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 48 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $141,719.73

$141,719.73

Average Salary in 2023

$137,991.36

Median Salary in 2023

Male
58.70% 
Male
Female
41.30%
Female
48 employees (Research Assistant Professor)
1 48
Low: $102K Median: $138K High: $224K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

20 employees received a salary between $101,809 - $132,357
18 employees received a salary between $132,357 - $162,904
7 employees received a salary between $162,904 - $193,452
3 employees received a salary between $193,452 - $223,999

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

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Research Assistant Professor are $141,719.73 and $137,991.36, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Research Assistant Professor in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2023, Ruth Chen, holding the position of Associate Professor / Instructional Design And Education Research Coordinator / Research Assistant at the McMaster University received the highest salary of $223,999.81 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Stefano D. Normani, serving as the Research Assistant Professor at University of Waterloo , earned the highest salary of $145,715.81 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 Research Assistant Professor?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Research Assistant Professor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Northern Ontario School of Medicine with an average pay of $195,682.30; University of Toronto with an average pay of $192,487.96; George Brown College Of Applied Arts and Technology with an average pay of $156,882.72; McMaster University with an average pay of $155,298.71; and University of Windsor with an average pay of $149,346.91.

A total of 11 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 Research Assistant Professor?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Research Assistant Professor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Colleges with an average pay of $156,882.72; and Universities with an average pay of $141,397.12.

There were 2 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Research Assistant Professor in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Research Assistant Professor is 58.70% male and 41.30% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 48 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 48 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Ruth Chen Associate Professor / Instructional Design And Education Research Coordinator / Research Assistant McMaster University $224,000
T C Tai Professor, Physiology And Assistant Dean, Research Northern Ontario School of Medicine $195,682
Jose Montenegro Burke Assistant Professor, Donnelly Centre for Cellular And Biomolecular Research University of Toronto $222,017
Keith Ian Pardee Assistant Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy And Canada Research Chair in Synthetic Biology And Human Health University of Toronto $188,907
Joshua Nederveen Assistant Professor / Assistant Professor / Research Associate McMaster University $173,008
Klodiana Kolomitro Special Advisor (Undergraduate Research), Assistant Professor Queen’s University $169,087
Eva Kaufmann Assistant Professor, Canadian Research Chair Tier 2 Queen’s University $165,978
Robert Bonin Assistant Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy And Canada Research Chair in Sensory Plasticity And Reconsolidation University of Toronto $166,540
Christopher Sun Canada Research Chair - Assistant Professor University of Ottawa $165,721
Andrew Costa Associate Professor / Research Assistant McMaster University $163,473

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202348$141,720
202227$145,703
202135$136,279
202032$136,621