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 23 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $152,699.52

$152,699.52

Average Salary in 2023

$146,810.75

Median Salary in 2023

Male
39.13% 
Male
Female
60.87%
Female
23 employees (Director, Research Operations)
1 23
Low: $102K Median: $147K High: $240K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

8 employees received a salary between $102,176 - $136,682
9 employees received a salary between $136,682 - $171,187
3 employees received a salary between $171,187 - $205,693
3 employees received a salary between $205,693 - $240,198

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Director, Research Operations listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Director, Research Operations are $152,699.52 and $146,810.75, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Director, Research Operations in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2023, Wayne Lee, holding the position of Executive Director, Research Operations at the The Hospital for Sick Children received the highest salary of $240,198.99 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Katharine M Schwartz, serving as the Director, Research Operations at Women’s College Hospital , earned the highest salary of $177,354.14 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 Director, Research Operations?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Director, Research Operations and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: The Hospital for Sick Children with an average pay of $222,686.31; Women’s College Hospital with an average pay of $177,354.14; Unity Health Toronto with an average pay of $163,141.73; Conestoga College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning with an average pay of $159,022.77; and Institute for Work and Health with an average pay of $148,521.59.

A total of 13 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 Director, Research Operations?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Director, Research Operations and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $195,282.76; Colleges with an average pay of $139,777.06; and Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $139,352.80.

There were 4 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Director, Research Operations in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Director, Research Operations is 39.13% male and 60.87% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 23 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 23 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Wayne Lee Executive Director, Research Operations The Hospital for Sick Children $240,199
Susan Malench Director, Research Awards And Financial Services Research Operations The Hospital for Sick Children $216,859
Avery Maclean Director, Research Information Technology, Research Operations The Hospital for Sick Children $211,001
Charles Sumbler Executive Director (Office of Research Operations And Strategy) Queen’s University $185,143
Dalton Charters Senior Director Research Operations Unity Health Toronto $179,473
Katharine M Schwartz Director, Research Operations Women’s College Hospital $177,354
Aurel Tamburri Director Operations, Research Safety And Compliance University of Toronto $158,943
Saleh Jiddawi Director, Research Operations Conestoga College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning $159,023
Mark Pereira Director, Research Operations And Strategy University of Toronto $155,689
Brandon Sutherland Director, Research Operations, Acceleration Consortium University of Toronto $151,479

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202323$152,700
202225$152,387
202121$148,749
202015$159,257
201913$149,769
201812$149,452
201712$151,490
201610$141,662
20159$143,111
20149$140,247
20137$128,999
20125$124,661
20114$123,307
20106$120,431
20094$120,196
20085$124,183
20074$114,340
20064$3,275,193
20031$121,959