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 64 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $141,888.72

$141,888.72

Average Salary in 2023

$127,296.08

Median Salary in 2023

Male
67.19% 
Male
Female
32.81%
Female
64 employees (Senior Investigator)
1 64
Low: $101K Median: $127K High: $361K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

57 employees received a salary between $100,526 - $165,539
2 employees received a salary between $165,539 - $230,553
2 employees received a salary between $230,553 - $295,566
3 employees received a salary between $295,566 - $360,579

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Senior Investigator listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Senior Investigator are $141,888.72 and $127,296.08, respectively.

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

In 2023, Philip Awadalla, holding the position of Director And Senior Principal Investigator at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research received the highest salary of $360,579.66 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Laura Pearce, serving as the Senior Investigator at Queen’s University , earned the highest salary of $210,204.18 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 Senior Investigator?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Senior Investigator and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research with an average pay of $360,579.66; Sinai Health System with an average pay of $272,203.60; Queen’s University with an average pay of $246,768.57; Independent Electricity System Operator with an average pay of $152,319.71; and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute with an average pay of $145,660.32.

A total of 14 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 Senior Investigator?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Senior Investigator and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $272,203.60; Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $217,300.10; and Universities with an average pay of $180,703.38.

There were 5 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Senior Investigator in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Senior Investigator is 67.19% male and 32.81% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 64 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 64 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Philip Awadalla Director And Senior Principal Investigator Ontario Institute for Cancer Research $360,580
James Woodgett Senior Investigator, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Sinai Health System $313,291
Miguel Ramalho-santos Senior Investigator, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Sinai Health System $355,447
Mariam Jafri Assistant Professor - Senior Investigator Queen’s University $283,333
Daniel Schramek Senior Investigator, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Sinai Health System $236,054
Laura Pearce Senior Investigator Queen’s University $210,204
Graham Collingridge Senior Investigator, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Sinai Health System $184,023
David Courtman Senior Investigator / Chercheur principal Ottawa Hospital Research Institute $164,025
David Verschuuren Senior Investigator Finance $162,657
Kamyar Ghaderi Senior Investigator / Auditor Independent Electricity System Operator $152,320

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202364$141,889
202248$145,491
202142$150,417
202032$147,354
201934$132,827
201843$120,093
201752$136,529
201646$139,667
201547$134,665
201441$112,282
201315$119,036
201218$134,071
201114$117,116
201017$113,825
200920$113,779
200818$113,668
20079$113,203
200610$109,817
20053$108,856
20043$105,012