Melanie Spears

$188,764.14asDirector

Employed by Ontario Institute For Cancer Research in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2016 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Director
$188,764.14
$1,118.46
4.61%
2024
Co-Director and Principal Research Scientist
$180,450.93
$1,068.76
5.35%
2023
Co-Director and Principal Research Scientist
$171,281.44
$989.01
5.64%
2022
Co-Director and Principal Research Scientist
$162,135.02
$795.30
13.75%
2021
Principal Research Scientist
$142,537.26
$663.12
9%
2020
Principal Research Scientist
$130,768.50
$656.12
17.13%
2019
Principal Scientist
$111,644.12
$535.98
4.39%
2018
Principal Scientist
$106,946.90
$522.66
2.5%
2017
Principal Research Scientist
$104,335.60
$509.28
2.03%
2016
Principal Research Scientist
$102,255.82
$500.96

Melanie Spears earned $188,764.14 as Director at Ontario Institute For Cancer Research in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 4.61% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Melanie Spears has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 10 times between 2016 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $188,764.14 in 2025. In addition to salary, $1,118.46 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Ontario Institute For Cancer Research reports under the Other Public Sector Employers sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

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NameSalary
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