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 2024 Sunshine List, there were 56 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $191,750.54

$191,750.54

Average Salary in 2024

$187,494.47

Median Salary in 2024

Male
61.82% 
Male
Female
38.18%
Female
56 employees (Biochemist)
1 56
Low: $100K Median: $187K High: $315K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

8 employees received a salary between $100,477 - $154,122
29 employees received a salary between $154,122 - $207,766
15 employees received a salary between $207,766 - $261,411
4 employees received a salary between $261,411 - $315,055

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 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Biochemist are $191,750.54 and $187,494.47, respectively.

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

In 2024, Lea Anne Harrington, holding the position of Professor And Chair, Biochemistry at the University of Toronto received the highest salary of $315,055.98 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Paul M Yip, serving as the Biochemist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre , earned the highest salary of $210,716.28 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 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Biochemist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: University of Toronto with an average pay of $217,838.09; University of Ottawa with an average pay of $217,514.83; Queen’s University with an average pay of $207,094.74; Unity Health Toronto with an average pay of $198,035.51; and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre with an average pay of $194,452.71.

A total of 19 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 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Biochemist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $208,537.56; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $174,726.44; and Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $120,369.24.

There were 4 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 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Biochemist is 61.82% male and 38.18% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 56 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 56 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 $302,981
Lea Anne Harrington Professor And Chair, Biochemistry University of Toronto $315,056
Oliver Ernst Professor, Biochemistry University of Toronto $282,643
Igor Stagljar Professor, Biochemistry University of Toronto $262,500
Liliana Attisano Professor, Biochemistry University of Toronto $257,809
John Pezacki Director, Biochemistry Program University of Ottawa $250,897
Grant Brown Professor, Biochemistry University of Toronto $250,147
Lisa Robinson Professor, Biochemistry And Dean, Temerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto $241,129
Jean-françois Couture Chair, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology And Immunology University of Ottawa $233,081
Trevor Moraes Professor, Biochemistry University of Toronto $226,976

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202456$191,751
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