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 1326 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $135,226.95

$135,226.95

Average Salary in 2024

$131,018.81

Median Salary in 2024

Male
66.40% 
Male
Female
33.60%
Female
1326 employees (Investigator)
1 1326
Low: $100K Median: $131K High: $434K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

1,291 employees received a salary between $100,134 - $183,681
23 employees received a salary between $183,681 - $267,228
8 employees received a salary between $267,228 - $350,775
4 employees received a salary between $350,775 - $434,322

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

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

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Investigator are $135,226.95 and $131,018.81, respectively.

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

In 2024, Stephen Lye, holding the position of Senior Investigator at the Sinai Health System received the highest salary of $434,322.61 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Bozidar Cavrag, serving as the Investigator at Ontario Provincial Police , earned the highest salary of $218,638.26 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 Investigator?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Investigator and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Queen’s University with an average pay of $284,990.12; Ontario Institute for Cancer Research with an average pay of $234,942.98; Sinai Health System with an average pay of $233,529.82; Legal Aid Ontario with an average pay of $155,860.17; and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute with an average pay of $152,036.82.

A total of 46 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 Investigator?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Investigator and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $230,299.48; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $224,855.28; and Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $214,216.44.

There were 10 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Investigator in Ontario?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Investigator is 66.40% male and 33.60% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 1326 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 1326 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Stephen Lye Senior Investigator Sinai Health System $434,323
Philip Awadalla Director And Senior Principal Investigator Ontario Institute for Cancer Research $373,435
Andras Nagy Senior Investigator Sinai Health System $351,815
Jeff Wrana Senior Investigator Sinai Health System $352,630
James Woodgett Senior Investigator Sinai Health System $327,154
Dan Durocher Senior Investigator Sinai Health System $292,726
Mei Zhen Senior Investigator Sinai Health System $291,663
Miguel Ramalho-santos Senior Investigator Sinai Health System $288,615
Mariam Jafri Assistant Professor - Senior Investigator Queen’s University $286,693
Frank Sicheri Senior Investigator Sinai Health System $286,055

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
20241,326$135,227
20231,086$131,822
20221,033$132,355
2021999$129,328
2020902$126,770
2019947$123,852
2018889$121,428
2017864$119,427
2016779$119,426
2015775$114,401
2014796$114,294
2013490$109,892
2012472$110,300
2011214$111,658
2010193$111,521
2009126$113,260
2008135$112,829
2007133$112,917
200695$113,567
200562$121,619
20015$105,257