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 860 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $160,016.66

$160,016.66

Average Salary in 2023

$146,923.47

Median Salary in 2023

Male
62.41% 
Male
Female
37.59%
Female
860 employees (Scientist)
1 860
Low: $100K Median: $147K High: $489K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

691 employees received a salary between $100,324 - $197,406
131 employees received a salary between $197,406 - $294,488
34 employees received a salary between $294,488 - $391,569
4 employees received a salary between $391,569 - $488,651

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 listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Scientist are $160,016.66 and $146,923.47, respectively.

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

In 2023, Martin Offringa, holding the position of Senior Scientist at the The Hospital for Sick Children received the highest salary of $488,651.57 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Stanley Zlotkin, serving as the Scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children , earned the highest salary of $303,278.08 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?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Scientist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Sinai Health System with an average pay of $240,272.54; The Hospital for Sick Children with an average pay of $217,196.90; Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (Eorla) with an average pay of $214,473.56; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute with an average pay of $211,744.15; and Baycrest Centre For Geriatric Care with an average pay of $191,490.86.

A total of 72 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?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Scientist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $179,643.04; Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $174,035.91; and Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $160,230.87.

There were 7 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Scientist is 62.41% male and 37.59% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 860 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 860 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Martin Offringa Senior Scientist The Hospital for Sick Children $488,652
Michael Salter Senior Scientist The Hospital for Sick Children $459,017
Martin Post Senior Scientist The Hospital for Sick Children $405,908
Allison Sekuler Baycrest Academy for Research And Education, President And Chief Scientist, Baycrest Academy Baycrest Centre For Geriatric Care $401,911
Andras Nagy Senior Scientist, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Sinai Health System $376,604
Jeff Wrana Senior Scientist, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Sinai Health System $374,333
Mei Zhen Scientist, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Sinai Health System $369,384
Rashmi Kothary Senior Research Scientist Ottawa Hospital Research Institute $359,912
Julie Forman-kay Senior Scientist The Hospital for Sick Children $357,563
Rayjean Hung Scientist, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Sinai Health System $353,609

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023860$160,017
2022660$155,208
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
2012265$130,371
2011226$138,895
2010258$139,136
2009231$139,133
2008201$138,931
2007162$132,874
2006136$132,586
2005149$127,023
2004144$128,486
2003180$127,061
2002146$124,742
2001118$126,412