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 31 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $145,674.68

$145,674.68

Average Salary in 2024

$134,253.75

Median Salary in 2024

Male
22.58% 
Male
Female
77.42%
Female
31 employees (Director, Research Services)
1 31
Low: $100K Median: $134K High: $230K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

13 employees received a salary between $100,464 - $132,797
9 employees received a salary between $132,797 - $165,130
6 employees received a salary between $165,130 - $197,463
3 employees received a salary between $197,463 - $229,796

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Director, Research Services listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Director, Research Services are $145,674.68 and $134,253.75, respectively.

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

In 2024, Susan Malench, holding the position of Director, Research Awards And Financial Services Research Operations at the The Hospital for Sick Children received the highest salary of $229,796.96 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Heather Robson, serving as the Director, Research Services at Ontario College of Art and Design University , earned the highest salary of $133,851.85 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 Services?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Director, Research Services and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ices (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) with an average pay of $220,246.10; Queen’s University with an average pay of $200,302.32; The Hospital for Sick Children with an average pay of $197,734.78; Municipal Property Assessment Corporation with an average pay of $187,884.93; and Ontario Tech University with an average pay of $171,131.82.

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 Director, Research Services?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Director, Research Services and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $197,734.78; Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $181,525.63; and Colleges with an average pay of $140,841.40.

There were 5 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Director, Research Services is 22.58% male and 77.42% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 31 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 31 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Susan Malench Director, Research Awards And Financial Services Research Operations The Hospital for Sick Children $229,797
Marian Vermeulen Senior Director Research, Data And Financial Services Ices (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) $220,246
Catherine Donnelly Director (Centre for Health Services And Policy Research), Associate Professor Queen’s University $200,302
Shelley Graham Director Valuation Research And Advisory Services Municipal Property Assessment Corporation $190,077
Susan Harris Director Valuation, Research And Advisory Services Municipal Property Assessment Corporation $185,693
Jennifer Freeman Executive Director, Research Services Ontario Tech University $171,132
Richard Mcculloch Exec Director Research Services Toronto Metropolitan University $170,457
Elizabeth Rumiel Director, Office of Research Services, Arts And Science University of Toronto $167,213
Entela Zaffino Director, Clinical Research Services Transformation The Hospital for Sick Children $165,673
Heather Cunningham Assistant Director For Research And Innovation Services University of Toronto $161,754

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202431$145,675
202328$141,694
202224$137,136
202123$139,083
202024$138,717
201923$128,354
201819$134,412
201722$130,433
201622$144,288
201516$154,553
201416$128,391
201211$128,481
201110$128,757
201013$138,928
20032$107,055
20022$101,203