Research Associate Salary in Ontario (2025)
615 disclosed records, 2000–2025 · mostly Universities (78%)
Records grouped under “Research Associate” after title normalisation — the bare title, without a level or specialty. For level-specific figures see Senior Research Associate.
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
104
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$110,698
-9.5% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$105,040–$122,000
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$230,951
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Research Associate" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Research Associate" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Raymond Wallace at Carleton University, with a salary of $230,951; the median among the 104 listed under this title was $110,698.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Research Associate median of $110,698 comes to about 21.6%, leaving roughly $81,261 a year — about $6,772 a month. Half of those listed earned between $105,040 and $122,000. The 2025 list carries 104 people grouped under the title Research Associate. That is about 9% below the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$81,261
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~21.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.6%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$6,772
Where does $110,698 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.
Median by Year
2005–2025
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | Median | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| University of Waterloo | $110,768 | Pay here → |
| University of Toronto | $124,518 | Pay here → |
| London Health Sciences Centre | $110,334 | Pay here → |
| York University | $112,261 | Pay here → |
| Hospital for Sick Children | $107,121 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond WallaceResearch Associate | $230,951 | $230,951 |
| 2 | Omar FalouResearch Associate | $180,202 | $180,338 |
| 3 | Javier Ignac Acosta MirandeResearch Associate | $172,552 | $172,803 |
| 4 | Fausto BartraResearch Associate | $163,230 | $163,230 |
| 5 | Genevieve Boily-LaroucheResearch Associate | $155,666 | $155,666 |
| 6 | Carolina CancelliereResearch Associate | $154,478 | $154,478 |
| 7 | Katie Davies JorgensenResearch Associate | $154,185 | $154,185 |
| 8 | Nima AssadianResearch Associate | $148,727 | $148,853 |
| 9 | Andrew GrygucResearch Associate | $146,879 | $147,105 |
| 10 | Arne RuckertResearch Associate | $143,320 | $143,320 |
By Year
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About these figures
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure (the “Sunshine List”), which names every public-sector employee paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year. Figures are disclosed salaries, not market compensation: anyone in this position earning under $100,000 does not appear, so medians here sit above the true median for the job.
Medians and percentiles use salary paid (benefits excluded), computed over records whose filed job title was normalized into this position. Titles are as each employer filed them; spellings, word order and bilingual forms are merged. Employers and years with fewer than five people show counts only. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.