Cindy Zwolak
Ottawa Catholic School Board/Department Head
2025 Salary
$129,143Total compensation $129,245, including $102 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
#418Ottawa Catholic School Board
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$135,1662024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$101,483 in 2019 is worth about $122,526 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Department HeadOttawa Catholic School Board | $129,143Benefits $102Total $129,245 |
| 2024 | Department HeadOttawa Catholic School Board | $135,166Benefits $98Total $135,264 |
| 2023 | Department HeadOttawa Catholic School Board | $108,979Benefits $100Total $109,079 |
| 2022 | Department HeadOttawa Catholic School Board | $109,070Benefits $91Total $109,160 |
| 2021 | Department HeadOttawa Catholic School Board | $104,703Benefits $87Total $104,790 |
| 2020 | TeacherOttawa Catholic School Board | $103,618Benefits $82Total $103,700 |
| 2019 | Department HeadOttawa Catholic School Board | $101,483Benefits $80Total $101,563 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Cindy Zwolak's 2025 salary of $129,143 comes to roughly $92,066 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.4% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $135,166, that is a drop of about 4%. Cindy Zwolak has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. Most School Boards employees belong to OTPP for teachers or OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$92,066
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.7%
- vs. 2025 Department Head median
- +3%
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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.