Research Associate (I) salary in Ontario
19 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $104,108 and $112,774.
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| 2023 | $103,051 |
| 2024 | $104,920 |
| 2025 | $108,314 |
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Research Associate (I) in Ontario’s public sector?
$108,314 among the 19 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 Research Associate (I) on the list earn?
Half were paid between $104,108 and $112,774 in 2025; the highest salary was $124,446.
Which employer has the most people with the title Research Associate (I)?
McMaster University, with 19 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Research Associate (I) are on the list?
19 in 2025, up from 8 in 2023.
What share of people with the title Research Associate (I) are paid $150,000 or more?
0% of those on the 2025 list (0 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).
How does Research Associate (I) pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $108,314, is 11.4% below the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Research Associate (I) make at McMaster University?
The median salary of the 19 people with this title at McMaster University was $108,314 in 2025.
Has Research Associate (I) pay gone up?
The median rose 3.2% from 2024 ($104,920) to 2025. In 2023 it was $103,051.
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.