Rima Al-Awar
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research/Head, Therapeutic Innovation and Drug Discovery
2024 Salary — last year on the list
$387,350Total compensation $388,581, including $1,231 in taxable benefits.
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page
At a Glance
2024
Employer Rank
#2Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Years on List
162008–2024
Peak Salary
$540,3942020
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2008–2024
$209,038 in 2008 is worth about $300,824 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Head, Therapeutic Innovation and Drug DiscoveryOntario Institute For Cancer Research | $387,350Benefits $1,231Total $388,581 |
| 2023 | Head, Therapeutic Innovation and Drug DiscoveryOntario Institute For Cancer Research | $461,994Benefits $1,463Total $463,456 |
| 2022 | Head, Therapeutic Innovation and Drug DiscoveryOntario Institute For Cancer Research | $487,761Benefits $1,375Total $489,136 |
| 2021 | Head, Therapeutic Innovation and Drug DiscoveryOntario Institute For Cancer Research | $461,994Benefits $1,244Total $463,238 |
| 2020 | Director and Senior ScientistOntario Institute For Cancer Research | $540,394Benefits $1,238Total $541,632 |
| 2019 | Director and Senior ScientistOntario Institute For Cancer Research | $461,994Benefits $1,218Total $463,212 |
| 2018 | Director and Senior ScientistOntario Institute for Cancer Research | $462,746Benefits $1,218Total $463,964 |
| 2017 | Director and Senior Principal InvestigatorOntario Institute For Cancer Research | $465,907Benefits $1,218Total $467,125 |
| 2016 | Director and Senior Principal InvestigatorOntario Institute for Cancer Research | $458,691Benefits $1,218Total $459,909 |
| 2015 | Director and Senior Principal InvestigatorOntario Institute of Cancer Research | $438,890Benefits $1,218Total $440,108 |
| 2014 | Director And Senior ScientistOntario Institute of Cancer Research | $292,671Benefits $1,229Total $293,900 |
| 2013 | Director And Senior ScientistOntario Institute of Cancer Research | $429,435Benefits $1,251Total $430,686 |
| 2011 | Director & Senior ScientistOntario Institute for Cancer Research | $425,150Benefits $1,011Total $426,161 |
| 2010 | Director & Senior ScientistOntario Institute for Cancer Research | $425,150Benefits $1,094Total $426,244 |
| 2009 | Director/Senior ScientistOntario Institute for Cancer Research | $418,343Benefits $933Total $419,277 |
| 2008 | Director/Senior ScientistOntario Institute for Cancer Research | $209,038Benefits $194Total $209,232 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2024 estimate
Of the $387,350 Rima Al-Awar earned in 2024, roughly $218,981 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 43.5%. Compared with 2023, when the figure was $461,994, that is a drop of about 16%. Rima Al-Awar has appeared on the list 16 times since 2008. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$218,981
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~42.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,105
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~43.5%
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Estimate only: 2024 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.