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 57 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $113,260.04

$113,260.04

Average Salary in 2023

$112,701.76

Median Salary in 2023

Male
77.55% 
Male
Female
22.45%
Female
57 employees (Data Scientist)
1 57
Low: $101K Median: $113K High: $138K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

27 employees received a salary between $101,169 - $110,312
16 employees received a salary between $110,312 - $119,454
8 employees received a salary between $119,454 - $128,597
6 employees received a salary between $128,597 - $137,739

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 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Data Scientist are $113,260.04 and $112,701.76, respectively.

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

In 2023, Neil Mistry, holding the position of Senior Data Scientist at the Unity Health Toronto received the highest salary of $137,739.34 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Qian Song, serving as the Data Scientist at Independent Electricity System Operator , earned the highest salary of $135,061.87 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 2023, 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 $135,050.48; Independent Electricity System Operator with an average pay of $131,291.68; City of Toronto - Police Service with an average pay of $123,367.62; Ontario Securities Commission with an average pay of $121,773.39; and Health with an average pay of $118,296.11.

A total of 20 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 2023, 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 $117,247.21; Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $116,252.09; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $112,971.14.

There were 6 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 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Data Scientist is 77.55% male and 22.45% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 57 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 57 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Neil Mistry Senior Data Scientist Unity Health Toronto $137,739
Xing Li Senior Data Scientist Ontario Securities Commission $135,080
Refik Saskin Staff Scientist Data Services Ices (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) $135,050
Chloe Pou Senior Data Scientist Unity Health Toronto $133,063
Qian Song Data Scientist Independent Electricity System Operator $135,062
Mihaela Dinca-panaitescu Equity Data Scientist - Equity Inclusion And Human Rights City of Toronto - Police Service $129,603
Anthony Ionno Lead Data Scientist Independent Electricity System Operator $127,521
Simran Sekhon Senior Data Scientist Ontario Securities Commission $128,384
Christopher Hammill Senior Data Scientist Unity Health Toronto $124,459
Neal Kaw Senior Data Scientist Unity Health Toronto $121,535

Yearly Average Paid

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