Research Officer / Agent de recherche salary in Ontario
21 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $117,653 and $137,024.
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| 2017 | $103,486 |
| 2018 | $104,623 |
| 2019 | $109,388 |
| 2020 | $112,713 |
| 2021 | $105,440 |
| 2022 | $107,023 |
| 2023 | $109,554 |
| 2024 | $120,896 |
| 2025 | $130,190 |
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Research Officer / Agent de recherche in Ontario’s public sector?
$130,190 among the 21 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 Officer / Agent de recherche on the list earn?
Half were paid between $117,653 and $137,024 in 2025; the highest salary was $149,112.
Which employer has the most people with the title Research Officer / Agent de recherche?
Legislative Assembly, with 14 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Research Officer / Agent de recherche are on the list?
21 in 2025, up from 7 in 2017.
What share of people with the title Research Officer / Agent de recherche 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 Officer / Agent de recherche pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $130,190, is 6.5% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Research Officer / Agent de recherche make at Legislative Assembly?
The median salary of the 14 people with this title at Legislative Assembly was $133,145 in 2025.
Has Research Officer / Agent de recherche pay gone up?
The median rose 7.7% from 2024 ($120,896) to 2025. In 2017 it was $103,486.
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.