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 10 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $164,885.40

$164,885.40

Average Salary in 2023

$118,343.34

Median Salary in 2023

Male
80.00% 
Male
Female
20.00%
Female
10 employees (Research Chemist)
1 10
Low: $111K Median: $118K High: $378K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

8 employees received a salary between $111,473 - $177,989
0 employees received a salary between $177,989 - $244,505
1 employees received a salary between $244,505 - $311,021
1 employees received a salary between $311,021 - $377,537

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 Chemist listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Research Chemist are $164,885.40 and $118,343.34, respectively.

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

In 2023, Neil Vasdev, holding the position of Chief Radiochemist And Director Research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health received the highest salary of $377,537.57 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Sonya Higgins, serving as the Research Chemist at Iisd Experimental Lakes Area Inc , earned the highest salary of $111,473.13 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 Chemist?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Research Chemist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health with an average pay of $248,633.62; University of Toronto with an average pay of $191,032.32; Environment, Conservation and Parks with an average pay of $118,343.34; University of Waterloo with an average pay of $116,386.76; and Vineland Research and Innovation Centre with an average pay of $113,943.28.

A total of 6 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 Chemist?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Research Chemist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $248,633.62; Universities with an average pay of $172,370.93; and Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $118,343.34.

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 Chemist in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Research Chemist is 80.00% male and 20.00% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 10 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Neil Vasdev Chief Radiochemist And Director Research Centre for Addiction and Mental Health $377,538
Justin Nodwell Professor, Biochemistry And Vice Dean, Research And Health Science Education, Temerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto $308,738
Richard Loo Senior Research Associate, Department of Chemistry University of Toronto $149,210
Armando Garcia Radiochemistry Research And Production Lab Centre for Addiction and Mental Health $119,730
Chunyan Hao Senior Organic Chemistry Research Scientist Environment, Conservation and Parks $118,343
Taddese Godeto Senior Inorganic Chemistry Research Scientist / Chercheur scientifique principal, chimie inorganique Environment, Conservation and Parks $118,343
Abdeljalil Assoud Research, Chemistry University of Waterloo $116,387
Elvin De Araujo Research Manager, Centre for Medicinal Chemistry University of Toronto $115,148
Sonya Higgins Research Chemist Iisd Experimental Lakes Area Inc $111,473
David Liscombe Research Scientist- Biochemistry Vineland Research and Innovation Centre $113,943

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202310$164,885