Staff Scientist Salary in Ontario (2025)
393 disclosed records, 1996–2025 · mostly Hospitals & Boards of Public Health (82%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
28
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$131,631
+7.7% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$125,627–$135,196
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$146,421
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Staff Scientist" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Staff Scientist" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Jinyi Zhang at Sinai Health System, with a salary of $146,421; the median among the 28 listed under this title was $131,631.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $131,631, a Staff Scientist keeps roughly $93,474 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 29.0% all-in), or about $7,790 a month. Half of those listed earned between $125,627 and $135,196. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 8% above it. Pension contributions — likely HOOPP in the Hospitals & Boards of Public Health sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$93,474
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.0%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,790
Where does $131,631 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | $133,980 | Pay here → |
| ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) | $128,981 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jinyi ZhangStaff Scientist | $146,421 | $147,924 |
| 2 | John GeorgiouStaff Scientist | $146,421 | $147,921 |
| 3 | Erin DickieStaff Scientist / Scientifique membre du personnel | $146,400 | $147,129 |
| 4 | Kimberly DesmondStaff Scientist / Scientifique membre du personnel | $139,067 | $139,739 |
| 5 | Clement ZaiStaff Scientist / Scientifique membre du personnel | $138,486 | $139,160 |
| 6 | Bundit SornpaisarnStaff Scientist / Scientifique membre du personnel | $137,759 | $138,513 |
| 7 | Michael A CampitelliStaff Scientist | $135,597 | $137,481 |
| 8 | Meaghan Quinlan-DavidsonStaff Scientist / Scientifique membre du personnel | $135,196 | $135,856 |
| 9 | Thomas PrevotStaff Scientist / Scientifique membre du personnel | $134,857 | $135,521 |
| 10 | Emily MurrellStaff Scientist / Scientifique membre du personnel | $134,250 | $134,905 |
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.