Paul Dawson
Halton District School Board/Secondary Principal
2025 Salary
$177,620Total compensation $177,890, 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
#42Halton District School Board
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$177,6202025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$111,303 in 2015 is worth about $144,359 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Paul Dawson's $177,620 salary works out to roughly $119,085 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 33.0%. For comparison, the median Secondary School Principal on the 2025 list was paid $172,928; this salary is about 3% more. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $156,218, that is a rise of about 14%. After pension contributions (probably OTPP for teachers or OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$119,085
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.0%
- vs. 2025 Secondary 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.