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 53 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $194,008.83

$194,008.83

Average Salary in 2023

$187,720.62

Median Salary in 2023

Male
60.38% 
Male
Female
39.62%
Female
53 employees (Biochemist)
1 53
Low: $101K Median: $188K High: $317K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

9 employees received a salary between $100,988 - $155,003
27 employees received a salary between $155,003 - $209,017
12 employees received a salary between $209,017 - $263,032
5 employees received a salary between $263,032 - $317,046

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Biochemist listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Biochemist are $194,008.83 and $187,720.62, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Biochemist in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2023, Lea Anne Harrington, holding the position of Professor And Chair, Biochemistry at the University of Toronto received the highest salary of $317,046.50 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Paul M Yip, serving as the Biochemist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre , earned the highest salary of $220,828.37 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 Biochemist?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Biochemist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: McMaster University with an average pay of $229,888.10; University of Toronto with an average pay of $219,024.95; Queen’s University with an average pay of $210,310.52; Trillium Health Partners with an average pay of $189,980.16; and University of Ottawa with an average pay of $189,051.37.

A total of 18 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 Biochemist?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Biochemist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $209,971.56; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $175,880.84; and Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $113,943.28.

There were 3 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Biochemist in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Biochemist is 60.38% male and 39.62% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 53 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 53 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Justin Nodwell Professor, Biochemistry And Vice Dean, Research And Health Science Education, Temerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto $308,738
Lea Anne Harrington Professor And Chair, Biochemistry University of Toronto $317,047
Oliver Ernst Professor, Biochemistry University of Toronto $289,657
Igor Stagljar Professor, Biochemistry University of Toronto $268,782
Liliana Attisano Professor, Biochemistry University of Toronto $263,484
Grant Brown Professor, Biochemistry University of Toronto $255,423
Matthew S Miller Assistant Dean, Biochemistry / Associate Professor McMaster University $229,888
Karen Maxwell Associate Professor, Biochemistry University of Toronto $224,446
Jean-françois Couture Chair, Department of Biochemistry, Micro And Immunology University of Ottawa $224,327
Trevor Moraes Professor, Biochemistry University of Toronto $224,233

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202353$194,009
202248$180,949
202145$178,600
202044$172,941
201943$173,249
201841$162,753
201739$169,400
201638$165,791
201539$166,248
201441$166,237
201344$168,972
201242$168,655
201138$153,374
201049$152,269
200949$155,451
200847$152,108
200746$143,748
200645$140,526
200533$123,959
200427$133,118
200324$123,598
200222$120,410
200124$123,951