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 183 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $194,689.54

$194,689.54

Average Salary in 2023

$186,716.32

Median Salary in 2023

Male
67.03% 
Male
Female
32.97%
Female
183 employees (Chemist)
1 183
Low: $100K Median: $187K High: $599K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

136 employees received a salary between $100,124 - $224,736
41 employees received a salary between $224,736 - $349,348
5 employees received a salary between $349,348 - $473,960
1 employees received a salary between $473,960 - $598,572

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 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Chemist are $194,689.54 and $186,716.32, respectively.

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

In 2023, Alan Aspuru-guzik, holding the position of Professor of Chemistry And Computer Science at the University of Toronto received the highest salary of $598,572.49 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Tahir Ahmed, serving as the Chemist at Atura , earned the highest salary of $156,563.63 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 2023, 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 $268,089.26; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health with an average pay of $248,633.62; Toronto Metropolitan University with an average pay of $246,080.66; McMaster University with an average pay of $229,888.10; and University of Toronto with an average pay of $215,787.76.

A total of 33 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 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Chemist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $209,397.35; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $181,152.68; and Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $178,727.47.

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 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Chemist is 67.03% male and 32.97% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 183 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 183 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Alan Aspuru-guzik Professor of Chemistry And Computer Science University of Toronto $598,572
Paul Brumer University Professor of Chemistry And Roel Buck-Weizmann Chair Chemical Physics University of Toronto $406,273
Scott Mabury Vice-President, Operations And Real Estate Partnerships; Professor of Environmental Chemistry University of Toronto $388,041
Neil Vasdev Chief Radiochemist And Director Research Centre for Addiction and Mental Health $377,538
Michael Sefton Professor of Chemical Engineering And Applied Chemistry University of Toronto $361,381
Geoffrey Ozin University Professor of Chemistry University of Toronto $351,490
Molly Shoichet Professor of Chemical Engineering And Applied Chemistry University of Toronto $339,797
Mark Lautens University Professor of Chemistry And Astra Zeneca Chair in Organic Synthesis And Chair, Chemsitry University of Toronto $333,780
Douglas Stephan Professor of Chemistry University of Toronto $326,806
Elizabeth Edwards Professor of Chemical Engineering And Applied Chemistry University of Toronto $323,146

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023183$194,690
2022175$179,611
2021175$172,930
2020161$174,162
2014149$154,964
2013157$154,923
2012159$154,455
2011166$143,377
2010178$143,046
2009170$141,756