The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
In Ontario's 2023 Sunshine List, there were 304 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $202,079.82
$202,079.82
Average Salary in 2023
$192,634.36
Median Salary in 2023
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63.04% Male |
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36.96% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
132 employees received a salary between $101,809 - $180,968 |
123 employees received a salary between $180,968 - $260,126 |
39 employees received a salary between $260,126 - $339,285 |
10 employees received a salary between $339,285 - $418,443 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.
The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Research Professor are $202,079.82 and $192,634.36, respectively.
In 2023, James Orbinski, holding the position of Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based at the York University received the highest salary of $418,443.52 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Sachdev Sidhu, serving as the Research Professor at University of Waterloo , earned the highest salary of $250,436.48 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Research Professor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: University of Toronto with an average pay of $259,777.92; University of Western Ontario with an average pay of $257,926.68; Queen’s University with an average pay of $219,091.76; McMaster University with an average pay of $218,983.43; and York University with an average pay of $198,980.39.
A total of 14 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.
In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Research Professor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $202,619.60; and Colleges with an average pay of $147,922.00.
There were 2 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Research Professor is 63.04% male and 36.96% female, respectively.
The 2023 Sunshine List has 304 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 304 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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James Orbinski | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $418,444 |
Brenda Cossman | Professor of Law And Associate Dean Research | University of Toronto | $383,143 |
Leah Cowen | Vice-President, Research And Innovation, And Strategic Initiatives; Professor, Molecular Genetics | University of Toronto | $393,040 |
Theodore Noseworthy | Associate Dean / Professor / Canada Research Chair / Endowed Chair | York University | $381,332 |
Amir Asif | Vice-President, Research And Innovation / Professor / Senior Advisor | York University | $374,585 |
Brenda Jean Andrews | Professor, Donnelly Centre for Cellular And Biomolecular Research | University of Toronto | $365,562 |
Leah F. Vosko | Professor / Canada Research Chair | York University | $361,670 |
Lorraine Ferris | Associate Vice-President, Research Oversight And Compliance; Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health | University of Toronto | $351,295 |
John Tsotsos | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $346,875 |
Jeffrey Schall | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based / Canada Research Chair | York University | $343,306 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2023 | 304 | $202,080 |
2022 | 188 | $196,131 |
2021 | 210 | $195,656 |
2020 | 222 | $194,290 |
2015 | 226 | $182,327 |
2014 | 215 | $181,540 |
2005 | 28 | $135,391 |
2003 | 28 | $130,438 |
2002 | 14 | $132,242 |
2001 | 7 | $137,033 |