How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $191,427 ranks in the top 6.4% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 3.5% of 3,553 at Hamilton Health Sciences.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $191,427 | $729 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | Associate Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $192,866 | $712 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | Associate Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $182,922 | $687 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | Associate Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $170,031 | $661 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | Associate Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $168,348 | $654 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | Associate Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $165,692 | $687 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | Associate Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $162,841 | $730 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | Associate Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $160,904 | $839 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | Associate Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $157,534 | $962 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | Associate Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $156,373 | $939 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | Associate Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $153,063 | $901 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | Associate Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $158,950 | $882 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | Laboratory Scientist, Associate Professor | Hamilton Health Sciences | $153,913 | $851 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | Laboratory Scientist/Associate Professor | Hamilton Health Sciences | $152,174 | $736 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | Associate Laboratory Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $150,061 | $701 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | Associate Laboratory Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $150,061 | $599 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | Associate Laboratory Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $149,224 | $607 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | Associate Laboratory Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $146,559 | $620 | +15.1% |
| 2007 | Laboratory Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $127,308 | $573 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | Lab Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $128,843 | $559 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | Assistant/Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $120,000 | $621 | +13.1% |
| 2002 | Assistant Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $106,077 | $498 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | Assistant Scientist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $106,077 | $498 | — |