Secondary School Principal Salary in Ontario (2025)
10,958 disclosed records, 2001–2025 · mostly School Boards (100%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
526
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$172,928
+41.4% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$163,511–$179,224
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$215,228
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Secondary School Principal" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Secondary School Principal" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Jonathan Procter at Greater Essex County District School Board, with a salary of $215,228; the median among the 526 listed under this title was $172,928.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Secondary School Principal paid the 2025 median of $172,928 would take home roughly $116,502 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $9,709 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 32.6%. The 2025 list carries 526 people grouped under the title Secondary School Principal. The middle half of Secondary School Principal salaries ran from $163,511 to $179,224. After pension contributions (probably OTPP for teachers or OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$116,502
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.6%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$9,709
Where does $172,928 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 | $178,646 | Pay here → |
| York Region District School Board | $175,332 | Pay here → |
| Toronto Catholic District School Board | $179,149 | Pay here → |
| Upper Canada District School Board | $171,557 | Pay here → |
| Durham District School Board | $158,409 | Pay here → |
| Halton District School Board | $181,446 | Pay here → |
| Waterloo Region District School Board | $163,351 | Pay here → |
| District School Board of Niagara | $179,224 | Pay here → |
| Greater Essex County District School Board | $170,059 | Pay here → |
| Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board | $169,217 | Pay here → |
| York Catholic District School Board | $178,658 | Pay here → |
| Simcoe County District School Board | $173,574 | Pay here → |
| Upper Grand District School Board | $175,714 | Pay here → |
| Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board | $187,524 | Pay here → |
| London District Catholic School Board | $176,666 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan ProcterPrincipal – Secondary | $215,228 | $215,330 |
| 2 | Saraya ElwinPrincipal, Secondary | $212,082 | $212,082 |
| 3 | Margaret AitchisonPrincipal, Secondary | $207,577 | $219,758 |
| 4 | Arnold WittPrincipal, Secondary | $205,270 | $205,270 |
| 5 | Donald DrummondPrincipal, Secondary | $203,389 | $203,389 |
| 6 | Alisa CashorePrincipal, Secondary | $201,349 | $201,349 |
| 7 | Francesco MalfitanoPrincipal – Secondary | $199,072 | $199,160 |
| 8 | Brent CoakwellSecondary Principal | $197,854 | $198,124 |
| 9 | James TanchezPrincipal – Secondary | $197,399 | $197,501 |
| 10 | David SchroederSecondary Principal | $197,209 | $197,209 |
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.