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 12 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $127,721.33

$127,721.33

Average Salary in 2023

$119,690.85

Median Salary in 2023

Male
80.00% 
Male
Female
20.00%
Female
12 employees (Lead Scientist)
1 12
Low: $102K Median: $120K High: $210K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

9 employees received a salary between $101,847 - $128,835
1 employees received a salary between $128,835 - $155,823
1 employees received a salary between $155,823 - $182,810
1 employees received a salary between $182,810 - $209,798

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Lead Scientist listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Lead Scientist are $127,721.33 and $119,690.85, respectively.

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

In 2023, Rinku Sutradhar, holding the position of Senior Scientist And Program Lead at the Ices (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) received the highest salary of $209,798.64 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Shanoja Naik, serving as the Lead Scientist at Registered Nurses Association of Ontario , earned the highest salary of $119,133.66 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 Lead Scientist?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Lead Scientist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ices (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) with an average pay of $193,668.67; Queen’s University with an average pay of $131,186.82; Independent Electricity System Operator with an average pay of $127,521.49; Health with an average pay of $119,848.63; and Registered Nurses Association of Ontario with an average pay of $119,133.66.

A total of 8 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 Lead Scientist?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Lead Scientist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $145,085.29; Crown Agencies with an average pay of $127,521.49; and Universities with an average pay of $116,583.43.

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

What is the representation of gender diversity for Lead Scientist in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Lead Scientist is 80.00% male and 20.00% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 12 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 12 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Rinku Sutradhar Senior Scientist And Program Lead Ices (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) $209,799
Susan Bronskill Senior Scientist And Program Lead Ices (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) $177,539
Peter Skensved Senior Research Scientist / Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Laboratory Institute Group Leader Queen’s University $131,187
Anthony Ionno Lead Data Scientist Independent Electricity System Operator $127,521
Sping Wang Lead Data Scientist Health $120,006
Shengli Shi Lead Data Scientist Health $119,691
Shanoja Naik Lead Scientist Registered Nurses Association of Ontario $119,134
Mohammad Jaber Lead Data Scientist Municipal Property Assessment Corporation $110,301
James Gilbert Lead Data Scientist Municipal Property Assessment Corporation $108,654
Simcha Samuel Iser Kaufman Lead Data Scientist Children, Community and Social Services $104,997

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202312$127,721
20228$137,278
20121$106,823