Darlene Macdonald
Halton District School Board/Elementary Principal
2025 Salary
$170,981Total compensation $171,251, including $270 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
#65Halton District School Board
Years on List
122014–2025
Peak Salary
$170,9812025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2014–2025
$107,315 in 2014 is worth about $140,744 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $170,981 Darlene Macdonald earned in 2025, roughly $115,432 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 32.5%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $152,432, that is a rise of about 12%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 12 years in all, first in 2014. 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
- ~$115,432
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.5%
- vs. 2025 Elementary School Principal 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.