Stephen Scherer
Hospital for Sick Children/Chief Research Institute
2025 Salary
$534,860Total compensation $535,946, including $1,085 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
2025
Employer Rank
#14Hospital for Sick Children
Years on List
122014–2025
Peak Salary
$565,7652024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2014–2025
$327,621 in 2014 is worth about $429,675 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chief Research InstituteThe Hospital For Sick Children | $534,860Benefits $1,085Total $535,946 |
| 2024 | Chief Research InstituteThe Hospital For Sick Children | $565,765Benefits $1,056Total $566,822 |
| 2023 | Chief Research InstituteThe Hospital For Sick Children | $558,624Benefits $998Total $559,622 |
| 2022 | Chief Research InstituteThe Hospital For Sick Children | $538,326Benefits $998Total $539,324 |
| 2021 | Chief Research InstituteThe Hospital For Sick Children | $514,246Benefits $911Total $515,157 |
| 2020 | Senior ScientistThe Hospital For Sick Children | $494,917Benefits $813Total $495,730 |
| 2019 | Senior ScientistThe Hospital For Sick Children | $451,941Benefits $695Total $452,636 |
| 2018 | Senior ScientistThe Hospital for Sick Children | $435,626Benefits $661Total $436,287 |
| 2017 | Senior ScientistThe Hospital For Sick Children | $421,903Benefits $661Total $422,564 |
| 2016 | Senior ScientistThe Hospital for Sick Children | $409,618Benefits $755Total $410,373 |
| 2015 | Senior ScientistThe Hospital for Sick Children | $391,606Benefits $1,037Total $392,643 |
| 2014 | Senior ScientistThe Hospital for Sick Children | $327,621Benefits $1,037Total $328,658 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Stephen Scherer's $534,860 salary works out to roughly $288,507 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 46.1%. That is about 5% less than the $565,765 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 12 years in all, first in 2014. Pension contributions — likely HOOPP in the Hospitals & Boards of Public Health sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$288,507
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~45.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~46.1%
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Estimate only: 2025 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.