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Senior Strategic Communications Advisor salary in Ontario

17 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $113,521 and $127,798.

Median salary
$126,248
+3.1% vs 2024
People on the list
17
Middle half
$114K–$128K
Highest
$147,284

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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2016$103,302
2017
2018$103,933
2019$104,542
2020
2021$108,762
2022$109,960
2023$111,911
2024$122,471
2025$126,248

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K8
$125K–$150K9
$150K–$200K0
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Senior Strategic Communications Advisor in Ontario’s public sector?

$126,248 among the 17 people with this title on the 2025 list. Only people paid $100,000 or more are listed, so this is not the median for everyone in the job.

How much do most people with the title Senior Strategic Communications Advisor on the list earn?

Half were paid between $113,521 and $127,798 in 2025; the highest salary was $147,284.

Which employer has the most people with the title Senior Strategic Communications Advisor?

Environment, Conservation and Parks, with 4 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title Senior Strategic Communications Advisor are on the list?

17 in 2025, up from 5 in 2016.

What share of people with the title Senior Strategic Communications Advisor are paid $150,000 or more?

0% of those on the 2025 list (0 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).

How does Senior Strategic Communications Advisor pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $126,248, is 3.3% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).

Has Senior Strategic Communications Advisor pay gone up?

The median rose 3.1% from 2024 ($122,471) to 2025. In 2016 it was $103,302.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work

Why is someone not on the list?

Only people paid $100,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.