How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $190,539 ranks in the top 6.5% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 18.4% of 114 at Ontario Institute for Cancer Research.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Scientific Advisor | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $190,539 | $591 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | Scientific Advisor | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $184,327 | $591 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | Scientific Advisor | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $175,344 | $585 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | Principal Research Scientist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $170,035 | $550 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | Principal Research Scientist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $156,797 | $498 | -13.1% |
| 2020 | Principal Research Scientist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $180,354 | $495 | +20.4% |
| 2019 | Principal Research Scientist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $149,749 | $487 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | Principal Research Scientist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $146,451 | $487 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | Principal Research Scientist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $143,260 | $487 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | Principal Research Scientist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $139,966 | $487 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | Senior Research Scientist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $133,146 | $487 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | Chemist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $127,702 | $492 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | Chemist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $124,752 | $500 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | Chemist, Medicinal Chemistry | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $126,707 | $397 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | Chemist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $120,582 | $404 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | Chemist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $120,142 | $437 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | Chemist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $106,770 | $350 | — |