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 60 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $147,662.38

$147,662.38

Average Salary in 2024

$133,137.10

Median Salary in 2024

Male
53.33% 
Male
Female
46.67%
Female
60 employees (Staff Scientist)
1 60
Low: $101K Median: $133K High: $270K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

35 employees received a salary between $100,867 - $143,098
14 employees received a salary between $143,098 - $185,329
6 employees received a salary between $185,329 - $227,559
5 employees received a salary between $227,559 - $269,790

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Staff Scientist listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Staff Scientist are $147,662.38 and $133,137.10, respectively.

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

In 2024, Tom Schweizer, holding the position of Staff Scientist at the Unity Health Toronto received the highest salary of $269,790.56 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations.

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

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Staff Scientist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Unity Health Toronto with an average pay of $169,212.80; Sinai Health System with an average pay of $151,540.12; University of Toronto with an average pay of $125,710.53; Ices (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) with an average pay of $123,923.36; and McMaster University with an average pay of $110,817.42.

A total of 6 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 Staff Scientist?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Staff Scientist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $154,355.26; Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $123,923.36; and Universities with an average pay of $122,731.91.

There were 3 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Staff Scientist is 53.33% male and 46.67% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 60 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 60 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Tom Schweizer Staff Scientist Unity Health Toronto $269,791
Boris Hinz Staff Scientist Unity Health Toronto $269,260
Andras Kapus Staff Scientist Unity Health Toronto $232,148
Tara Gomes Staff Scientist Unity Health Toronto $228,503
Sean Rourke Staff Scientist Unity Health Toronto $228,613
Janet Smylie Staff Scientist Unity Health Toronto $225,924
Andrea Tricco Staff Scientist Unity Health Toronto $205,675
Veronique Miron Staff Scientist Unity Health Toronto $200,752
Haibo Zhang Staff Scientist Unity Health Toronto $193,584
Daniel Werb Staff Scientist Unity Health Toronto $190,611

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202460$147,662
202354$155,734
202243$149,233
202141$142,775
202045$130,585
201934$133,554
201835$128,241
201726$128,542
201622$127,749
201527$130,465
201419$127,722
201315$125,317
201216$131,648
201118$126,855
201016$130,724
200916$128,814
200815$131,740
200713$129,932
200611$129,285
20054$135,944
20044$124,899
20032$130,229
20022$118,623
20011$101,536