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 88 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $117,663.74

$117,663.74

Average Salary in 2024

$116,217.75

Median Salary in 2024

Male
73.42% 
Male
Female
26.58%
Female
88 employees (Data Scientist)
1 88
Low: $100K Median: $116K High: $163K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

42 employees received a salary between $100,254 - $115,929
34 employees received a salary between $115,929 - $131,604
10 employees received a salary between $131,604 - $147,279
2 employees received a salary between $147,279 - $162,954

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Data Scientist listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Data Scientist are $117,663.74 and $116,217.75, respectively.

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

In 2024, Xing Li, holding the position of Senior Data Scientist at the Ontario Securities Commission received the highest salary of $162,954.43 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Song Meng, serving as the Data Scientist at Ontario Securities Commission , earned the highest salary of $139,398.32 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 Data Scientist?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Data Scientist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ices (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) with an average pay of $141,318.53; Ontario Securities Commission with an average pay of $139,945.74; Independent Electricity System Operator with an average pay of $137,815.07; Health with an average pay of $130,102.30; and Law Enforcement Complaints Agency with an average pay of $125,482.80.

A total of 29 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 Data Scientist?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Data Scientist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Crown Agencies with an average pay of $121,819.03; Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $119,118.90; and School Boards with an average pay of $118,763.36.

There were 8 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Data Scientist in Ontario?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Data Scientist is 73.42% male and 26.58% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 88 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 88 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Xing Li Senior Data Scientist Ontario Securities Commission $162,954
Goce Jankuloski Lead Data Scientist Independent Electricity System Operator $156,126
Ashoke Sati Data Scientist And Architect Ontario Securities Commission $142,232
Refik Saskin Staff Scientist Data Services Ices (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) $141,319
Song Meng Data Scientist Ontario Securities Commission $139,398
Chloe Pou Senior Data Scientist Unity Health Toronto $137,857
Shengli Shi Lead Data Scientist Health $135,387
Anthony Ionno Lead Data Scientist Independent Electricity System Operator $135,065
Neil Mistry Senior Data Scientist Unity Health Toronto $135,053
Zhengyu Zhang Data Scientist Ontario Securities Commission $133,858

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202488$117,664
202357$113,260
202234$115,817
202131$115,053
202019$115,601
201917$110,150
201811$108,482
20177$108,097
20162$104,377