Research Assistant

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Research Assistant are $141,530.86 and $132,304.07, respectively.

In 2023, Judith Chadwick, holding the position of Assistant Vice-President, Research Services at the University of Toronto received the highest salary of $284,270.51 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Allyson Marsolais, serving as the Research Assistant at York University , earned the highest salary of $146,725.56 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Research Assistant and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs with an average pay of $200,323.18; Northern Ontario School of Medicine with an average pay of $195,682.30; Solicitor General with an average pay of $183,149.54; Infrastructure with an average pay of $180,103.39; and Wilfrid Laurier University with an average pay of $175,416.90.

A total of 20 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 Research Assistant and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $178,169.32; Colleges with an average pay of $156,882.72; and Universities with an average pay of $140,019.60.

There were 4 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 Research Assistant is 44.57% male and 55.43% female, respectively.