Communications Officer-fire Salary in Ontario (2025)
116 disclosed records, 2007–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (100%)
Last filed under this title in 2025. Fewer than 20 records in the latest Sunshine List, so this page is kept for history.
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
8
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$160,577
+31.3% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$154,821–$161,607
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$180,543
Who is the highest-paid Communications Officer-Fire in Ontario?
The highest-paid Communications Officer-fire on the 2025 Sunshine List was Mark Hawes at City Of Mississauga, with a salary of $180,543; the median among the 8 listed under this title was $160,577.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $160,577, a Communications Officer-fire keeps roughly $109,706 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 28.3% effective), or about $9,142 a month. 8 people were listed under this title in 2025. That is about 31% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. Half of those listed earned between $154,821 and $161,607. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$109,706
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- Per month, after tax
- ~$9,142
Where does $160,577 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
Median salary paid among disclosed records. 2023 is absent: job titles were not disclosed that year. Years with fewer than five people are omitted.
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Employer | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Hawes | City Of Mississauga | Communications Officer, Fire | $180,543 | $180,995 |
| 2 | Elizabeth Duncan | City Of Mississauga | Communications Officer, Fire | $168,783 | $169,246 |
| 3 | Jylian Bishop | City Of Hamilton | Communications Officer-Fire | $161,607 | $162,313 |
| 4 | Lara Isic | City Of Mississauga | Communications Officer, Fire | $160,806 | $161,252 |
| 5 | John Harding | City Of Mississauga | Communications Officer, Fire | $160,348 | $160,800 |
| 6 | Patricia Majpruz | City Of Hamilton | Communications Officer – Fire | $159,326 | $160,047 |
| 7 | Jordan Baker | City Of Hamilton | Communications Officer – Fire | $154,821 | $155,509 |
| 8 | Linda White | City Of Hamilton | Communications Officer – Fire | $152,340 | $153,085 |
By Year
Related Positions
- Constable5,795
- Firefighter5,399
- Police Constable4,778
- Operator3,992
- Primary Care Paramedic2,883
- Sergeant1,600
- Captain1,385
- Plainclothes Police Constable1,286
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. 2023: job titles were not disclosed, so that year has no position data.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.