Research Assistant

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Research Assistant are $145,172.47 and $132,120.12, respectively.

In 2024, Judith Chadwick, holding the position of Assistant Vice-President, Research Services at the University of Toronto received the highest salary of $304,428.48 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Allyson Marsolais, serving as the Research Assistant at York University , earned the highest salary of $156,577.52 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Research Assistant and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Infrastructure with an average pay of $217,548.71; Northern Ontario School of Medicine with an average pay of $209,587.48; Solicitor General with an average pay of $198,621.65; Wilfrid Laurier University with an average pay of $191,577.36; and University of Guelph with an average pay of $165,462.57.

A total of 22 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Research Assistant and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $181,447.32; Universities with an average pay of $145,084.08; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $127,229.94.

There were 5 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Research Assistant is 42.31% male and 57.69% female, respectively.