Research Officer Salary in Ontario (2025)
148 disclosed records, 2002–2025 · mostly Universities (43%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
21
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$130,190
+6.5% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$117,653–$137,024
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$149,112
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Research Officer" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Research Officer" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Andrew Mcnaught at Legislative Assembly, with a salary of $149,112; the median among the 21 listed under this title was $130,190.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Research Officer paid the 2025 median of $130,190 would take home roughly $92,659 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $7,722 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 28.8%. 21 people were listed under this title in 2025. The middle half of Research Officer salaries ran from $117,653 to $137,024. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$92,659
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.8%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,722
Where does $130,190 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Legislative Assembly | $133,145 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew McnaughtResearch Officer / Agent de recherche | $149,112 | $149,301 |
| 2 | Erica SimmonsResearch Officer / Agent de recherche | $142,989 | $143,169 |
| 3 | Ruth IsserlinResearch Officer | $140,667 | $140,792 |
| 4 | Michael VidoniResearch Officer / Agent de recherche | $139,248 | $139,423 |
| 5 | Sandra LopesResearch Officer / Agent de recherche | $137,293 | $137,466 |
| 6 | Lauren WarnerResearch Officer / Agent de recherche | $137,024 | $137,197 |
| 7 | Heather ConklinResearch Officer / Agent de recherche | $136,719 | $136,890 |
| 8 | Dmitry GranovskyResearch Officer / Agent de recherche | $134,594 | $134,764 |
| 9 | Mariela RuetaloResearch Officer | $134,586 | $134,712 |
| 10 | Ellen WankiewiczResearch Officer / Agent de recherche | $131,696 | $131,861 |
By Year
Related Positions
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.