Superintendent of Schools Salary in Ontario (2025)
802 disclosed records, 1997–2025 · mostly School Boards (100%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
32
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$187,843
+53.6% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$177,682–$194,000
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$200,715
Who is the highest-paid Superintendent of Schools in Ontario?
The highest-paid Superintendent of Schools on the 2025 Sunshine List was Neil Sheard at District School Board Of Niagara, with a salary of $200,715; the median among the 32 listed under this title was $187,843.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Superintendent of Schools paid the 2025 median of $187,843 would take home roughly $124,417 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $10,368 a month, an effective rate of about 30.8%. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 54% above it. Pension contributions — likely OTPP for teachers or OMERS in the School Boards sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$124,417
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- Per month, after tax
- ~$10,368
Where does $187,843 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
Median salary paid among disclosed records. 2023 is absent: job titles were not disclosed that year. Years with fewer than five people are omitted.
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | People | Median | Top | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District School Board of Niagara | 11 | $194,000 | $200,715 | Pay here → |
| Trillium Lakelands District School Board | 8 | $185,868 | $192,116 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Employer | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Sheard | District School Board Of Niagara | Superintendent Of Schools | $200,715 | $200,715 |
| 2 | Simon Hancox | District School Board Of Niagara | Superintendent Of Schools | $200,715 | $200,715 |
| 3 | Kathy Wachnuk | Rainbow District School Board | Superintendent of Schools | $199,333 | $205,495 |
| 4 | Melanie Sendzik | District School Board Of Niagara | Superintendent Of Schools | $196,238 | $196,238 |
| 5 | Julie Selby | Peterborough Victoria Northumberland And Clarington Catholic District School Board | Superintendent, Schools | $194,211 | $196,989 |
| 6 | Mary Anne Gage | District School Board Of Niagara | Superintendent Of Schools | $194,000 | $194,000 |
| 7 | Ann Gilmore | District School Board Of Niagara | Superintendent Of Schools | $194,000 | $194,000 |
| 8 | Marian Reimer Friesen | District School Board Of Niagara | Superintendent Of Schools | $194,000 | $194,000 |
| 9 | Michael St. John | District School Board Of Niagara | Superintendent Of Schools | $194,000 | $194,000 |
| 10 | Darren Vanhooydonk | District School Board Of Niagara | Superintendent Of Schools | $194,000 | $194,000 |
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. 2023: job titles were not disclosed, so that year has no position data. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.