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 188 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $170,993.91

$170,993.91

Average Salary in 2023

$168,545.14

Median Salary in 2023

Male
71.89% 
Male
Female
28.11%
Female
188 employees (Physicist)
1 188
Low: $101K Median: $169K High: $295K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

50 employees received a salary between $100,879 - $149,466
111 employees received a salary between $149,466 - $198,052
19 employees received a salary between $198,052 - $246,639
8 employees received a salary between $246,639 - $295,225

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

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Physicist are $170,993.91 and $168,545.14, respectively.

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

In 2023, Thomas Purdie, holding the position of Physicist, Radiation at the University Health Network received the highest salary of $295,225.49 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Ting-yim Lee, serving as the Physicist at St. Joseph’s Health Care London , earned the highest salary of $202,788.91 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 Physicist?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Physicist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: University Health Network with an average pay of $193,915.37; Trillium Health Partners with an average pay of $191,994.80; Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre with an average pay of $191,881.73; St. Joseph’s Health Care London with an average pay of $189,539.15; and Southlake Regional Health Centre with an average pay of $189,401.95.

A total of 25 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 Physicist?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Physicist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $175,539.55; Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $161,549.38; and Universities with an average pay of $140,541.74.

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

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Physicist is 71.89% male and 28.11% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 188 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 188 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Thomas Purdie Physicist, Radiation University Health Network $295,225
Arif Rai Health Physicist Ontario Power Generation $287,048
Andrew Timothy Meikle Responsible Health Physicist Ontario Power Generation $284,258
Kevin Larsen Health Physicist Ontario Power Generation $274,199
Aaron J. Marshall Health Physicist Ontario Power Generation $272,299
Ivan W T Yeung Physicist, Radiation University Health Network $266,461
Daniel Letourneau Physicist, Radiation University Health Network $262,377
Mohammad Islam Physicist, Radiation University Health Network $248,709
Jean-pierre Bissonnette Physicist, Radiation University Health Network $234,828
Ge Zeng-Harpell Senior Medical Physicist Trillium Health Partners $227,917

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023188$170,994
2022182$167,964
2021182$169,161
2020177$164,850
2019178$161,837
2018171$160,357
2017170$158,957
2016167$150,463
2015159$148,277
2014154$150,086
2013158$145,375
2012152$141,651
2011142$141,443
2010141$140,871
2009131$139,054
2008128$135,837
2007102$131,250
200687$127,258
200572$126,802
200465$124,349
200364$125,135
200252$120,625
200165$116,092