What does a Secondary School Principal make at Toronto District School Board?
Toronto District School Board paid its Secondary School Principals a median of $178,646 in 2025 (92 people), about 3% more than the provincial median of $172,928 for the role. The highest-paid was $212,082.
People
92listed as Secondary School Principal in 2025
Median salary
$178,646salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$212,082salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
+$5,718against $172,928 province-wide
Best paid in the role
Toronto District School Board · 2025
| # | Name | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saraya Elwin | Principal, Secondary | $212,082 | $212,082 |
| 2 | Margaret Aitchison | Principal, Secondary | $207,577 | $219,758 |
| 3 | Arnold Witt | Principal, Secondary | $205,270 | $205,270 |
| 4 | Donald Drummond | Principal, Secondary | $203,389 | $203,389 |
| 5 | Alisa Cashore | Principal, Secondary | $201,349 | $201,349 |
| 6 | Angelo Kontos | Principal, Secondary | $195,209 | $195,209 |
| 7 | Melvin Lowe | Principal, Secondary | $191,977 | $191,977 |
| 8 | Nicholas Rowe | Principal, Secondary | $190,716 | $190,716 |
| 9 | Mark Varvas | Principal, Secondary | $189,765 | $189,765 |
| 10 | Ellen Walsh | Principal, Secondary | $187,593 | $187,593 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 92 Toronto District School Board records mapped to Secondary School Principal in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2005–2025
- At Toronto District School Board
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, Secondary School Principal at Toronto District School Board, against every Secondary School Principal in Ontario. Years with fewer than 5 people are left blank.
Year by year
| Year | People | Median | Highest | Ontario median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92 | $178,646 | $212,082 | $172,928 |
| 2024 | 98 | $166,624 | $196,510 | $165,618 |
| 2022 | 90 | $140,360 | $184,014 | $138,188 |
| 2021 | 91 | $136,625 | $181,278 | $133,558 |
| 2020 | 89 | $139,040 | $175,879 | $135,311 |
| 2019 | 84 | $135,275 | $155,085 | $132,187 |
| 2018 | 90 | $134,087 | $171,075 | $131,209 |
| 2017 | 101 | $131,836 | $192,497 | $129,321 |
| 2016 | 91 | $130,849 | $194,118 | $127,674 |
| 2015 | 90 | $134,031 | $155,745 | $126,998 |
| 2014 | 87 | $128,431 | $144,205 | $125,284 |
| 2013 | 96 | $129,061 | $151,600 | $125,351 |
| 2012 | 94 | $125,758 | $147,269 | $124,934 |
| 2011 | 91 | $124,955 | $143,132 | $122,732 |
| 2010 | 92 | $122,921 | $140,692 | $119,467 |
| 2009 | 93 | $120,532 | $136,586 | $117,317 |
| 2008 | 98 | $113,669 | $128,180 | $111,726 |
| 2007 | 92 | $109,849 | $121,855 | $107,899 |
| 2006 | 89 | $107,709 | $115,911 | $106,789 |
| 2005 | 72 | $105,764 | $113,672 | $105,318 |
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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 Secondary School Principal at Toronto 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.