Sherry Zarif
York Region District School Board/Elementary Principal
2025 Salary
$173,976Total compensation $173,976, 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
#140York Region District School Board
Years on List
112014–2025
Peak Salary
$196,0432023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2014–2025
$100,817 in 2014 is worth about $132,222 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Sherry Zarif was paid $173,976 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $117,080, an effective income-tax rate of about 29.5%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $159,030, that is a rise of about 9%. For comparison, the median Elementary School Principal on the 2025 list was paid $166,398; this salary is about 5% more. After pension contributions (probably OTPP for teachers or OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$117,080
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.7%
- vs. 2025 Elementary School Principal median
- +5%
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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.