Senior Communications Advisor Salary in Ontario (2025)
763 disclosed records, 1999–2025 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (35%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
120
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$119,034
-2.6% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$108,263–$127,996
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$169,501
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Senior Communications Advisor" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Senior Communications Advisor" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Chad Tanner at Ontario Power Generation, with a salary of $169,501; the median among the 120 listed under this title was $119,034.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Senior Communications Advisor median of $119,034 comes to about 22.8%, leaving roughly $86,345 a year — about $7,195 a month. 120 people were listed under this title in 2025. That is about 3% below the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. The middle half of Senior Communications Advisor salaries ran from $108,263 to $127,996. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$86,345
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,195
Where does $119,034 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario Power Generation | $161,653 | Pay here → |
| Children, Community and Social Services | $127,798 | Pay here → |
| City of Brampton | $114,193 | Pay here → |
| City of Hamilton | $129,051 | Pay here → |
| Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario | $118,607 | Pay here → |
| City of Mississauga | $118,180 | Pay here → |
| Health | $116,804 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad TannerSenior Communications Advisor | $169,501 | $170,383 |
| 2 | Risa MacdonaldSenior Communications Advisor | $168,842 | $174,660 |
| 3 | Carrie-Anne AtkinsSenior Communications Advisor | $166,730 | $172,554 |
| 4 | Barb MckaySenior Communications Advisor | $166,697 | $167,647 |
| 5 | Kate CantinSenior Communications Advisor | $163,813 | $164,695 |
| 6 | Crystal NeaultSenior Communications Advisor | $163,224 | $168,118 |
| 7 | Monica ZellerSenior Communications Advisor | $162,656 | $163,595 |
| 8 | Jennifer GardinerSenior Communications Advisor | $162,479 | $168,192 |
| 9 | Azhar KhanSenior Communications Advisor | $162,256 | $168,397 |
| 10 | Steven RepergelSenior Communications Advisor | $162,205 | $168,028 |
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.