Laura Bates
Greater Essex County District School Board/Principal – Elementary
2025 Salary
$174,659Total compensation $174,762, 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
#6Greater Essex County District School Board
Years on List
152011–2025
Peak Salary
$174,6592025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2011–2025
$120,269 in 2011 is worth about $164,706 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Laura Bates's 2025 salary of $174,659 comes to roughly $117,455 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.6% effective) is deducted. That is about 5% above the 2025 median of $166,398 for Elementary School Principal on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 15 years in all, first in 2011. 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
- ~$117,455
- 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.