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.

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In Ontario's 2023 Sunshine List, there were 122 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $181,938.96

$181,938.96

Average Salary in 2023

$164,280.56

Median Salary in 2023

Male
54.92% 
Male
Female
45.08%
Female
122 employees (Associate Professor / Research Assistant)
1 122
Low: $111K Median: $164K High: $383K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

76 employees received a salary between $111,145 - $179,144
30 employees received a salary between $179,144 - $247,144
13 employees received a salary between $247,144 - $315,143
3 employees received a salary between $315,143 - $383,142

Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.

What were the average and median salaries for a Associate Professor / Research Assistant listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Associate Professor / Research Assistant are $181,938.96 and $164,280.56, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Associate Professor / Research Assistant in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2023, Brenda Cossman, holding the position of Professor of Law And Associate Dean Research at the University of Toronto received the highest salary of $383,142.90 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Andrew Costa, serving as the Associate Professor / Research Assistant at McMaster University , earned the highest salary of $163,472.98 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.

What are the top 5 public organizations in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Associate Professor / Research Assistant?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Associate Professor / Research Assistant and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: University of Western Ontario with an average pay of $281,000.79; University of Toronto with an average pay of $246,581.50; Queen’s University with an average pay of $206,441.11; McMaster University with an average pay of $185,850.60; and Northern Ontario School of Medicine with an average pay of $169,665.42.

A total of 11 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What are the top 3 public sectors in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Associate Professor / Research Assistant?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Associate Professor / Research Assistant and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $181,938.96.

There were 1 sector where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Associate Professor / Research Assistant in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Associate Professor / Research Assistant is 54.92% male and 45.08% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 122 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 122 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Brenda Cossman Professor of Law And Associate Dean Research University of Toronto $383,143
Theodore Noseworthy Associate Dean / Professor / Canada Research Chair / Endowed Chair York University $381,332
Lorraine Ferris Associate Vice-President, Research Oversight And Compliance; Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health University of Toronto $351,295
Bryan Dt Neff Associate Vice-President (Research) / Professor University of Western Ontario $312,146
Laurence Ashworth Associate Dean (Research), Professor Queen’s University $287,368
Andrew Knights Associate Vice President Research / Director / Professor McMaster University $288,179
Michele Peterson-badali Professor of Education And Associate Dean, Research, International And Innovation University of Toronto $282,580
Kent Novakowski Associate Vice-Principal (Research), Special Advisor (Queen’s Centre for Advanced Computing), Professor Queen’s University $268,683
Kevin Shoemaker Associate Vice-President (Research) / Professor University of Western Ontario $265,791
Jacquelyn Burkell Associate Vice-President (Research) / Professor University of Western Ontario $265,066

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023122$181,939
202263$176,249
202163$180,263
202069$178,796