Senior Communications Specialist Salary in Ontario (2025)
71 disclosed records, 2012–2025 · mostly Hospitals & Boards of Public Health (46%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
23
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$113,235
-7.4% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$104,246–$119,111
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$131,730
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Senior Communications Specialist" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Senior Communications Specialist" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Jennifer Thomas at University Of Ottawa, with a salary of $131,730; the median among the 23 listed under this title was $113,235.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Senior Communications Specialist median of $113,235 comes to about 21.9%, leaving roughly $82,920 a year — about $6,910 a month. The 2025 list carries 23 people grouped under the title Senior Communications Specialist. That is about 7% below the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. Most Hospitals & Boards of Public Health employees belong to HOOPP, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$82,920
- 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
- ~$6,910
Where does $113,235 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Municipality of Niagara | $113,235 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer ThomasSpécialiste principale, spécialiste principal, Communications / Senior Specialist, Communications | $131,730 | $131,730 |
| 2 | Andrea PiunnoSenior Communications Specialist | $129,200 | $129,586 |
| 3 | Laelia Ajodhia-NicholsonSenior Communications Specialist | $128,931 | $129,358 |
| 4 | Kent AnjoSenior Communications Specialist | $128,356 | $128,742 |
| 5 | Chrislyn TziortzisSenior Communications Specialist | $127,798 | $127,956 |
| 6 | Pavitura KanagaSenior Communications Specialist/Spécialiste principale des communications | $119,111 | $120,500 |
| 7 | Alayna RoweSenior Communications Specialist | $118,677 | $118,811 |
| 8 | Natalie SpencerSenior Communications Specialist | $118,027 | $118,167 |
| 9 | Tara ThomasSenior Communications Specialist | $114,212 | $117,172 |
| 10 | Lisa CoxSenior Communications Specialist | $113,966 | $114,680 |
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.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.