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Michael Salter

Senior Scientist at The Hospital For Sick Children. On Ontario’s disclosure list 12 years between 2014 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Michael Salter
Senior Scientist
The Hospital For Sick Children
Salary paid
$485,434.60
Taxable benefits
$459.30
Total disclosed
$485,893.90
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$19,788 (+4.2%)
12years on
the list

Among 105 people with the title “Senior Scientist” in 2025

Paid more than 98% of them. Their median: $204,716.

Among 2,249 people at The Hospital For Sick Children in 2025

29th highest paid. Their median: $118,952.

Paid more than 99.9% 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
2014$347,092$174,763
2015$398,644
2016$407,851
2017$436,924
2018$439,383
2019$441,355
2020$459,440$205,745
2021$460,103$208,574
2022$426,163$207,052
2023$458,486$220,132
2024$465,647$211,900
2025$485,435$204,716

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025The Hospital For Sick ChildrenSenior Scientist$485,435$459+$19,788 (+4.2%)
2024The Hospital For Sick ChildrenSenior Scientist$465,647$449+$7,161 (+1.6%)
2023The Hospital For Sick ChildrenSenior Scientist$458,486$531+$32,323 (+7.6%)
2022The Hospital For Sick ChildrenSenior Scientist$426,163$849−$33,940 (−7.4%)
2021The Hospital For Sick ChildrenSenior Scientist$460,103$849+$663 (+0.1%)
2020The Hospital For Sick ChildrenSenior Scientist$459,440$919+$18,085 (+4.1%)
2019The Hospital For Sick ChildrenChief Research Institute$441,355$816+$1,972 (+0.4%)
2018The Hospital For Sick ChildrenChief Research Institute$439,383$778+$2,458 (+0.6%)
2017The Hospital For Sick ChildrenChief, Research Institute$436,924$778+$29,073 (+7.1%)
2016The Hospital For Sick ChildrenChief Research Institute$407,851$888+$9,207 (+2.3%)
2015The Hospital For Sick ChildrenChief Research Institute$398,644$1,128+$51,552 (+14.9%)
2014The Hospital For Sick ChildrenSenior Scientist$347,092$1,037

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Questions and answers

Why is Michael Salter on the disclosure list?

The Hospital For Sick Children paid Michael Salter $485,435 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?

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