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Director of Education salary in Ontario

66 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $172,609 and $267,703.

Median salary
$245,130
−1.9% vs 2024
People on the list
66
Middle half
$173K–$268K
Highest
$317,308

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
1996$111,095
1997$111,707
1998$116,366
1999$123,592
2000$129,293
2001$133,750
2002$137,250
2003$139,611
2004
2005
2006$165,382
2007
2008
2009$180,571
2010$181,956
2011$190,000
2012$199,974
2013$194,709
2014$198,730
2015$197,376
2016$199,598
2017$193,089
2018$224,412
2019$207,829
2020$210,704
2021$210,423
2022$220,058
2023$239,620
2024$249,954
2025$245,130

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K9
$125K–$150K6
$150K–$200K7
$200K–$300K38
$300K or more6

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Brendan BrowneToronto Catholic District School Board$317,308$0+$17,308 (+5.8%)
2Craig MylesNear North District School Board$313,518$0+$55,882 (+21.7%)
3William CoberYork Region District School Board$312,025$0+$10,579 (+3.5%)
4Ron FergusonUpper Canada District School Board$309,085$2,176+$26,758 (+9.5%)
5Clayton La ToucheToronto District School Board$304,894$16,273new
6Lori WilderBluewater District School Board$300,436$102+$43,436 (+16.9%)
7Robert MillerWaterloo Region District School Board$298,462$191+$49,585 (+19.9%)
8Emelda ByrneWindsor-Essex Catholic District School Board$297,846$1,835+$21,340 (+7.7%)
9Dawn StephensSimcoe County District School Board$296,660$0+$62,069 (+26.5%)
10Stacey ZuckerToronto District School Board$291,042$10,081+$18,829 (+6.9%)
11Kelly PisekDistrict School Board Of Niagara$286,589$0+$11,185 (+4.1%)
12Camille Williams-TaylorDurham District School Board$278,824$0+$15,324 (+5.8%)
13Jeewan ChanickaWaterloo Region District School Board$277,000$102−$45,066 (−14.0%)
14Peter SovranUpper Grand District School Board$276,027$102+$286 (+0.1%)
15Katherine MaciverHastings And Prince Edward District School Board$275,040$0+$0 (+0.0%)
16Lucia ReeceAlgoma District School Board$272,885$14,869+$22,211 (+8.9%)
17William GoodmanSuperior-Greenstone District School Board$267,703$0+$56,371 (+26.7%)
18Rita RussoKawartha Pine Ridge District School Board$267,609$0+$4 (+0.0%)
19David DesantisAlgonquin And Lakeshore Catholic District School Board$267,494$102+$9,529 (+3.7%)
20Mary DonaghyOttawa Catholic School Board$267,120$102+$41,300 (+18.3%)
21Wesley HahnTrillium Lakelands District School Board$263,919$222+$5,485 (+2.1%)
22Gary GirardiLambton Kent District School Board$261,491$0+$67,935 (+35.1%)
23Bruce BourgetRainbow District School Board$257,102$6,162+$4 (+0.0%)
24Joanna RobertoGrand Erie District School Board$257,102$0−$109 (−0.0%)
25Krishna BurraLimestone District School Board$257,000$0−$311 (−0.1%)
26Vince RomeoLondon District Catholic School Board$257,000$0$0 (+0.0%)
27David HansenHamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board$255,462$102$0 (+0.0%)
28Paula MannNipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board$255,102$0−$3 (−0.0%)
29John KleinHalton Catholic District School Board$253,938$7,727+$29,938 (+13.4%)
30Thomas D'AmicoOttawa Catholic School Board$250,685$102−$35,999 (−12.6%)
31Victoria HoustonGreater Essex County District School Board$249,234$102$0 (+0.0%)
32Lesleigh DyeDistrict School Board Ontario North East$248,459$2,814+$65 (+0.0%)
33Gerard WinnDurham Catholic District School Board$245,500$9,455+$23,006 (+10.3%)
34Tricia Lynn Stefanic-WeltzNortheastern Catholic District School Board$244,760$15,000+$35,162 (+16.8%)
35Kristen NiemiRenfrew County District School Board$237,102$102+$916 (+0.4%)
36Maria VasanelliSuperior North Catholic District School Board$236,985$1,440+$23,260 (+10.9%)
37Michael GlazierWellington Catholic District School Board$229,453$1,342+$1,810 (+0.8%)
38Annalisa VaranoWaterloo Catholic District School Board$222,272$0+$21,539 (+10.7%)
39Karyn BruneelBruce-Grey Catholic District School Board$218,097$0+$24,093 (+12.4%)
40Jean-Paul TennierThunder Bay Catholic District School Board$214,997$102+$21,001 (+10.8%)
41Karen TiganiHuron-Perth Catholic District School Board$204,246$102+$41,859 (+25.8%)
42Angela TozerJames Bay Lowlands Secondary School Board$203,933$5,847+$3,778 (+1.9%)
43Christy RadbourneKeewatin-Patricia District School Board$203,490$1,069$0 (+0.0%)
44Heather CampbellRainy River District School Board$203,000$61−$3,407 (−1.7%)
45Jacqueline RobinsonNorthwest Catholic District School Board$198,000$132−$1,877 (−0.9%)
46Tyrone DowlingWaterloo Catholic District School Board$185,847$0−$80,213 (−30.1%)
47Laurie CorriganCatholic District School Board Of Eastern Ontario$185,539$0−$71,462 (−27.8%)
48Jamey RobertsonKenora Catholic District School Board$180,776$1,512+$22,220 (+14.0%)
49Joanne BenardSudbury Catholic District School Board$178,677$0−$47,806 (−21.1%)
50John HowittLambton Kent District School Board$172,609$0−$94,276 (−35.3%)

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Director of Education in Ontario’s public sector?

$245,130 among the 66 people with this title on the 2025 list. Only people paid $100,000 or more are listed, so this is not the median for everyone in the job.

How much do most people with the title Director of Education on the list earn?

Half were paid between $172,609 and $267,703 in 2025; the highest salary was $317,308.

Which employer has the most people with the title Director of Education?

Catholic District School Board Of Eastern Ontario, with 2 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title Director of Education are on the list?

66 in 2025, up from 54 in 1996.

What share of people with the title Director of Education are paid $150,000 or more?

77% of those on the 2025 list (51 people), and 67% $200,000 or more (44).

How does Director of Education pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $245,130, is 100.5% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).

Has Director of Education pay gone up?

The median fell 1.9% from 2024 ($249,954) to 2025. In 1996 it was $111,095.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work

Why is someone not on the list?

Only people paid $100,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.