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 2024 Sunshine List, there were 16 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $124,103.75

$124,103.75

Average Salary in 2024

$122,761.38

Median Salary in 2024

Male
73.33% 
Male
Female
26.67%
Female
16 employees (Senior Research Engineer)
1 16
Low: $102K Median: $123K High: $161K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

6 employees received a salary between $102,338 - $116,949
6 employees received a salary between $116,949 - $131,561
1 employees received a salary between $131,561 - $146,172
3 employees received a salary between $146,172 - $160,783

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Senior Research Engineer listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Senior Research Engineer are $124,103.75 and $122,761.38, respectively.

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

In 2024, Daniel Sohm, holding the position of Senior Engineer Advanced Technology Research at the Independent Electricity System Operator received the highest salary of $160,783.92 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Steven Chapman, serving as the Senior Research Engineer at University of Guelph , earned the highest salary of $141,930.83 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 Research Engineer?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Senior Research Engineer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Independent Electricity System Operator with an average pay of $154,041.21; University of Guelph with an average pay of $141,930.83; Queen’s University with an average pay of $122,120.04; McMaster University with an average pay of $120,286.81; and Ontario Tech University with an average pay of $114,127.56.

A total of 8 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 Research Engineer?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Senior Research Engineer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Crown Agencies with an average pay of $154,041.21; Universities with an average pay of $119,011.96; and Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $113,834.73.

There were 4 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Senior Research Engineer is 73.33% male and 26.67% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 16 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 16 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Daniel Sohm Senior Engineer Advanced Technology Research Independent Electricity System Operator $160,784
Susan Alexander Senior Engineer Advanced Technology Research Independent Electricity System Operator $154,920
Elyas Ahmed Senior Engineer Advanced Technology Research Independent Electricity System Operator $146,420
Steven Chapman Senior Research Engineer University of Guelph $141,931
Ryan M Jones Senior Research Engineer - Physicist Sunnybrook Research Institute $125,331
Carlos Jose Goncalves Vidal Senior Principal Research Engineer McMaster University $123,980
Bipasha Bose Sessional Faculty / Senior Principal Research Engineer McMaster University $123,369
Warren Karlson Senior Research And Development Engineering Manager Ontario Tech University $122,761
Andras Lasso Senior Research Engineer, Associate Director Queen’s University $122,120
Simon Day Senior Principal Research Engineer McMaster University $119,029

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202416$124,104
202313$121,905
202210$114,800
20216$119,129
20209$114,616
20194$115,136
20184$110,730
20174$109,511
20162$103,133
20152$113,731
20114$138,329
20102$117,100
20092$117,765
20082$115,483
20073$112,798
20062$116,748
20051$106,484
20041$103,442
20031$103,933