The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Brian Higgs
Brian Higgs served as the Senior Investigator at Ontario Provincial Police in 2023, received an annual salary of $135,772.61 and a taxable benefit of $1,142.03, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Brian has held the same position since 2023 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$136,914.64
Total paid in 2023
$135,772.61
Salary
$1,142.03
Taxable Benefit
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Find Brian on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Senior Investigator |
| Employer : | Ontario Provincial Police |
| Sector : | Government of Ontario - Ministries |
| Year : | 2023 |
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Between 2019 and 2023, Brian experienced an average annual increase of approximately 3.81% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Ontario Provincial Police. By 2023, Brian's total pay had risen by 15.80% compared to the pay in 2019. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2023 | Senior Investigator | $135,773 | $1,142 | ⇧ 10.29% |
| 2022 | Investigator | $122,716 | $1,421 | ⇧ 2.34% |
| 2021 | Investigator | $120,247 | $1,056 | ⇩ -0.31% |
| 2020 | Investigator | $121,534 | $151 | ⇧ 2.92% |
| 2019 | Investigator | $118,094 | $143 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 7 employees who held exactly same position title ( Senior Investigator ) in the Ontario Provincial Police.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Shaw | $148,829 | $2,444 |
| James King | $146,644 | $1,435 |
| Eric Pinkerton | $144,508 | $912 |
| Jacqueline Dowhaniuk | $136,953 | $213 |
| Brian Higgs | $135,773 | $1,142 |
| Tara Thornton | $119,986 | $1,487 |
| Stephanie Henley | $111,007 | $132 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 64 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 64 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Awadalla | Director And Senior Principal Investigator | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $360,580 |
| James Woodgett | Senior Investigator, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute | Sinai Health System | $313,291 |
| Miguel Ramalho-santos | Senior Investigator, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute | Sinai Health System | $355,447 |
| Mariam Jafri | Assistant Professor - Senior Investigator | Queen’s University | $283,333 |
| Daniel Schramek | Senior Investigator, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute | Sinai Health System | $236,054 |
| Laura Pearce | Senior Investigator | Queen’s University | $210,204 |
| Graham Collingridge | Senior Investigator, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute | Sinai Health System | $184,023 |
| David Courtman | Senior Investigator / Chercheur principal | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | $164,025 |
| David Verschuuren | Senior Investigator | Finance | $162,657 |
| Kamyar Ghaderi | Senior Investigator / Auditor | Independent Electricity System Operator | $152,320 |