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Sarah Macdonald

Durham District School Board/Secondary Principal

2025 Salary

$167,898

Total compensation $167,898, 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

Records separated by several years; may be more than one person.

At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#31

Durham District School Board

Years on List

13

2010–2025

Peak Salary

$185,926

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 13 yearly values of total compensation, from $104,809 in 2010 to $167,898 in 2025. No data from 2020 to 2022.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K201020132015201820232025
Total compensation, 2010–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2010–2025

$104,314 in 2010 is worth about $147,025 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Secondary PrincipalDurham District School Board$167,898Benefits $0Total $167,898
2024Secondary PrincipalDurham District School Board$185,926Benefits $0Total $185,926
2023Secondary PrincipalDurham District School Board$172,304Benefits $0Total $172,304
2019Secondary PrincipalDurham District School Board$133,105Benefits $0Total $133,105
2018Secondary PrincipalDurham District School Board$130,466Benefits $76Total $130,542
2017Secondary PrincipalDurham District School Board$123,468Benefits $288Total $123,756
2016Secondary Vice PrincipalDurham District School Board$119,258Benefits $223Total $119,481
2015Secondary Vice PrincipalDurham District School Board$113,284Benefits $355Total $113,639
2014Secondary Vice PrincipalDurham District School Board$110,045Benefits $386Total $110,431
2013Secondary Vice PrincipalDurham District School Board$111,015Benefits $385Total $111,400
2012Secondary Vice PrincipalDurham District School Board$111,590Benefits $471Total $112,061
2011Secondary Vice PrincipalDurham District School Board$109,510Benefits $518Total $110,028
2010Secondary Vice PrincipalDurham District School Board$104,314Benefits $495Total $104,809

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Sarah Macdonald's $167,898 salary works out to roughly $113,736 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 32.3%. The 2024 record under this name shows $185,926. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 13 years in all, first in 2010. 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
~$113,736
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~29.0%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~32.3%
vs. 2025 Secondary School Principal median
−3%

Where does $167,898 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

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