Communications Officer Salary in Ontario (2025)
422 disclosed records, 2001–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (52%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
80
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$113,431
-7.2% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$104,450–$126,347
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$239,827
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Communications Officer" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Communications Officer" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Armanda Brown at City of Richmond Hill, with a salary of $239,827; the median among the 80 listed under this title was $113,431.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Communications Officer median of $113,431 comes to about 21.9%, leaving roughly $83,042 a year — about $6,920 a month. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 7% below it. The 2025 list carries 80 people grouped under the title Communications Officer. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$83,042
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~21.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.8%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$6,920
Where does $113,431 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 Ottawa | $111,530 | Pay here → |
| Ontario Provincial Police | $124,205 | Pay here → |
| Ontario Power Generation | $107,442 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armanda BrownCommunications Officer | $239,827 | $240,555 |
| 2 | Kathleen SecenjOfficer, Communications | $189,921 | $190,501 |
| 3 | Deborah TaylorOfficer, Communications | $184,774 | $185,327 |
| 4 | Mary Anne CousineauCommunications Officer | $176,874 | $177,471 |
| 5 | Melissa SparksCommunications Officer | $174,281 | $175,025 |
| 6 | Sandra SmithOfficer, Communications | $161,309 | $161,861 |
| 7 | Scott SimpsonCommunications Officer | $158,389 | $158,979 |
| 8 | Sharon Phillips-LaidlawCommunications Officer | $158,314 | $158,913 |
| 9 | Jackie CrandlesCommunications Officer | $148,677 | $148,677 |
| 10 | Carmela Linda Giuliano-RizzaCommunications Officer | $142,665 | $143,409 |
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.