The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
In Ontario's 2023 Sunshine List, there were 692 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $165,172.21
$165,172.21
Average Salary in 2023
$111,991.56
Median Salary in 2023
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22.17% Male |
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77.83% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
522 employees received a salary between $100,012 - $185,660 |
13 employees received a salary between $185,660 - $271,309 |
131 employees received a salary between $271,309 - $356,957 |
26 employees received a salary between $356,957 - $442,605 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.
The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Pathologist are $165,172.21 and $111,991.56, respectively.
In 2023, Jayantha Herath, holding the position of Deputy Chief Forensic Pathologist at the Solicitor General received the highest salary of $442,605.48 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Michelle R Downes, serving as the Pathologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre , earned the highest salary of $399,725.20 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Pathologist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (Eorla) with an average pay of $331,266.01; Humber River Health with an average pay of $320,739.46; Solicitor General with an average pay of $314,096.10; Scarborough Health Network with an average pay of $309,579.22; and Cambridge Memorial Hospital with an average pay of $305,780.47.
A total of 86 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.
In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Pathologist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $305,833.03; Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $302,229.92; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $170,785.06.
There were 5 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Pathologist is 22.17% male and 77.83% female, respectively.
The 2023 Sunshine List has 692 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 692 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Jayantha Herath | Deputy Chief Forensic Pathologist | Solicitor General | $442,605 |
Michael Pollanen | Chief Forensic Pathologist | Solicitor General | $442,533 |
Rita Kandel | Pathologist-in-Chief | Sinai Health System | $424,986 |
Michael Pickup | Deputy Chief Forensic Pathologist | Solicitor General | $425,027 |
Harmanjatinder Sekhon | Pathologist / Pathologiste | Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (Eorla) | $417,015 |
Pauline Henry | Chief Pathologist | Michael Garron Hospital | $411,543 |
Michelle R Downes | Pathologist | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | $399,725 |
Andrew Williams | Forensic Pathologist | Solicitor General | $385,117 |
Anita Lal | Forensic Pathologist | Solicitor General | $385,045 |
Linda Kocovski | Forensic Pathologist | Solicitor General | $383,280 |