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David Picketts

Senior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. On Ontario’s disclosure list 17 years between 2009 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
David Picketts
Senior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Salary paid
$297,406.16
Taxable benefits
$1,004.40
Total disclosed
$298,410.56
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$36,589 (+14.0%)
17years on
the list

Among 30 people with the title “Senior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal” in 2025

Paid more than 86% of them. Their median: $232,970.

Among 154 people at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in 2025

5th highest paid. Their median: $118,393.

Paid more than 99% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
2009$118,573$124,619
2010$115,987$124,381
2011$118,433$122,859
2012$125,311$129,946
2013$133,176$139,055
2014$147,068$153,535
2015$153,851$157,984
2016$159,641$151,148
2017$166,886$167,664
2018$176,773$176,773
2019$187,936$187,936
2020$207,455$194,139
2021$207,861$194,628
2022$198,183$184,172
2023$237,554$203,064
2024$260,818$223,519
2025$297,406$232,970

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025Ottawa Hospital Research InstituteSenior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal$297,406$1,004+$36,589
2024Ottawa Hospital Research InstituteSenior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal$260,818$744+$23,264
2023Ottawa Hospital Research InstituteSenior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal$237,554$734+$39,371
2022Ottawa Hospital Research InstituteSenior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal · moved here$198,183$656−$9,677
2021The Ottawa HospitalSenior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal$207,861$696+$406
2020The Ottawa HospitalSenior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal$207,455$675+$19,519
2019The Ottawa HospitalSenior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal$187,936$683+$11,163
2018The Ottawa HospitalSenior Research Scientist/Scientifique principal$176,773$707+$9,886
2017The Ottawa HospitalSenior Research Scientist/Chercheur scientifique principal$166,886$671+$7,245
2016The Ottawa HospitalSenior Research Scientist$159,641$622+$5,790
2015The Ottawa HospitalSenior Research Scientist/Chercheur scientifique principal$153,851$602+$6,783
2014The Ottawa HospitalSenior Research Scientist / Scientifique principal$147,068$609+$13,892
2013The Ottawa Hospital / L'Hopital d'OttawaSenior Research Scientist / Scientifique principal$133,176$560+$7,865
2012The Ottawa Hospital / L'Hopital d'OttawaSenior Research Scientist / Scientifique principal$125,311$488+$6,878
2011The Ottawa Hospital / L'Hopital d'OttawaSenior Research Scientist / Scientifique principal · moved here$118,433$459+$2,447
2010The Ottawa HospitalSenior Research Scientist$115,987$450−$2,587
2009The Ottawa HospitalSenior Research Scientist$118,573$461

Years at different employers were matched because the name appears once on each year’s list with the same job or sector. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal