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 2021 Sunshine List, there were 609 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $155,910.95

$155,910.95

Average Salary in 2021

$139,199.26

Median Salary in 2021

Male
61.78% 
Male
Female
38.22%
Female
609 employees (Scientist 2)
1 609
Low: $100K Median: $139K High: $461K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

476 employees received a salary between $100,283 - $190,450
110 employees received a salary between $190,450 - $280,617
20 employees received a salary between $280,617 - $370,784
3 employees received a salary between $370,784 - $460,951

Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.

What were the average and median salaries for a Scientist 2 listed in the 2021 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2021 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Scientist 2 are $155,910.95 and $139,199.26, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Scientist 2 in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2021, Michael Salter, holding the position of Senior Scientist at the The Hospital for Sick Children received the highest salary of $460,951.53 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Peter Bloomfield, serving as the Scientist 2 at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health , earned the highest salary of $102,255.63 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 Scientist 2?

In the year 2021, the highest-paying organizations for Scientist 2 and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: The Ottawa Hospital with an average pay of $204,330.91; The Hospital for Sick Children with an average pay of $201,082.87; Health Sciences North Research Institute with an average pay of $192,826.26; Vector Institute with an average pay of $191,528.40; and Sinai Health System with an average pay of $188,568.82.

A total of 57 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 Scientist 2?

In the year 2021, the highest-paying sector or industries for Scientist 2 and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $172,959.29; Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $162,625.61; and Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $148,994.80.

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

What is the representation of gender diversity for Scientist 2 in Ontario?

The 2021 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Scientist 2 is 61.78% male and 38.22% female, respectively.

The 2021 Sunshine List has 609 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 609 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Michael Salter Senior Scientist The Hospital for Sick Children $460,952
Martin Offringa Senior Scientist The Hospital for Sick Children $458,218
Gabrielle Boulianne Senior Scientist The Hospital for Sick Children $391,133
Rashmi Kothary Senior Research Scientist The Ottawa Hospital $355,973
Martin Post Senior Scientist The Hospital for Sick Children $353,234
Monica Justice Senior Scientist The Hospital for Sick Children $353,123
David W Andrews Senior Scientist Sunnybrook Research Institute $346,977
Howard Chertkow Scientist (Senior) / Chair, Cognitive Neurology And Innovation Baycrest Centre For Geriatric Care $339,900
Rachel Tyndale Senior Scientist, Section Head Centre for Addiction and Mental Health $328,995
Andras Nagy Senior Scientist, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Sinai Health System $326,319

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2021609$155,911
2020560$160,878
2019532$158,490
2018524$153,853
2017448$149,284
2016435$148,865
2015399$147,419
2014413$146,246
2013297$135,251
2009231$139,133
2005149$127,023