Melissa Blunt
Grand Erie District School Board/Principal
2025 Salary
$159,561Total compensation $159,561, 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
#96Grand Erie District School Board
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$159,5612025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$101,387 in 2020 is worth about $121,517 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PrincipalGrand Erie District School Board | $159,561Benefits $0Total $159,561 |
| 2024 | PrincipalGrand Erie District School Board | $152,801Benefits $0Total $152,801 |
| 2023 | PrincipalGrand Erie District School Board | $121,750Benefits $0Total $121,750 |
| 2022 | PrincipalGrand Erie District School Board | $127,250Benefits $0Total $127,250 |
| 2021 | Vice PrincipalGrand Erie District School Board | $115,473Benefits $0Total $115,473 |
| 2020 | Vice PrincipalGrand Erie District School Board | $101,387Benefits $0Total $101,387 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Melissa Blunt was paid $159,561 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $109,147, an effective income-tax rate of about 28.1%. It is up about 4% on the $152,801 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 6 years in all, first in 2020. 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
- ~$109,147
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.6%
- vs. 2025 Principal (level not specified) median
- −4%
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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.