Christopher Johnstone
York Region District School Board/Elementary Principal
2025 Salary
$174,550Total compensation $174,550, including $0 in taxable benefits.
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#87York Region District School Board
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$174,5502025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$101,586 in 2015 is worth about $131,756 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Christopher Johnstone's 2025 salary of $174,550 comes to roughly $117,396 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.6% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Elementary School Principal on the 2025 list was paid $166,398; this salary is about 5% more. Christopher Johnstone has appeared on the list 11 times since 2015. Pension contributions — likely OTPP for teachers or OMERS in the School Boards sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$117,396
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.7%
- vs. 2025 Elementary School Principal median
- +5%
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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.