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 389 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $183,815.25

$183,815.25

Average Salary in 2023

$168,543.43

Median Salary in 2023

Male
69.58% 
Male
Female
30.42%
Female
389 employees (Senior Scientist)
1 389
Low: $100K Median: $169K High: $489K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

269 employees received a salary between $100,460 - $197,508
93 employees received a salary between $197,508 - $294,556
24 employees received a salary between $294,556 - $391,603
3 employees received a salary between $391,603 - $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 Senior Scientist listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Senior Scientist are $183,815.25 and $168,543.43, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Senior 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.

What are the top 5 public organizations in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Senior Scientist?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Senior Scientist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Sinai Health System with an average pay of $307,642.87; The Hospital for Sick Children with an average pay of $240,111.64; Hamilton Health Sciences with an average pay of $221,351.72; Ices (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) with an average pay of $216,861.97; and Sunnybrook Research Institute with an average pay of $212,252.50.

A total of 33 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 Scientist?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Senior Scientist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $216,866.57; Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $184,572.90; and Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $170,616.85.

There were 6 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Senior Scientist is 69.58% male and 30.42% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 389 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 389 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
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
Rashmi Kothary Senior Research Scientist Ottawa Hospital Research Institute $359,912
Julie Forman-kay Senior Scientist The Hospital for Sick Children $357,563
Gabrielle Boulianne Senior Scientist The Hospital for Sick Children $338,079
Sheena Josselyn Senior Scientist The Hospital for Sick Children $338,075
Paul Frankland Senior Scientist The Hospital for Sick Children $338,075

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023389$183,815
2022267$187,114
2021257$186,588
2020250$193,286
2019251$185,107
2018251$179,338
2017213$172,011
2016218$168,784
2015201$163,848
2014199$165,298
2013147$143,724
2012148$134,365
2011134$144,721
2010139$145,435
2009124$147,953
2008115$146,669
200784$133,547
200664$138,069
200551$120,628
200445$117,441
200360$135,892
200257$128,997
200152$126,584