The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
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
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73.42% Male |
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26.58% Female |
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 |
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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 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 88 | $117,664 |
2023 | 57 | $113,260 |
2022 | 34 | $115,817 |
2021 | 31 | $115,053 |
2020 | 19 | $115,601 |
2019 | 17 | $110,150 |
2018 | 11 | $108,482 |
2017 | 7 | $108,097 |
2016 | 2 | $104,377 |