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Senior Research Analyst salary in Ontario

47 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $107,104 and $126,801.

Median salary
$114,065
−6.3% vs 2024
People on the list
47
Middle half
$107K–$127K
Highest
$142,318

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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2016$101,972
2017$104,195
2018$107,665
2019$104,542
2020$106,627
2021$108,762
2022$109,644
2023$112,538
2024$121,702
2025$114,065

Same job, different employer

Median salary at each of the 4 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: $114,065
Attorney General5 people$127,798

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Helen ChangUniversity Of Toronto$142,318$407+$1,163
2Dan TassieToronto Metropolitan University$140,329$354+$2,279
3Maryse LemoineChildren, Community and Social Services$127,798$158+$2,433
4Emma PattersonAttorney General$127,798$158+$2,445
5Paul StaffordAttorney General$127,798$158+$2,433
6Timothy SteeleChildren, Community and Social Services$127,798$158+$2,433
7Gerardina TotaAttorney General$127,798$158+$2,433
8Ling YangChildren, Community and Social Services$127,798$158+$2,433
9Kostyantyn YastrebAttorney General$127,798$158+$2,433
10Shuo ZhangChildren, Community and Social Services$127,798$158+$2,433
11Jessica EllisChildren, Community and Social Services$127,797$158+$185
12Karl MirandaChildren, Community and Social Services$127,663$158+$3,251
13Brian PereiraChildren, Community and Social Services$126,801$0new
14Marc MainguyToronto Metropolitan University$124,720$697+$4,721
15Aaron Mp GroulxFinance$121,185$150+$8,164
16Irene AlexanderFinance$120,528$185−$3,343
17Ilona DemetriadisToronto Metropolitan University$119,605$309+$4,527
18Ye Jung KimChildren, Community and Social Services$118,943$0new
19Leo TsangToronto Metropolitan University$118,601$306+$4,489
20Rachelle CresciniPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$118,393$146+$4,734
21Alexander HarrisUniversity Of Toronto$118,316$119+$5,452
22Rajiv SinghChildren, Community and Social Services$116,274$142+$5,716
23Oscar KorirToronto Metropolitan University$114,946$281+$14,606
24Bonnie Sin Hang HoChildren, Community and Social Services$114,065$138+$3,769
25Andrea WarywodaLakehead University$112,769$558+$8,571
26Samantha EstevesChildren, Community and Social Services$111,010$136+$10,006
27Jin LuoICES (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences)$110,961$1,790new
28Feng QiuICES (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences)$110,961$1,790+$6,272
29Bo ZhangICES (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences)$108,565$1,781+$6,134
30Qing LiICES (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences)$108,252$1,781+$6,117
31Natalya ZverevaChildren, Community and Social Services$107,598$133+$6,558
32Jessica MustachiChildren, Community and Social Services$107,421$133new
33Daniel DubbalePublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$107,282$133new
34Ivana AnusicChildren, Community and Social Services$107,149$130−$16,814
35Shudong LiICES (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences)$107,104$1,775+$6,419
36Patrick ChenChildren, Community and Social Services$107,098$0new
37Daniel AminToronto Metropolitan University$106,887$269+$5,291
38Jackie ChouToronto Metropolitan University$106,239$256new
39Ryan McmillanChildren, Community and Social Services$105,871$131+$5,050
40Michael ZielinskiChildren, Community and Social Services$105,629$130new
41Longdi FuICES (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences)$103,145$1,761new
42Anjie HuangICES (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences)$103,143$1,761new
43Caroline SchulzChildren, Community and Social Services$102,681$120new
44Vicki (Yushu) LingICES (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences)$102,153$1,757new
45Kristin ChongAttorney General$100,984$125new
46Atul SivaswamyICES (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences)$100,460$1,751new
47Matthew Wj TaylorChildren, Community and Social Services$100,167$121new

Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Senior Research Analyst in Ontario’s public sector?

$114,065 among the 47 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 Senior Research Analyst on the list earn?

Half were paid between $107,104 and $126,801 in 2025; the highest salary was $142,318.

Which employer pays Senior Research Analyst the most?

Attorney General: a median of $127,798 among 5 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.

Which employer has the most people with the title Senior Research Analyst?

Children, Community and Social Services, with 19 on the 2025 list.

Has Senior Research Analyst pay gone up?

The median fell 6.3% from 2024 ($121,702) to 2025. In 2016 it was $101,972.

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.