Communications Specialist Salary in Ontario (2025)
86 disclosed records, 2004–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (36%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
26
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$106,719
-12.7% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$101,961–$113,303
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$175,097
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Communications Specialist" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Communications Specialist" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Victor Romao at University Of Windsor, with a salary of $175,097; the median among the 26 listed under this title was $106,719.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Communications Specialist paid the 2025 median of $106,719 would take home roughly $78,627 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $6,552 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 26.3%. The middle half of Communications Specialist salaries ran from $101,961 to $113,303. 26 people were listed under this title in 2025. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$78,627
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~21.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.3%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$6,552
Where does $106,719 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
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor RomaoCommunications Specialist | $175,097 | $175,414 |
| 2 | Marc LebelCommunications Specialist | $129,151 | $129,638 |
| 3 | Lauren VillaniCommunications Specialist | $120,885 | $122,615 |
| 4 | Nadia SalvatoriCommunications Specialist / Spécialiste en communication | $118,516 | $118,675 |
| 5 | Sarah DeethCommunications Specialist | $115,893 | $116,529 |
| 6 | Cara WalshCommunications Specialist | $115,893 | $116,529 |
| 7 | Erin BainCommunications Specialist | $113,303 | $113,303 |
| 8 | Rachael SerediukCommunications Specialist / Spécialiste des communications | $113,243 | $113,246 |
| 9 | Dale BrusselersCommunications Specialist | $111,745 | $111,745 |
| 10 | Kathy LeungCommunications Specialist / Spécialiste en communication | $111,715 | $111,864 |
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.