Michael A. Prakesch
Principal Research Scientist at Ontario Institute For Cancer Research. On Ontario’s disclosure list 11 years between 2015 and 2025.
- Salary paid
- $141,797.73
- Taxable benefits
- $855.48
- Total disclosed
- $142,653.21
Change from 2024: +$4,623 (+3.4%)11years on
the list
Among 5 people with the title “Principal Research Scientist” in 2025
Paid more than 80% of them. Their median: $141,138.
Among 114 people at Ontario Institute For Cancer Research in 2025
42nd highest paid. Their median: $128,579.
Paid more than 75% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
Salary by year
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| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $102,802 | |
| 2016 | $105,069 | $151,148 |
| 2017 | $106,661 | |
| 2018 | $108,780 | $107,998 |
| 2019 | $111,208 | $109,579 |
| 2020 | $162,040 | $127,830 |
| 2021 | $116,155 | $115,141 |
| 2022 | $134,467 | $121,806 |
| 2023 | $130,275 | |
| 2024 | $137,175 | $131,351 |
| 2025 | $141,798 | $141,138 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ontario Institute For Cancer ResearchPrincipal Research Scientist | $141,798 | $855 | +$4,623 (+3.4%) |
| 2024 | Ontario Institute For Cancer ResearchPrincipal Research Scientist | $137,175 | $798 | +$6,900 (+5.3%) |
| 2023 | Ontario Institute For Cancer ResearchPrincipal Research Scientist | $130,275 | $761 | −$4,192 (−3.1%) |
| 2022 | Ontario Institute For Cancer ResearchSenior Research Scientist | $134,467 | $662 | +$18,312 (+15.8%) |
| 2021 | Ontario Institute For Cancer ResearchSenior Research Scientist | $116,155 | $580 | −$45,885 (−28.3%) |
| 2020 | Ontario Institute For Cancer ResearchSenior Research Scientist | $162,040 | $566 | +$50,832 (+45.7%) |
| 2019 | Ontario Institute For Cancer ResearchSenior Research Scientist | $111,208 | $543 | +$2,428 (+2.2%) |
| 2018 | Ontario Institute For Cancer ResearchSenior Research Scientist | $108,780 | $531 | +$2,119 (+2.0%) |
| 2017 | Ontario Institute For Cancer ResearchSenior Research Scientist and Lab Manager | $106,661 | $521 | +$1,592 (+1.5%) |
| 2016 | Ontario Institute For Cancer ResearchSenior Research Scientist · moved here | $105,069 | $512 | +$2,267 (+2.2%) |
| 2015 | Ontario Institute of Cancer ResearchSenior Research Scientist & Lab Manager | $102,802 | $487 |
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Questions and answers
Why is Michael A. Prakesch on the disclosure list?
Ontario Institute For Cancer Research paid Michael A. Prakesch $141,798 in 2025. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
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
What do the comparisons mean?
Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.
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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