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 2024 Sunshine List, there were 416 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $166,265.55

$166,265.55

Average Salary in 2024

$154,298.32

Median Salary in 2024

Male
41.36% 
Male
Female
58.64%
Female
416 employees (Research Director)
1 416
Low: $100K Median: $154K High: $492K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

340 employees received a salary between $100,464 - $198,340
65 employees received a salary between $198,340 - $296,216
7 employees received a salary between $296,216 - $394,092
4 employees received a salary between $394,092 - $491,968

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 Director listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Research Director are $166,265.55 and $154,298.32, respectively.

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

In 2024, James Orbinski, holding the position of Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based at the York University received the highest salary of $491,968.09 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Jeffery Weitz, serving as the Research Director at Hamilton Health Sciences , earned the highest salary of $156,284.37 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 Director?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Research Director and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Royal Ontario Museum with an average pay of $322,688.64; University Health Network with an average pay of $244,834.88; Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital with an average pay of $231,762.20; York University with an average pay of $213,858.06; and Sinai Health System with an average pay of $210,083.81.

A total of 120 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 Director?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Research Director and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $180,259.88; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $178,513.64; and Universities with an average pay of $169,347.13.

There were 8 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Research Director is 41.36% male and 58.64% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 416 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 416 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
James Orbinski Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based York University $491,968
Janet Dancey Director, Professor, Eisenhauer Chair (Clinical Cancer Research) Queen’s University $407,720
John Tsotsos Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based York University $403,441
Anne-claude Gingras Director - Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute And Vice President of Research Sinai Health System $398,762
Jeffrey Schall Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based York University $393,911
Theo Peridis Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based York University $371,780
Jianhong Wu Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based York University $358,251
John D Crawford Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based York University $355,848
Valerie Huaco Deputy Director, Collections And Research And Chief Innovation Officer Royal Ontario Museum $322,689
Evdokia Anagnostou Vice President, Research And Director, Bloorview Research Institute Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital $314,683

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2024416$166,266
2023409$158,969
2022295$148,021
2021271$147,765
2020253$149,389
2019241$151,576
2018212$151,385
2017204$149,517
2016203$150,964
2015182$148,805
2014183$143,216
2013178$142,268
2012160$143,755
2011135$139,253
2010142$135,270
2009110$133,464
2008113$137,237