Senior Research Scientist Salary in Ontario (2025)
612 disclosed records, 2002–2025 · mostly Hospitals & Boards of Public Health (63%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
44
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$201,768
+65.0% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$123,554–$242,887
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$359,936
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Senior Research Scientist" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Senior Research Scientist" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Dean Fergusson at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, with a salary of $359,936; the median among the 44 listed under this title was $201,768.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $201,768, a Senior Research Scientist keeps roughly $131,469 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 34.8% all-in), or about $10,956 a month. 44 people were listed under this title in 2025. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 65% above it. Most Hospitals & Boards of Public Health employees belong to HOOPP, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$131,469
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.8%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$10,956
Where does $201,768 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | $232,970 | Pay here → |
| Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $122,923 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean FergussonSenior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal | $359,936 | $360,943 |
| 2 | Rashmi KotharySenior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal | $358,744 | $358,833 |
| 3 | Ian LorimerSenior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal | $302,514 | $302,533 |
| 4 | David PickettsSenior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal | $297,406 | $298,411 |
| 5 | Michael RudnickiSenior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal | $297,227 | $297,246 |
| 6 | John BellSenior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal | $284,939 | $284,958 |
| 7 | Lynn MegeneySenior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal | $259,714 | $260,657 |
| 8 | David MoherSenior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal | $259,714 | $259,733 |
| 9 | Shi WenSenior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal | $258,787 | $258,806 |
| 10 | William StanfordSenior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal | $258,320 | $259,332 |
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.