Senior Scientist
Other Public Service · FY2025
Median salary & employees over time 2010–2025
Salary distribution FY2025 · disclosed employees
By employer FY2025 · ranked by disclosed employees
| # | Employer | Disclosed Emp. | Median salary | P90 salary | Max salary | New entrants | Raise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute overall | 30 | $232,970 | $297,917 | $359,936 | 0 | +4.0% |
| 2 | Sunnybrook Research Institute overall | 24 | $230,267 | $283,662 | $340,669 | 0 | -2.5% |
| 3 | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research overall | 9 | $122,923 | $128,989 | $133,586 | 0 | +4.1% |
| 4 | Quantum Valley Ideas Laboratories overall | 5 | $139,268 | $143,231 | $145,000 | 0 | +4.0% |
| 5 | Ices Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences overall | 3 | $255,649 | $273,152 | $277,528 | 0 | +6.5% |
| 6 | Iisd Experimental Lakes Area Inc overall | 2 | $126,950 | $130,025 | $130,794 | 0 | n/a |
| 7 | Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario overall | 1 | $180,499 | $180,499 | $180,499 | 0 | n/a |
| 8 | Toronto Region Conservation Authority overall | 1 | $114,751 | $114,751 | $114,751 | 0 | n/a |
"New entrants" is headcount in their first year in this exact role at this employer — not a hire count; many already worked here.
By region FY2025 · salary paid · where the employer is based
Regions with fewer than 10 disclosed employees aren't charted. 3 people (4%) work for province-wide employers with no single location; they count toward the Ontario median only.
Where they came from FY2025 incumbents · previous disclosed position
| Previous position | People | Share | Median yrs in it | Median pay change | Same employer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Scientist · Hospitals and Boards of Public Health | 26 | 62% | 11 | -4.7% | 0% |
| Scientist | 14 | 33% | 3 | +5.6% | 93% |
40 of 75 people (53%) in this position in 2025 came from a position shown here. The rest first appeared on the list in this one, came from a less common position, or had earlier titles that weren't normalized. Previous positions are shown when they're at least 5% of moves and 3 people. Pay change compares salary paid in the last year in the previous position with the first year in this one, so a partial year can skew it. Same employer is the share who made the move without changing employer.
Trend 2010–2025
| Year | Disclosed Emp. | Median salary | P90 salary | Raise | Newly Promoted | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 | $213,129 | $286,078 | +2.0% | 2 | 48.0% F |
| 2024 | 77 | $207,925 | $275,131 | +10.1% | 0 | 46.8% F |
| 2023 | 74 | $190,544 | $252,344 | +4.7% | 3 | 45.9% F |
| 2022 | 71 | $185,284 | $278,471 | +5.6% | 0 | 40.8% F |
| 2021 | 38 | $192,846 | $256,503 | -3.0% | 0 | 42.1% F |
| 2020 | 41 | $203,754 | $306,272 | +12.7% | 2 | 39.0% F |
| 2019 | 48 | $169,642 | $293,811 | +7.3% | 0 | 37.5% F |
| 2018 | 38 | $163,264 | $279,287 | +2.5% | 0 | 28.9% F |
| 2017 | 32 | $146,810 | $236,462 | +6.4% | 0 | 62.5% F |
| 2016 | 38 | $144,876 | $234,895 | +2.3% | 0 | 36.8% F |
| 2015 | 14 | $139,993 | $230,835 | +3.2% | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 10 | $259,533 | $388,577 | +11.9% | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 10 | $225,391 | $382,841 | n/a | 1 | — |
| 2011 | 11 | $250,130 | $370,001 | -0.8% | 1 | — |
| 2010 | 9 | $233,507 | $382,738 | n/a | 0 | — |
Raise is the average change for people who held this exact role, in this sector, in both years — not a same-role year-over-year average, which would be skewed by people newly crossing the disclosure threshold or leaving. Promotions is a heuristic (title changed and raise ≥10% in the same year), not verified. Gender is a name-based estimate, shown only for years with 20 or more disclosed employees.