Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

Also filed as Perimeter Institute (2015–2016).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 70 employees earning $100K+

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At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

70

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$13.5M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$190,900

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$150,280

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in 2025?

Marcela Carena Lopez, Executive Director, was paid $698,412 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 70 Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $150,280.

How has Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics' Sunshine List changed?

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics listed 33 people in 2013 and 70 in 2025 — 2.1× as many; payroll on the list went from $6.5M to $13.5M, and the median salary moved from $160,057 to $150,280.

How many Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 13 yearly values of median salary, from $160,057 in 2013 to $150,280 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K201320152018202020232025
Median salary, 2013–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. That threshold has never been indexed to inflation, so this line can fall over time simply because more people newly cross it — not necessarily because pay fell.

Top Employees
2025

#1Marcela Carena Lopez
$698,412
Executive Director
#2Robert Myers
$571,374
Faculty
#3Paul Smith
$417,979
Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director
#4Freddy Cachazo
$389,184
Faculty
#5Davide Gaiotto
$362,226
Faculty
#6Jaume Gomis Porqueras
$359,651
Faculty
#7Luis Lehner
$338,320
Faculty
#8Kevin Costello
$337,482
Faculty
#9Lucien Hardy
$300,043
Faculty
#10Bianca Dittrich
$294,536
Faculty
#11Asimina Arvanitaki
$294,088
Faculty
#12Laurent Freidel
$292,390
Faculty
#13Kendrick Smith
$290,624
Faculty
#14Pedro Vieira
$285,602
Faculty
#15Robert Spekkens
$268,795
Faculty
#16Neal Dalal
$258,630
Faculty
#17Timothy Hsieh
$232,684
Faculty
#18Beni Yoshida
$219,848
Faculty
#19Stefan Pregelj
$214,057
Senior Director, Finance and Operations
#20Chong Wang
$213,947
Faculty
#21William East
$213,653
Faculty
#22Corinne Degoutte
$207,519
Chief Advancement Officer, Advancement
#23Sabrina Pasterski
$203,263
Faculty
#24Katherine Mack
$194,628
Faculty
#25Maite Dupuis
$189,160
Academic and Research Programs Director

See all 70 employees in 2025 →

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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Freddy Cachazo at Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $354,548 to $388,535, up 9.6%.

Freddy Cachazo+9.6%
Faculty
$354,548 → $388,535
Savas Dimopoulos+30.8%
Research Chair
$100,000 → $130,769
Timothy Hsieh+6.9%
Faculty
$217,230 → $232,269
Chong Wang+7.3%
Faculty
$198,974 → $213,558
Lucien Hardy+4.7%
Faculty
$286,118 → $299,508

A year-over-year increase or decrease in disclosed pay can include overtime, a retroactive payment, a vacation payout or severance, not only a change in base pay, rate, or role — the Sunshine List discloses total salary paid that year, not a pay rate. This list is ranked by the dollar increase, not by the percentage shown.

15 people were new to Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics's list in 2025; <5 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people