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 179 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $187,700.74

$187,700.74

Average Salary in 2023

$170,518.00

Median Salary in 2023

Male
57.71% 
Male
Female
42.29%
Female
179 employees (Research Chair)
1 179
Low: $100K Median: $171K High: $381K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

88 employees received a salary between $100,000 - $170,333
66 employees received a salary between $170,333 - $240,666
21 employees received a salary between $240,666 - $310,999
4 employees received a salary between $310,999 - $381,332

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 Chair listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Research Chair are $187,700.74 and $170,518.00, respectively.

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

In 2023, Theodore Noseworthy, holding the position of Associate Dean / Professor / Canada Research Chair / Endowed Chair at the York University received the highest salary of $381,332.24 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Monika Kastner, serving as the Research Chair at North York General Hospital , earned the highest salary of $179,756.96 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 Chair?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Research Chair and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: McMaster University with an average pay of $247,007.68; University of Toronto with an average pay of $234,423.78; Baycrest Centre For Geriatric Care with an average pay of $226,470.29; Toronto Metropolitan University with an average pay of $224,235.70; and Queen’s University with an average pay of $219,977.13.

A total of 26 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 Chair?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Research Chair and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $191,437.35; Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $170,023.49; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $160,616.59.

There were 4 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Research Chair is 57.71% male and 42.29% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 179 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 179 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Theodore Noseworthy Associate Dean / Professor / Canada Research Chair / Endowed Chair York University $381,332
Leah F. Vosko Professor / Canada Research Chair York University $361,670
Jeffrey Schall Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based / Canada Research Chair York University $343,306
Howard Chertkow Baycrest Academy for Research And Education, Scientist (Senior) / Chair, Cognitive Neurology And Innovation Baycrest Centre For Geriatric Care $330,000
Peter Backx Professor / Canada Research Chair York University $309,279
Alejandro Marangoni Professor And Canada Research Chair University of Guelph $304,451
Rick Hackett Area Chair / Canada Research Chair Tier I / Professor McMaster University $303,718
David A Hood Professor / Course Director / Canada Research Chair / Director Organized Research Unit University Based York University $298,326
Timothy Hughes Professor, Donnelly Centre for Cellular And Biomolecular Research And Chair, Molecular Genetics University of Toronto $296,739
Vince Tropepe Professor And Chair of Cell And Systems Biology And Vice-Dean, Research University of Toronto $285,509

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023179$187,701
2022165$179,085
2021178$189,510
2020174$183,530
2019170$180,053
2018199$178,717
2017190$172,888
2016183$173,579