Research Librarian Salary in Ontario (2025)
43 disclosed records, 2022–2025 · mostly Universities (77%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
21
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$126,719
+3.6% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$115,891–$143,161
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$176,340
Who is the highest-paid Research Librarian in Ontario?
The highest-paid Research Librarian on the 2025 Sunshine List was Jennifer Dekker at University Of Ottawa, with a salary of $176,340; the median among the 21 listed under this title was $126,719.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Research Librarian median of $126,719 comes to about 24.1%, leaving roughly $90,694 a year — about $7,558 a month. Half of those listed earned between $115,891 and $143,161. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 4% above it. 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
- ~$90,694
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,558
Where does $126,719 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
Median salary paid among disclosed records. 2023 is absent: job titles were not disclosed that year. Years with fewer than five people are omitted.
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | People | Median | Top | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Ottawa | 16 | $135,908 | $176,340 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Employer | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Dekker | University Of Ottawa | Bibliothécaire de recherche / Research Librarian | $176,340 | $176,672 |
| 2 | Ann Hemingway | University Of Ottawa | Bibliothécaire de recherche / Research Librarian | $167,870 | $168,202 |
| 3 | Nathalie Léonard | University Of Ottawa | Bibliothécaire de recherche / Research Librarian | $167,870 | $167,870 |
| 4 | Tea Rokolj | University Of Ottawa | Bibliothécaire de recherche / Research Librarian | $161,690 | $161,690 |
| 5 | Patrick Labelle | University Of Ottawa | Bibliothécaire de recherche / Research Librarian | $159,948 | $159,948 |
| 6 | Emily Landriault | University Of Ottawa | Bibliothécaire de recherche / Research Librarian | $143,161 | $143,161 |
| 7 | Chantal Ripp | University Of Ottawa | Bibliothécaire de recherche / Research Librarian | $141,934 | $142,266 |
| 8 | Nigèle Langlois | University Of Ottawa | Bibliothécaire de recherche / Research Librarian | $136,211 | $136,211 |
| 9 | Melissa Cheung | University Of Ottawa | Bibliothécaire de recherche / Research Librarian | $135,605 | $135,605 |
| 10 | Alain El Hofi | University Of Ottawa | Bibliothécaire de recherche / Research Librarian | $135,490 | $135,490 |
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. 2023: job titles were not disclosed, so that year has no position data.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.