Melissa Lee
Durham District School Board/Secondary Principal
2025 Salary
$151,654Total compensation $151,654, 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
#106Durham District School Board
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$158,3962024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$101,578 in 2017 is worth about $127,908 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Secondary PrincipalDurham District School Board | $151,654Benefits $0Total $151,654 |
| 2024 | Secondary PrincipalDurham District School Board | $158,396Benefits $0Total $158,396 |
| 2023 | Secondary PrincipalDurham District School Board | $138,925Benefits $0Total $138,925 |
| 2022 | Secondary Vice PrincipalDurham District School Board | $125,979Benefits $0Total $125,979 |
| 2021 | Secondary Vice PrincipalDurham District School Board | $115,986Benefits $0Total $115,986 |
| 2020 | Secondary Vice PrincipalDurham District School Board | $123,245Benefits $0Total $123,245 |
| 2019 | Secondary Vice PrincipalDurham District School Board | $112,306Benefits $0Total $112,306 |
| 2018 | Secondary Vice PrincipalDurham District School Board | $107,393Benefits $64Total $107,457 |
| 2017 | Secondary Vice PrincipalDurham District School Board | $101,578Benefits $158Total $101,736 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $151,654 Melissa Lee earned in 2025, roughly $104,796 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 30.9%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $158,396, that is a drop of about 4%. Melissa Lee has appeared on the list 9 times since 2017. 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
- ~$104,796
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.9%
- vs. 2025 Secondary School Principal median
- −12%
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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.