STAFF SCIENTIST

Seniority - Level 1: Professional/Staff

Sunshine Members - 2025 28
-27 (-49.1%) vs 2024
Average Sunshine Salary - 2025 $131,467.43
$17,128 (-11.5%) vs 2024

Position Economics

Salary range and market performance.

Salary Spread
$117k $146k

Lowest to Highest reported in 2025

Historical Growth
9.5% NOT BEATING INFLATION

Since 1996

Market Presence
4 Employers

Hiring this role in 2025

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Quick Insight: The highest paid individual in this role works at SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM and earns 11% more than the provincial average for this title in the 2025 sunshine list.

Salary Evolution

Historical average salary for this position over time.

* Data represents annual average based on provincial disclosures.

Market Distribution

Comparative analysis of volume vs. compensation for this role.

Hiring Volume by Sector

Hospitals & Boards of Public Health 18 Staff
Other Public Sector Employers 9 Staff
Universities 1 Staff

Top Employers, Ranked by Average Salary

SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM $146,421
CENTRE FOR ADDICTION & MENTAL HEALTH $133,155
ICES (INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES) $126,635
MCMASTER UNIVERSITY $118,052

Gender Breakdown

Comparing the first recorded year to the most recent data.

Male
Female
Unknown
Latest: 2025 Based on: 28 Sunshine Employees
46%
50%
4%
100%
Earliest: 1996 Based on: 1 Sunshine Employees
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Trend Insight: Female representation has grown by 50% since this position first appeared on the list, while the total workforce has increased.

Gender Salary Gap

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Historical Context: Over the last 27 years, the data shows a historical Male advantage, with an average salary gap of $3,864 per year. This reflects the cumulative trend for STAFF SCIENTIST across all recorded reporting periods.

Employee Salaries

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Name Employer Year Salary
Jinyi Zhang Sinai Health System 2025 $146,421.37
John Georgiou Sinai Health System 2025 $146,421.31
Erin Dickie Centre for Addiction & Mental Health 2025 $146,400.32
Kimberly Desmond Centre for Addiction & Mental Health 2025 $139,067.12
Clement Zai Centre for Addiction & Mental Health 2025 $138,486.17
Bundit Sornpaisarn Centre for Addiction & Mental Health 2025 $137,759.45
Michael A Campitelli ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) 2025 $135,596.89
Meaghan Quinlan-Davidson Centre for Addiction & Mental Health 2025 $135,196.13
Thomas Prevot Centre for Addiction & Mental Health 2025 $134,857.01
Emily Murrell Centre for Addiction & Mental Health 2025 $134,250.29
Scott Veldhuizen Centre for Addiction & Mental Health 2025 $134,095.51
Arun Tiwari Centre for Addiction & Mental Health 2025 $133,863.92
Jacob J Etches ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) 2025 $131,721.60
Lesley A Hoyt ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) 2025 $131,721.57
Sarah A Edwards ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) 2025 $131,540.07
Lucas Lopes Narciso Centre for Addiction & Mental Health 2025 $131,315.97
Lindsay Oliver Centre for Addiction & Mental Health 2025 $130,462.49
Sameer Imtiaz Centre for Addiction & Mental Health 2025 $130,329.21
Marta Maslej Centre for Addiction & Mental Health 2025 $129,103.43
Alexia Polillo Centre for Addiction & Mental Health 2025 $129,090.94
Graham C Mecredy ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) 2025 $128,980.58
Lisa Hawke Centre for Addiction & Mental Health 2025 $125,627.16
Maria H Koh ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) 2025 $123,123.08
Elisa Candido ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) 2025 $122,971.11
Nelson Shen Centre for Addiction & Mental Health 2025 $120,574.94
Richard Perez McMaster University 2025 $118,051.54
Beth Rachlis ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) 2025 $117,295.34
Luke Mondor ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) 2025 $116,763.55


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