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 184 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $153,053.18
$153,053.18
Average Salary in 2024
$130,319.98
Median Salary in 2024
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63.22% Male |
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36.78% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
148 employees received a salary between $100,477 - $189,523 |
30 employees received a salary between $189,523 - $278,569 |
4 employees received a salary between $278,569 - $367,614 |
2 employees received a salary between $367,614 - $456,660 |
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 Scientist are $153,053.18 and $130,319.98, respectively.
In 2024, Allison Sekuler, holding the position of Baycrest Academy for Research And Education, President And Chief Scientist, Baycrest Academy at the Baycrest Corporate Centre For Geriatric Care received the highest salary of $456,660.08 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Gediminas Cepinskas, serving as the Research Scientist at London Health Sciences Centre , earned the highest salary of $212,478.09 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Research Scientist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute with an average pay of $226,146.41; Baycrest Corporate Centre For Geriatric Care with an average pay of $205,848.50; London Health Sciences Centre with an average pay of $159,420.22; Michael Garron Hospital with an average pay of $155,878.20; and Royal Ottawa Health Care Group with an average pay of $150,539.77.
A total of 30 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 Scientist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $182,299.67; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $138,089.39; and Universities with an average pay of $126,336.69.
There were 6 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 Scientist is 63.22% male and 36.78% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 184 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 184 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Allison Sekuler | Baycrest Academy for Research And Education, President And Chief Scientist, Baycrest Academy | Baycrest Corporate Centre For Geriatric Care | $456,660 |
Rashmi Kothary | Senior Research Scientist | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | $375,183 |
Dean Fergusson | Senior Research Scientist | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | $360,052 |
Howard Chertkow | Baycrest Academy for Research And Education, Scientist (Senior) / Chair, Cognitive Neurology And Innovation | Baycrest Corporate Centre For Geriatric Care | $330,000 |
Michael Rudnicki | Senior Research Scientist | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | $323,522 |
John Bell | Senior Research Scientist | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | $280,443 |
Ian Lorimer | Senior Research Scientist | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | $261,447 |
David Picketts | Senior Research Scientist | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | $261,562 |
Lynn Megeney | Senior Research Scientist | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | $255,690 |
David Moher | Senior Research Scientist | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | $254,943 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 184 | $153,053 |
2023 | 187 | $161,832 |
2022 | 160 | $149,805 |
2021 | 148 | $154,646 |
2020 | 145 | $158,947 |
2019 | 136 | $154,852 |
2018 | 104 | $144,980 |
2017 | 90 | $140,671 |
2016 | 93 | $134,987 |
2015 | 89 | $134,609 |
2014 | 96 | $133,517 |
2013 | 74 | $125,475 |
2012 | 69 | $122,631 |
2011 | 68 | $124,013 |
2010 | 66 | $121,941 |
2009 | 58 | $128,031 |
2008 | 43 | $132,523 |
2007 | 40 | $127,085 |
2006 | 30 | $123,921 |
2005 | 50 | $133,023 |
2004 | 53 | $136,010 |
2003 | 44 | $123,098 |
2002 | 9 | $115,790 |
2001 | 25 | $126,969 |