Principal salary in Manitoba
548 people with this title were paid $85,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $126,562 and $145,595.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $116,217 |
| 2021 | $125,218 |
| 2022 | $124,952 |
| 2023 | $125,302 |
| 2024 | $139,078 |
| 2025 | $137,539 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
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Median salary at each of the 27 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Principal in Manitoba’s public sector?
$137,539 among the 548 people with this title on the 2025 list. Only people paid $85,000 or more are listed, so this is not the median for everyone in the job.
How much do most people with the title Principal on the list earn?
Half were paid between $126,562 and $145,595 in 2025; the highest salary was $182,536.
Which employer pays Principal the most?
The Mystery Lake School Division: a median of $153,324 among 7 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.
Which employer has the most people with the title Principal?
The Winnipeg School Division, with 90 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Principal are on the list?
548 in 2025, up from 541 in 2020.
What share of people with the title Principal are paid $150,000 or more?
16% of those on the 2025 list (85 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).
How does Principal pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $137,539, is 23.9% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($110,965).
How much does a Principal make at The Winnipeg School Division?
The median salary of the 90 people with this title at The Winnipeg School Division was $137,914 in 2025.
How much does a Principal make at The Louis Riel School Division?
The median salary of the 46 people with this title at The Louis Riel School Division was $152,604 in 2025.
How much does a Principal make at The River East Transcona School Division?
The median salary of the 41 people with this title at The River East Transcona School Division was $144,042 in 2025.
Has Principal pay gone up?
The median fell 1.1% from 2024 ($139,078) to 2025. In 2020 it was $116,217.
What is “total compensation”?
The one pay figure Manitoba publishes for each person for the year, shown as published. Manitoba does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work
Why is someone not on the list?
Only people paid $85,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Compensation Disclosure Act covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.