Senior Research Associate Salary in Ontario (2025)
788 disclosed records, 2005–2025 · mostly Universities (83%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
137
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$116,742
-4.5% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$107,270–$133,167
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$219,157
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Senior Research Associate" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Senior Research Associate" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Simon Grocott at University Of Toronto, with a salary of $219,157; the median among the 137 listed under this title was $116,742.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Senior Research Associate paid the 2025 median of $116,742 would take home roughly $85,048 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $7,087 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 27.1%. 137 people were listed under this title in 2025. The middle half of Senior Research Associate salaries ran from $107,270 to $133,167. 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
- ~$85,048
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.1%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,087
Where does $116,742 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 Toronto | $119,986 | Pay here → |
| Hospital for Sick Children | $115,707 | Pay here → |
| University of Ottawa | $119,341 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon GrocottSenior Research Associate | $219,157 | $219,283 |
| 2 | Mihail BarbuSenior Research Associate | $194,175 | $194,301 |
| 3 | Waclaw DajnowiecSenior Research Associate | $191,222 | $191,662 |
| 4 | Alex BeattieSenior Research Associate | $185,729 | $185,855 |
| 5 | Freddy PranajayaSenior Research Associate | $182,002 | $182,233 |
| 6 | James AraminiSenior Research Associate | $181,744 | $181,869 |
| 7 | Nicolaas HandojoSenior Research Associate | $180,598 | $181,348 |
| 8 | Yiliang (Clement) MaSenior Research Associate | $178,533 | $178,659 |
| 9 | Stephen OnyskaySenior Research Associate | $174,461 | $174,901 |
| 10 | Michael Anth CostanzoSenior Research Associate | $173,504 | $173,629 |
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.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.