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Research Scientist salary in Ontario

49 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $104,382 and $139,739.

Median salary
$122,575
+1.1% vs 2024
People on the list
49
Middle half
$104K–$140K
Highest
$195,349

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006$102,104
2007
2008$109,908
2009$108,756
2010$107,098
2011
2012$102,145
2013$105,584
2014$110,072
2015$111,077
2016$113,415
2017$117,864
2018$122,165
2019$125,513
2020$128,030
2021$113,139
2022$117,800
2023$124,172
2024$121,221
2025$122,575

Same job, different employer

Median salary at each of the 3 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.

Median for everyone with this title: $122,575
University Of Guelph6 people$109,462

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Gabriel DimattiaLondon Health Sciences Centre$195,349$0−$14,062
2Eva TurleyLondon Health Sciences Centre$188,618$0+$30,220
3Joseph GatiUniversity Of Western Ontario$186,008$100+$8,150
4Gediminas CepinskasLondon Health Sciences Centre$170,211$322−$41,832
5Ljiljana Tamburic-IlincicUniversity Of Guelph$155,315$1,124+$29,375
6Kyle GilbertUniversity Of Western Ontario$155,075$100+$5,529
7Todd W. SimpsonUniversity Of Western Ontario$150,959$100+$6,142
8Sridhar RamamurthyUniversity Of Western Ontario$148,814$30+$5,063
9Salimah ShariffLondon Health Sciences Centre$147,499$268+$15,411
10Sarah WrightToronto East General Hospital$147,374$228new
11Martyn KlassenUniversity Of Western Ontario$147,098$100+$4,135
12Anthony NazarovUniversity Of Western Ontario$146,410$100+$2,485
13Simone ArbourOntario Shores Centre For Mental Health Sciences$139,739$607+$237
14Trevor ShepherdLondon Health Sciences Centre$139,526$270+$9,114
15Elie WolfePerimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics$136,963$1,981+$2,155
16Robert WerykUniversity Of Western Ontario$136,294$100+$6,874
17Soyeon KimWaypoint Centre For Mental Health Care$131,868$239+$6,018
18Stephanie DixonLondon Health Sciences Centre$128,865$240+$9,133
19Pengxin LuNatural Resources$127,899$272−$2,156
20Kyla NaylorLondon Health Sciences Centre$127,716$247+$9,751
21Elnaz MoghimiWaypoint Centre For Mental Health Care$126,836$225+$12,913
22Mary ChiuOntario Shores Centre For Mental Health Sciences$126,424$549+$1,848
23Dmitrij ZagidulinUniversity Of Western Ontario$123,782$100+$4,154
24Bradley KobeUniversity Of Western Ontario$122,954$100+$4,708
25Estelle InackPerimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics$122,575$218+$2,030
26Danielle NashLondon Health Sciences Centre$120,039$233new
27Ahmed Al-JaishiUniversity Of Western Ontario$118,582$100new
28Ping LiUniversity Of Guelph$118,206$2,063−$3,423
29Heng-Yong NieUniversity Of Western Ontario$115,866$100+$3,721
30Vasudha GiduguSickKids Centre For Community Mental Health$114,188$0+$6,615
31Vahab FarzanUniversity Of Guelph$112,357$569new
32Jeremy HillUniversity Of Western Ontario$110,576$100new
33Hilary JenkinsMcMaster University$110,283$345+$4,495
34Kimberley LawUniversity Of Western Ontario$109,941$100+$3,479
35Heather BloomfieldUniversity Of Western Ontario$107,689$100+$3,730
36Krishna KcUniversity Of Guelph$106,568$34new
37Patrick QuinnUniversity Of Guelph$104,382$11new
38Seema Nair ParvathyUniversity Of Western Ontario$104,034$100+$3,380
39Vahid DehnaviUniversity Of Western Ontario$103,672$100new
40Paul BoyleUniversity Of Western Ontario$103,076$100new
41Weiguang GuanMcMaster University$102,957$345new
42Dirk SteinkeUniversity Of Guelph$101,729$1,517−$11,502
43Robi BhattacharjeeLondon Health Sciences Centre$101,668$196−$24,681
44Mathew WillansUniversity Of Western Ontario$101,615$100new
45Nastaran Mohammadi GhahhariOntario Institute For Cancer Research$101,029$598new
46Alex LiUniversity Of Western Ontario$100,475$100new
47Mark F MabangloOntario Institute For Cancer Research$100,314$607new
48Jennifer ShuterNatural Resources$100,312$212−$11,127
49Christopher BonhamUniversity Of Western Ontario$100,220$100new