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 41 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $128,462.24

$128,462.24

Average Salary in 2023

$114,406.12

Median Salary in 2023

Male
28.21% 
Male
Female
71.79%
Female
41 employees (Research Lead)
1 41
Low: $101K Median: $114K High: $301K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

35 employees received a salary between $100,635 - $150,757
3 employees received a salary between $150,757 - $200,878
1 employees received a salary between $200,878 - $251,000
2 employees received a salary between $251,000 - $301,121

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 Lead listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Research Lead are $128,462.24 and $114,406.12, respectively.

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

In 2023, Lianne Jeffs, holding the position of Research And Innovation Lead at the Sinai Health System received the highest salary of $301,121.70 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Rachael Bosma, serving as the Research Lead at Women’s College Hospital , earned the highest salary of $103,378.71 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 Lead?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Research Lead and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Sinai Health System with an average pay of $301,121.70; Ices (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) with an average pay of $219,196.77; Queen’s University with an average pay of $200,666.51; Algoma University with an average pay of $164,983.77; and Grandview Children’s Centre with an average pay of $139,190.82.

A total of 25 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 Lead?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Research Lead and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $161,748.02; Universities with an average pay of $145,036.97; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $122,402.34.

There were 6 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Research Lead is 28.21% male and 71.79% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 41 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 41 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Lianne Jeffs Research And Innovation Lead Sinai Health System $301,122
Harriet Feilotter Service Chief (Division of Laboratory Genetics), Ontario Molecular Pathology Research Network Director And Lead (Clinical Implementation), Professor Queen’s University $270,146
John M Paterson Program Leader, Science Advisor, Research Delivery Ices (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) $219,197
Banafsheh Karamifar Lead Analyst, Strategic Research And Impact Evaluation University of Ottawa $172,535
Karen Beattie Research Program Lead McMaster University $155,016
Pedro Antunes Executive Research Lead And Professor, Faculty of Science Algoma University $164,984
Taryn Eickmeier Executive Lead, Research, Innovation And Knowledge Mobilization Grandview Children’s Centre $139,191
Marshia Akbar Research Area Lead Toronto Metropolitan University $137,271
Tara Rosewall Leader, Research And Development University Health Network $132,407
Peter Skensved Senior Research Scientist / Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Laboratory Institute Group Leader Queen’s University $131,187

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202341$128,462