The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
In Ontario's 2024 Sunshine List, there were 475 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $143,489.64
$143,489.64
Average Salary in 2024
$121,652.52
Median Salary in 2024
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50.32% Male |
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49.68% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
354 employees received a salary between $100,037 - $170,319 |
97 employees received a salary between $170,319 - $240,602 |
20 employees received a salary between $240,602 - $310,884 |
4 employees received a salary between $310,884 - $381,166 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Research Associate are $143,489.64 and $121,652.52, respectively.
In 2024, Brenda Cossman, holding the position of Professor of Law And Associate Dean Research at the University of Toronto received the highest salary of $381,166.44 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Omar Falou, serving as the Research Associate at Toronto Metropolitan University , earned the highest salary of $173,890.39 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Research Associate and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology with an average pay of $222,940.46; University of Western Ontario with an average pay of $217,066.51; George Brown College Of Applied Arts and Technology with an average pay of $191,895.76; University of Guelph with an average pay of $191,539.48; and Nipissing University with an average pay of $183,159.04.
A total of 51 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Research Associate and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Colleges with an average pay of $177,495.39; Universities with an average pay of $152,179.15; and School Boards with an average pay of $124,440.63.
There were 7 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Research Associate is 50.32% male and 49.68% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 475 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 475 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Brenda Cossman | Professor of Law And Associate Dean Research | University of Toronto | $381,166 |
Lorraine Ferris | Associate Vice-President, Research Oversight And Compliance; Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health | University of Toronto | $341,932 |
Robert D Klassen | Associate Dean (Research) / Professor | University of Western Ontario | $339,227 |
Bryan Dt Neff | Associate Vice-President (Research) / Professor | University of Western Ontario | $311,722 |
Giuseppina D’agostino | Associate Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $294,707 |
Laurence Ashworth | Associate Dean (Research), Professor | Queen’s University | $281,657 |
Ozgur Turetken | Associate Dean Research | Toronto Metropolitan University | $279,749 |
Kent Novakowski | Associate Vice-Principal (Research), Special Advisor (Queen’s Centre for Advanced Computing) | Queen’s University | $278,208 |
Gianni Parise | Assoc Vp Research / Associate Professor / Dean / Professor | McMaster University | $277,018 |
Jacquelyn Burkell | Associate Vice-President (Research) / Professor | University of Western Ontario | $273,991 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 475 | $143,490 |
2023 | 442 | $143,242 |
2022 | 260 | $140,161 |
2021 | 247 | $140,905 |
2020 | 248 | $141,696 |
2019 | 201 | $143,886 |
2018 | 193 | $142,978 |
2017 | 160 | $142,401 |
2016 | 164 | $146,025 |
2015 | 167 | $145,882 |
2014 | 152 | $147,239 |
2013 | 140 | $145,147 |
2012 | 137 | $143,152 |
2011 | 113 | $143,139 |
2010 | 101 | $135,558 |
2009 | 96 | $130,625 |
2008 | 72 | $128,707 |
2007 | 51 | $124,554 |
2006 | 47 | $137,369 |
2005 | 18 | $132,158 |
2003 | 13 | $122,583 |
2002 | 8 | $115,043 |
2001 | 3 | $110,256 |