How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $188,550 ranks in the top 6.8% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 21.1% of 114 at Ontario Institute for Cancer Research.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Scientific Advisor | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $188,550 | $1,036 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | Scientific Advisor | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $184,177 | $993 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | Scientific Advisor | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $175,135 | $947 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | Principal Research Scientist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $181,003 | $830 | +14.4% |
| 2021 | Principal Research Scientist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $158,283 | $729 | -27.4% |
| 2020 | Principal Research Scientist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $217,962 | $710 | +44.2% |
| 2019 | Principal Research Scientist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $151,168 | $685 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | Principal Research Scientist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $147,839 | $672 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | Principal Research Scientist and Group Leader | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $144,951 | $661 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | Principal Research Scientist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $142,084 | $647 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | Principal Research Scientist & Group Leader | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $138,151 | $621 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | Chemist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $132,158 | $603 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | Chemist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $126,591 | $606 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | Chemist, Medicinal Chemistry | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $129,235 | $495 | +8.4% |
| 2011 | Chemist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $119,204 | $484 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | Chemist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $116,998 | $487 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | Chemist | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $125,946 | $311 | — |