Shawn Thompson
Waterloo Region District School Board/Principal/Elementary
2025 Salary
$164,601Total compensation $164,703, 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
#61Waterloo Region District School Board
Years on List
162010–2025
Peak Salary
$164,6012025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2010–2025
$111,044 in 2010 is worth about $156,510 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $164,601 Shawn Thompson earned in 2025, roughly $111,921 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 32.0%. For comparison, the median Elementary School Principal on the 2025 list was paid $166,398; this salary is about 1% less. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $156,837, that is a rise of about 5%. After pension contributions (probably OTPP for teachers or OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$111,921
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.0%
- vs. 2025 Elementary School Principal median
- −1%
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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.