What does an Elementary School Principal make at Waterloo Region District School Board?
The 108 Elementary School Principals at Waterloo Region District School Board had a median salary of $161,743 in 2025, 3% below the provincial median of $166,398 for the role. The highest-paid was $182,091.
People
108listed as Elementary School Principal in 2025
Median salary
$161,743salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$182,091salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
−$4,654against $166,398 province-wide
Best paid in the role
Waterloo Region District School Board · 2025
| # | Name | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penny Miller | Principal/Elementary | $182,091 | $182,193 |
| 2 | Michelle Schmid | Principal/Elementary | $173,219 | $173,321 |
| 3 | Andrea Michelutti | Principal/Elementary | $173,081 | $173,183 |
| 4 | Thomas Hope | Principal/Elementary | $167,185 | $167,288 |
| 5 | Amy Innes | Principal/Elementary | $166,401 | $166,503 |
| 6 | James Bond | Principal/Elementary | $164,601 | $164,703 |
| 7 | Linda Cotnam | Principal/Elementary | $164,601 | $164,703 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Anderson | Principal/Elementary | $164,601 | $164,703 |
| 9 | Jill Colyer | Principal/Elementary | $164,601 | $164,703 |
| 10 | Roopam Dhillon | Principal/Elementary | $164,601 | $164,703 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 108 Waterloo Region District School Board records mapped to Elementary School Principal in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2006–2025
- At Waterloo Region District School Board
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, Elementary School Principal at Waterloo Region District School Board, against every Elementary School Principal in Ontario. Years with fewer than 5 people are left blank.
Year by year
| Year | People | Median | Highest | Ontario median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 108 | $161,743 | $182,091 | $166,398 |
| 2024 | 115 | $154,812 | $172,737 | $156,262 |
| 2022 | 99 | $129,611 | $145,481 | $129,681 |
| 2021 | 109 | $127,022 | $156,665 | $125,960 |
| 2020 | 113 | $133,162 | $145,133 | $128,712 |
| 2019 | 110 | $122,208 | $123,396 | $123,949 |
| 2018 | 108 | $121,799 | $152,894 | $122,712 |
| 2017 | 105 | $119,634 | $158,232 | $120,529 |
| 2016 | 105 | $115,754 | $159,967 | $120,217 |
| 2015 | 104 | $115,259 | $174,338 | $119,361 |
| 2014 | 103 | $116,443 | $124,519 | $117,639 |
| 2013 | 104 | $116,804 | $131,192 | $117,470 |
| 2012 | 101 | $116,925 | $122,077 | $116,925 |
| 2011 | 104 | $114,830 | $139,557 | $115,406 |
| 2010 | 98 | $115,724 | $117,384 | $112,740 |
| 2009 | 93 | $108,114 | $108,932 | $110,228 |
| 2007 | 64 | $101,121 | $111,722 | $104,067 |
| 2006 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $102,888 |
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Method. Figures are salary paid (not salary plus taxable benefits), the basis of every median on this site, for records whose filed job title maps to Elementary School Principal at Waterloo Region District School Board on the Ontario Sunshine List, which lists only public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more. A year with fewer than 5 people shows “<5” for both its count and its median, since naming the exact count would narrow the median down to specific people. Data runs through 2025.