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 3 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $124,174.67
$124,174.67
Average Salary in 2024
$126,057.55
Median Salary in 2024
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0.00% Male |
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100.00% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
1 employees received a salary between $107,689 - $115,461 |
0 employees received a salary between $115,461 - $123,233 |
1 employees received a salary between $123,233 - $131,005 |
1 employees received a salary between $131,005 - $138,777 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first and third and fourth quartile breakdown.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Research Counsel / Avocate recherchiste are $124,174.67 and $126,057.55, respectively.
In 2024, Diane Lacalamita, holding the position of Legal Counsel (Research) / Avocate-conseil (Recherche) at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health received the highest salary of $138,777.68 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Melissa Mark, serving as the Research Counsel / Avocate recherchiste at Human Rights Legal Support Centre , earned the highest salary of $107,689.38 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Research Counsel / Avocate recherchiste and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health with an average pay of $132,417.62; and Human Rights Legal Support Centre with an average pay of $107,689.38.
A total of 2 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 Counsel / Avocate recherchiste and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $132,417.62; and Crown Agencies with an average pay of $107,689.38.
There were 2 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 Counsel / Avocate recherchiste is 0.00% male and 100.00% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 3 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Diane Lacalamita | Legal Counsel (Research) / Avocate-conseil (Recherche) | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | $138,778 |
Annie Messerkhanian | Legal Counsel (Research) / Avocate-conseil (Recherche) | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | $126,058 |
Melissa Mark | Research Counsel / Avocate recherchiste | Human Rights Legal Support Centre | $107,689 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 3 | $124,175 |
2023 | 5 | $165,227 |
2022 | 1 | $105,189 |
2021 | 1 | $103,384 |
2020 | 1 | $106,540 |
2019 | 1 | $103,564 |
2017 | 2 | $211,819 |
2015 | 2 | $200,894 |
2014 | 2 | $189,939 |
2011 | 2 | $171,266 |