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 12 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $136,878.33
$136,878.33
Average Salary in 2024
$121,689.86
Median Salary in 2024
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83.33% Male |
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16.67% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
10 employees received a salary between $100,477 - $151,103 |
1 employees received a salary between $151,103 - $201,729 |
0 employees received a salary between $201,729 - $252,355 |
1 employees received a salary between $252,355 - $302,981 |
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 Chemist are $136,878.33 and $121,689.86, respectively.
In 2024, Justin Nodwell, holding the position of Professor, Biochemistry And Vice Dean, Research And Health Science Education, Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto received the highest salary of $302,981.04 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 $116,738.65 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Research Chemist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: University of Toronto with an average pay of $175,445.05; Environment, Conservation and Parks with an average pay of $134,567.90; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health with an average pay of $121,689.86; Vineland Research and Innovation Centre with an average pay of $120,369.24; and Iisd Experimental Lakes Area Inc with an average pay of $116,738.65.
A total of 7 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 Chemist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $152,354.94; Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $134,567.90; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $121,689.86.
There were 5 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 Chemist is 83.33% male and 16.67% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 12 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 12 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Justin Nodwell | Professor, Biochemistry And Vice Dean, Research And Health Science Education, Temerty Faculty of Medicine | University of Toronto | $302,981 |
Richard Loo | Senior Research Associate, Department of Chemistry | University of Toronto | $159,464 |
Taddese Godeto | Senior Inorganic Chemistry Research Scientist | Environment, Conservation and Parks | $134,568 |
Chunyan Hao | Senior Organic Chemistry Research Scientist | Environment, Conservation and Parks | $134,568 |
Elvin De Araujo | Research Manager, Centre for Medicinal Chemistry | University of Toronto | $130,786 |
Armando Garcia | Manager, Radiochemistry Research And Production Laboratory | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | $121,690 |
Abdeljalil Assoud | Research Scientist, Chemistry | University of Waterloo | $111,722 |
Sonya Higgins | Research Chemist | Iisd Experimental Lakes Area Inc | $116,739 |
David Liscombe | Senior Research Scientist, Biochemistry | Vineland Research and Innovation Centre | $120,369 |
Mukesh Dodain | Research Group Coordinator, Department of Chemistry | University of Toronto | $108,549 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 12 | $136,878 |
2023 | 10 | $164,885 |