Elementary Teacher Salary in Ontario (2025)
188,181 disclosed records, 1998–2025 · mostly School Boards (100%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
42,538
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$118,036
-3.5% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$115,582–$124,511
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$256,899
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Elementary Teacher" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Elementary Teacher" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Gorian Surlan at Toronto District School Board, with a salary of $256,899; the median among the 42,538 listed under this title was $118,036.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Elementary Teacher median of $118,036 comes to about 22.7%, leaving roughly $85,781 a year — about $7,148 a month. The middle half of Elementary Teacher salaries ran from $115,582 to $124,511. The 2025 list carries 42,538 people grouped under the title Elementary Teacher. 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
- ~$85,781
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.3%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,148
Where does $118,036 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.
Median by Year
2005–2025
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | Median | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto District School Board | $130,109 | Pay here → |
| York Region District School Board | $116,943 | Pay here → |
| Toronto Catholic District School Board | $131,021 | Pay here → |
| Thames Valley District School Board | $118,061 | Pay here → |
| Waterloo Region District School Board | $116,487 | Pay here → |
| Halton District School Board | $117,944 | Pay here → |
| Durham District School Board | $117,963 | Pay here → |
| Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board | $134,990 | Pay here → |
| Simcoe County District School Board | $118,051 | Pay here → |
| York Catholic District School Board | $118,478 | Pay here → |
| District School Board of Niagara | $117,975 | Pay here → |
| Greater Essex County District School Board | $118,276 | Pay here → |
| Halton Catholic District School Board | $118,019 | Pay here → |
| Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board | $118,035 | Pay here → |
| Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board | $116,666 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorian SurlanTeacher, Elementary | $256,899 | $256,899 |
| 2 | David MastinElementary Teacher | $210,367 | $210,367 |
| 3 | Karen BrownTeacher, Elementary | $209,550 | $209,550 |
| 4 | Heather DodgsonElementary Teacher | $206,233 | $206,233 |
| 5 | Ritch CouperTeacher, Elementary | $201,195 | $201,195 |
| 6 | Meena SanyalTeacher, Elementary | $198,287 | $198,287 |
| 7 | Daniela BucciElementary Teacher | $197,292 | $197,292 |
| 8 | Sarah SmartTeacher, Elementary | $194,580 | $196,330 |
| 9 | Ghazal MeyerTeacher, Elementary | $192,766 | $192,766 |
| 10 | Nola LeeTeacher, Elementary | $191,716 | $193,220 |
By Year
Related Positions
About these figures
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure (the “Sunshine List”), which names every public-sector employee paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year. Figures are disclosed salaries, not market compensation: anyone in this position earning under $100,000 does not appear, so medians here sit above the true median for the job.
Medians and percentiles use salary paid (benefits excluded), computed over records whose filed job title was normalized into this position. Titles are as each employer filed them; spellings, word order and bilingual forms are merged. Employers and years with fewer than five people show counts only. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.