Research Manager salary in Ontario
50 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $108,911 and $124,929.
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| 2020 | $102,880 |
| 2021 | $104,772 |
| 2022 | $105,589 |
| 2023 | $106,083 |
| 2024 | $108,798 |
| 2025 | $117,086 |
Same job, different employer
Median salary at each of the 2 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.
Employers with the most
Highest paid in 2025
Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Research Manager in Ontario’s public sector?
$117,086 among the 50 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 Manager on the list earn?
Half were paid between $108,911 and $124,929 in 2025; the highest salary was $149,866.
Which employer pays Research Manager the most?
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital: a median of $124,929 among 9 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.
Which employer has the most people with the title Research Manager?
Centre For Addiction And Mental Health, with 22 on the 2025 list.
Has Research Manager pay gone up?
The median rose 7.6% from 2024 ($108,798) to 2025. In 2020 it was $102,880.
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.