Forensic Scientist salary in Ontario
67 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $111,688 and $118,739.
Median salary by year
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| 2018 | $102,243 |
| 2019 | $101,197 |
| 2020 | $100,860 |
| 2021 | $101,779 |
| 2022 | $102,648 |
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| 2024 | $117,680 |
| 2025 | $115,666 |
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Forensic Scientist in Ontario’s public sector?
$115,666 among the 67 people with this title on the 2025 list. Only people paid $100,000 or more are listed, so this is not the median for everyone in the job.
How much do most people with the title Forensic Scientist on the list earn?
Half were paid between $111,688 and $118,739 in 2025; the highest salary was $141,042.
Which employer has the most people with the title Forensic Scientist?
Solicitor General, with 67 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Forensic Scientist are on the list?
67 in 2025, up from 15 in 2018.
What share of people with the title Forensic Scientist are paid $150,000 or more?
0% of those on the 2025 list (0 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).
How does Forensic Scientist pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $115,666, is 5.4% below the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Forensic Scientist make at Solicitor General?
The median salary of the 67 people with this title at Solicitor General was $115,666 in 2025.
Has Forensic Scientist pay gone up?
The median fell 1.7% from 2024 ($117,680) to 2025. In 2018 it was $102,243.
What does “salary paid” include?
What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work
Why is someone not on the list?
Only people paid $100,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.