120,740, a Communications Manager keeps roughly $87,310 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 27.7% all-in), or about $7,276 a month. The middle half of Communications Manager salaries ran from $109,267 to $131,646. The 2025 list carries 104 people grouped under the title Communications Manager. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$87,310
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.7%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,276
Where does $120,740 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.
Median by Year
2005–2025
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | Median | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| City of Toronto | $160,296 | Pay here → |
| Ontario Health atHome | $106,123 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurel BoliskaManager, Communications | $183,281 | $183,863 |
| 2 | Eric HolmesManager Communications | $177,753 | $178,693 |
| 3 | Cheryl L San JuanManager Communications | $173,876 | $174,775 |
| 4 | Joanne PaquetteManager, Communications | $173,169 | $174,505 |
| 5 | Jane E ArbourManager Communications | $167,407 | $168,367 |
| 6 | Tanya ThompsonManager of Communications | $164,434 | $165,451 |
| 7 | Andreanne DenisManager of Communications | $154,118 | $154,220 |
| 8 | James SlaterManager Communications | $153,185 | $154,129 |
| 9 | Paula ChungCommunications Manager / Responsable des communications | $150,388 | $150,578 |
| 10 | Andrea RavensdaleCommunications Manager | $149,218 | $152,556 |
By Year
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About these figures
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure (the “Sunshine List”), which names every public-sector employee paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year. Figures are disclosed salaries, not market compensation: anyone in this position earning under $100,000 does not appear, so medians here sit above the true median for the job.
Medians and percentiles use salary paid (benefits excluded), computed over records whose filed job title was normalized into this position. Titles are as each employer filed them; spellings, word order and bilingual forms are merged. Employers and years with fewer than five people show counts only. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.