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.
Samantha Wells
Samantha Wells served as the Senior Director of Research at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in 2023, received an annual salary of $222,044.10 and a taxable benefit of $963.28, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Samantha has held the same position since 2023 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$223,007.38
Total paid in 2023
$222,044.10
Salary
$963.28
Taxable Benefit
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Find Samantha on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Senior Director of Research |
| Employer : | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health |
| Sector : | Hospitals and Boards of Public Health |
| Year : | 2023 |
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Between 2013 and 2023, Samantha experienced an average annual increase of approximately 8.53% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. By 2023, Samantha's total pay had risen by 118.05% compared to the pay in 2013. 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 Director of Research | $222,044 | $963 | ⇧ 6.34% |
| 2022 | Senior Scientist, Section Head | $208,786 | $919 | ⇧ 0.99% |
| 2021 | Senior Scientist, Section Head | $206,640 | $1,004 | ⇧ 18.89% |
| 2020 | Senior Scientist, Section Head | $173,620 | $1,039 | ⇩ -6.11% |
| 2019 | Senior Director of Research | $185,141 | $892 | ⇧ 29.19% |
| 2018 | Senior Scientist, Section Head | $143,343 | $658 | ⇧ 13.90% |
| 2017 | Senior Scientist | $125,849 | $583 | ⇧ 12.80% |
| 2016 | Independent Scientist | $111,612 | $478 | ⇧ 1.76% |
| 2015 | Independent Scientist | $109,673 | $477 | ⇧ 2.58% |
| 2014 | Independent Scientist | $106,900 | $481 | ⇧ 5.00% |
| 2013 | Independent Scientist | $101,800 | $472 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Senior Director of Research ) in the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
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| Samantha Wells | $222,044 | $963 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 14 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 14 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Wells | Senior Director of Research | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | $223,007 |
| Paul Kranjac | Senior Director, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute | Sinai Health System | $207,993 |
| David Clements | Executive Director (Psychedelics Research) And Senior Advisor (Innovation Strategy) | Queen’s University | $206,801 |
| Sharon Freitag | Senior Director Research Ethics | Unity Health Toronto | $203,641 |
| Marian Vermeulen | Senior Director Research, Data And Financial Services | Ices (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) | $203,845 |
| Piotr (Pete) Wegier | Senior Director, Digital Health Research Centre | Humber River Health | $204,913 |
| Dalton Charters | Senior Director Research Operations | Unity Health Toronto | $179,473 |
| Daneen Denomme | Senior Director of Programs And Research | Ontario Aboriginal Housing Support Services Corporation | $166,502 |
| Mani Kang | Senior Director Research Operations | Unity Health Toronto | $146,811 |
| Christopher Rooney | Senior Director, Research And Innovation | Trent University | $142,317 |