Ontario public pay
Michael Burke Christian
Director, Communications Branch at Municipal Affairs and Housing. On Ontario’s disclosure list 8 years between 2018 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $215,825.80
- Taxable benefits
- $230.91
- Total disclosed
- $216,056.71
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$40,912 (+23.4%)8years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$40,912 (+23.4%)8years on
the list
Among 303 people at Municipal Affairs and Housing in 2025
15th highest paid. Their median: $129,363.
$215,826$100,001$378,449
Paid more than 96% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
middle 80%middle halfmedianthis personspacing grows with pay (log scale)
Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$216K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $126,138 | |
| 2019 | $133,140 | |
| 2020 | $137,849 | |
| 2021 | $155,174 | $157,516 |
| 2022 | $148,787 | |
| 2023 | $164,563 | |
| 2024 | $174,914 | |
| 2025 | $215,826 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Municipal Affairs and HousingDirector, Communications Branch | $215,826 | $231 | +$40,912 |
| 2024 | Municipal Affairs and HousingAssistant Deputy Minister, Community and Supportive Housing Division | $174,914 | $215 | +$10,352 |
| 2023 | Municipal Affairs and Housing / Affaires municipales et LogementDirector, Communications Branch / Directeur, Direction des communications · moved here | $164,563 | $194 | +$15,776 |
| 2022 | Municipal Affairs and HousingDirector, Communications Branch | $148,787 | $188 | −$6,387 |
| 2021 | Municipal Affairs and HousingDirector, Communications Branch · moved here | $155,174 | $181 | +$17,324 |
| 2020 | Cabinet OfficeManaging Director, Marketing and Digital Strategy | $137,849 | $177 | +$4,709 |
| 2019 | Cabinet OfficeManaging Director, Marketing and Digital Strategy · moved here | $133,140 | $170 | +$7,002 |
| 2018 | EducationAssistant Director and Manager, Strategic Communications | $126,138 | $184 |
Years at different employers were matched because the name appears once on each year’s list with the same job or sector. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal