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.
Chemist
In Ontario's 2024 Sunshine List, there were 213 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $184,157.72
$184,157.72
Average Salary in 2024
$173,638.46
Median Salary in 2024
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65.57% Male |
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34.43% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
| 184 employees received a salary between $100,477 - $252,586 |
| 27 employees received a salary between $252,586 - $404,695 |
| 1 employees received a salary between $404,695 - $556,803 |
| 1 employees received a salary between $556,803 - $708,912 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.
What were the average and median salaries for a Chemist listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Chemist are $184,157.72 and $173,638.46, respectively.
What is the highest salary for a Chemist in a public organization in Ontario?
In 2024, Alan Aspuru-guzik, holding the position of Professor of Chemistry And Computer Science at the University of Toronto received the highest salary of $708,912.97 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Tahir Ahmed, serving as the Chemist at Atura , earned the highest salary of $174,009.33 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 Chemist?
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Chemist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research with an average pay of $299,962.35; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health with an average pay of $247,876.47; University of Ottawa with an average pay of $228,813.10; University of Toronto with an average pay of $210,654.38; and Queen’s University with an average pay of $207,094.74.
A total of 39 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 Chemist?
In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Chemist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $196,692.31; Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $179,023.41; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $176,184.54.
There were 7 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
What is the representation of gender diversity for Chemist in Ontario?
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Chemist is 65.57% male and 34.43% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 213 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 213 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Aspuru-guzik | Professor of Chemistry And Computer Science | University of Toronto | $708,913 |
| Scott Mabury | Vice-President, Operations And Real Estate Partnerships; Professor of Environmental Chemistry | University of Toronto | $448,758 |
| Neil Vasdev | Chief Radiochemist / Radiochimiste en chef | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | $374,063 |
| Paul Brumer | University Professor of Chemistry And Roel Buck-Weizmann Chair Chemical Physics | University of Toronto | $364,498 |
| Geoffrey Ozin | University Professor of Chemistry | University of Toronto | $343,481 |
| Molly Shoichet | Professor of Chemical Engineering And Applied Chemistry | University of Toronto | $336,999 |
| Mark Lautens | University Professor of Chemistry And Astra Zeneca Chair in Organic Synthesis And Chair, Chemistry | University of Toronto | $336,697 |
| Michael Sefton | Professor of Chemical Engineering And Applied Chemistry | University of Toronto | $307,123 |
| Justin Nodwell | Professor, Biochemistry And Vice Dean, Research And Health Science Education, Temerty Faculty of Medicine | University of Toronto | $302,981 |
| Douglas Stephan | Professor of Chemistry | University of Toronto | $300,099 |
Yearly Average Paid
| Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 213 | $184,158 |
| 2023 | 183 | $194,690 |
| 2022 | 175 | $179,611 |
| 2021 | 175 | $172,930 |
| 2020 | 161 | $174,162 |
| 2014 | 149 | $154,964 |
| 2013 | 157 | $154,923 |
| 2012 | 159 | $154,455 |
| 2011 | 166 | $143,377 |
| 2010 | 178 | $143,046 |
| 2009 | 170 | $141,756 |