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 442 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $143,242.07
$143,242.07
Average Salary in 2023
$125,856.88
Median Salary in 2023
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53.74% Male |
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46.26% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
353 employees received a salary between $100,174 - $170,916 |
69 employees received a salary between $170,916 - $241,658 |
17 employees received a salary between $241,658 - $312,400 |
3 employees received a salary between $312,400 - $383,142 |
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 Research Associate II are $143,242.07 and $125,856.88, respectively.
In 2023, Brenda Cossman, holding the position of Professor of Law And Associate Dean Research at the University of Toronto received the highest salary of $383,142.90 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Stéphanie Baker, serving as the Research Associate II at University of Ottawa , earned the highest salary of $104,316.82 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Research Associate II and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: University of Western Ontario with an average pay of $212,468.35; George Brown College Of Applied Arts and Technology with an average pay of $194,308.97; University of Guelph with an average pay of $190,588.43; Brock University with an average pay of $182,342.16; and Toronto Metropolitan University with an average pay of $180,750.37.
A total of 41 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 Associate II and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Colleges with an average pay of $153,080.18; Universities with an average pay of $149,749.04; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $111,513.25.
There were 6 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 Associate II is 53.74% male and 46.26% female, respectively.
The 2023 Sunshine List has 442 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 442 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Brenda Cossman | Professor of Law And Associate Dean Research | University of Toronto | $383,143 |
Theodore Noseworthy | Associate Dean / Professor / Canada Research Chair / Endowed Chair | York University | $381,332 |
Lorraine Ferris | Associate Vice-President, Research Oversight And Compliance; Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health | University of Toronto | $351,295 |
Bryan Dt Neff | Associate Vice-President (Research) / Professor | University of Western Ontario | $312,146 |
Laurence Ashworth | Associate Dean (Research), Professor | Queen’s University | $287,368 |
Andrew Knights | Associate Vice President Research / Director / Professor | McMaster University | $288,179 |
Michele Peterson-badali | Professor of Education And Associate Dean, Research, International And Innovation | University of Toronto | $282,580 |
Ozgur Turetken | Associate Dean Research | Toronto Metropolitan University | $271,503 |
Kent Novakowski | Associate Vice-Principal (Research), Special Advisor (Queen’s Centre for Advanced Computing), Professor | Queen’s University | $268,683 |
Kevin Shoemaker | Associate Vice-President (Research) / Professor | University of Western Ontario | $265,791 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2023 | 442 | $143,242 |