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 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
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73.33% Male |
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26.67% Female |
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 |
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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 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 16 | $124,104 |
2023 | 13 | $121,905 |
2022 | 10 | $114,800 |
2021 | 6 | $119,129 |
2020 | 9 | $114,616 |
2019 | 4 | $115,136 |
2018 | 4 | $110,730 |
2017 | 4 | $109,511 |
2016 | 2 | $103,133 |
2015 | 2 | $113,731 |
2011 | 4 | $138,329 |
2010 | 2 | $117,100 |
2009 | 2 | $117,765 |
2008 | 2 | $115,483 |
2007 | 3 | $112,798 |
2006 | 2 | $116,748 |
2005 | 1 | $106,484 |
2004 | 1 | $103,442 |
2003 | 1 | $103,933 |