Ontario public pay
Stephen Scherer
Chief Research Institute at The Hospital For Sick Children. On Ontario’s disclosure list 12 years between 2014 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $534,860.24
- Taxable benefits
- $1,085.40
- Total disclosed
- $535,945.64
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$30,905 (−5.5%)12years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$30,905 (−5.5%)12years on
the list
Among 2,249 people at The Hospital For Sick Children in 2025
14th highest paid. Their median: $118,952.
$534,860$100,006$880,013
Paid more than 99% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
middle 80%middle halfmedianthis personspacing grows with pay (log scale)
Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$535K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $327,621 | $174,763 |
| 2015 | $391,606 | $190,457 |
| 2016 | $409,618 | $183,829 |
| 2017 | $421,903 | $176,986 |
| 2018 | $435,626 | $189,038 |
| 2019 | $451,941 | $194,564 |
| 2020 | $494,917 | $205,745 |
| 2021 | $514,246 | |
| 2022 | $538,326 | |
| 2023 | $558,624 | |
| 2024 | $565,765 | |
| 2025 | $534,860 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Hospital For Sick ChildrenChief Research Institute | $534,860 | $1,085 | −$30,905 |
| 2024 | The Hospital For Sick ChildrenChief Research Institute | $565,765 | $1,056 | +$7,142 |
| 2023 | The Hospital For Sick ChildrenChief Research Institute | $558,624 | $998 | +$20,298 |
| 2022 | The Hospital For Sick ChildrenChief Research Institute | $538,326 | $998 | +$24,079 |
| 2021 | The Hospital For Sick ChildrenChief Research Institute | $514,246 | $911 | +$19,329 |
| 2020 | The Hospital For Sick ChildrenSenior Scientist | $494,917 | $813 | +$42,976 |
| 2019 | The Hospital For Sick ChildrenSenior Scientist | $451,941 | $695 | +$16,315 |
| 2018 | The Hospital For Sick ChildrenSenior Scientist | $435,626 | $661 | +$13,723 |
| 2017 | The Hospital For Sick ChildrenSenior Scientist | $421,903 | $661 | +$12,285 |
| 2016 | The Hospital For Sick ChildrenSenior Scientist | $409,618 | $755 | +$18,012 |
| 2015 | The Hospital For Sick ChildrenSenior Scientist | $391,606 | $1,037 | +$63,985 |
| 2014 | The Hospital For Sick ChildrenSenior Scientist | $327,621 | $1,037 |
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