Denese Brown
Toronto District School Board/Principal, Elementary
2025 Salary
$174,820Total compensation $174,820, 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
#376Toronto District School Board
Years on List
152011–2025
Peak Salary
$174,8202025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2011–2025
$102,498 in 2011 is worth about $140,369 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Denese Brown was paid $174,820 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $117,544, an effective income-tax rate of about 29.6%. For comparison, the median Elementary School Principal on the 2025 list was paid $166,398; this salary is about 5% more. Denese Brown has appeared on the list 15 times since 2011. After pension contributions (probably OTPP for teachers or OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$117,544
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.8%
- 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.