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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 5 years

Scott Higgins

Senior Research Scientist · IISD Experimental Lakes Area Inc
Senior Research ScientistOntarioFirst listed 2021
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$129,409.28
▲ 22.8% since 2021

Scott Higgins was paid $129,409.28 in total compensation as Senior Research Scientist at IISD Experimental Lakes Area Inc in 2025, 29% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Scott Higgins has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2021, earning $586K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $117,145.00 a year, up 23% over that span.

That is 4% below the average disclosed pay of $134,275.86 across 7 listed IISD Experimental Lakes Area Inc employees.

$129,409.28
Latest compensation
in 2025
$586K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$117,145.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+22.8%
Career growth
since 2021
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$101K$109K$117K$124K$132K20212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How Scott Higgins's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $129,409.28
Lifetime total compensation$586K
Annual average$117,145.00
Total growth since 2021+22.8%
Biggest raise+7.7% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Senior Research Scientist$129,409.28▲ 3.6%
2024
Senior Research Scientist$124,941.13▲ 6.6%
2023
$117,203.01▲ 7.7%
2022
Research Scientist$108,831.00▲ 3.3%
2021First
Research Scientist$105,339.86
5 years total$586K total$117,145.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
Senior Research Scientist
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2021
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
5

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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