Job

Elementary Principal salary in Ontario

2,142 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $161,338 and $173,982.

Median salary

$166,982

+6.7% vs 2024

People on the list

2,142

Middle half

$161K–$174K

Highest

$210,425

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

$167K

Show as a table

Year	Value
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003	$110,044
2004	$100,774
2005	$101,918
2006	$102,888
2007	$104,690
2008	$106,184
2009	$110,817
2010	$112,855
2011	$116,121
2012	$117,691
2013	$117,790
2014	$117,691
2015	$119,520
2016	$120,604
2017	$119,582
2018	$123,498
2019	$124,689
2020	$127,653
2021	$125,159
2022	$129,549
2023	$128,810
2024	$156,552
2025	$166,982

Same job, different employer

Median salary at each of the 29 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.

Median for everyone with this title: $166,982

St. Clair Catholic District School Board25 people$176,815

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board80 people$176,815

York Catholic District School Board91 people$175,983

Toronto District School Board470 people$174,820

York Region District School Board207 people$173,950

Toronto Catholic District School Board165 people$172,684

Niagara Catholic District School Board42 people$171,748

Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board11 people$169,039

Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board11 people$168,349

Halton Catholic District School Board48 people$167,382

Halton District School Board92 people$167,168

Limestone District School Board34 people$167,168

Avon Maitland District School Board32 people$166,982

Upper Grand District School Board66 people$165,260

District School Board Of Niagara81 people$165,157

Upper Canada District School Board62 people$165,128

Durham Catholic District School Board40 people$164,784

Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board18 people$164,585

London District Catholic School Board46 people$164,398

Simcoe County District School Board92 people$162,767

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board76 people$161,838

Trillium Lakelands District School Board43 people$161,738

Greater Essex County District School Board54 people$161,169

Keewatin-Patricia District School Board13 people$159,879

Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board31 people$158,907

Durham District School Board120 people$151,095

Rainbow District School Board32 people$150,231

Bluewater District School Board36 people$143,278

Renfrew County District School Board20 people$141,008

Employers with the most

Toronto District School Board470

York Region District School Board207

Toronto Catholic District School Board165

Durham District School Board120

Halton District School Board92

Simcoe County District School Board92

York Catholic District School Board91

District School Board Of Niagara81

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board80

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board76

Upper Grand District School Board66

Upper Canada District School Board62

Greater Essex County District School Board54

Halton Catholic District School Board48

London District Catholic School Board46

Highest paid in 2025

#	Name	Employer	Salary	Benefits	Change
1	Sheena Paul	Durham Catholic District School Board	$210,425	$1,401	+$83,703
2	Beatrice Chen	Toronto District School Board	$205,839	$0	+$18,148
3	Ahmed Omar	Toronto District School Board	$199,717	$0	+$32,318
4	Melissa Murray	York Region District School Board	$199,182	$0	+$23,195
5	Heather Van De Glind	Upper Canada District School Board	$196,055	$0	+$43,839
6	Kadri Jessop	Simcoe County District School Board	$191,231	$0	+$8,280
7	Kevin Kerr	Toronto Catholic District School Board	$190,388	$102	+$12,223
8	Kimberly Chute	Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board	$190,124	$0	+$15,906
9	Colleen Hayward	Toronto Catholic District School Board	$188,867	$100	+$15,617
10	Jamaal Fyffe	Toronto District School Board	$188,159	$0
11	Paolo Fietta	Toronto Catholic District School Board	$187,231	$98	+$14,093
12	Kelly Mccrory	Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board	$187,006	$0	+$17,692
13	Angana Naik	Toronto District School Board	$186,549	$0
14	Sandra Figliomeni	Toronto Catholic District School Board	$186,541	$102	+$10,374
15	Moojean Seo	Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board	$186,317	$0	+$30,610
16	Patrizia Marazzi	York Catholic District School Board	$186,246	$102	+$13,840
17	Richard Langevine	Toronto District School Board	$186,208	$0	+$14,839
18	Antonino Giambrone	Toronto District School Board	$185,930	$0	+$4,015
19	Rita De Ala	York Region District School Board	$185,755	$0	−$29
20	Michael Femia	Toronto Catholic District School Board	$185,492	$95	+$11,504
21	Sherwyn Solomon	Upper Grand District School Board	$185,163	$102	+$23,831
22	Sherry Morgan	York Region District School Board	$184,862	$0	+$38,479
23	Donato Di Paolo	Toronto Catholic District School Board	$184,850	$101	+$12,213
24	Boi Tran Ha	Simcoe County District School Board	$184,782	$0	+$25,562
25	Stephanie Mcneill	Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board	$184,556	$0	+$25,227
26	Nunzio Del Giudice	Toronto Catholic District School Board	$184,544	$89	+$2,627
27	Cheryl Hayles	Halton District School Board	$183,978	$270	+$16,714
28	David Comacchio	Toronto Catholic District School Board	$183,892	$102	+$5,197
29	Alexander Pancharovski	York Region District School Board	$183,662	$0	+$10,924
30	Tina Morabito	Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board	$183,617	$0	+$24,568
31	Casey Cabral	York Catholic District School Board	$183,604	$102	+$12,832
32	Lisa Walker	St. Clair Catholic District School Board	$183,596	$0	+$17,879
33	Milena Dobric	Halton District School Board	$183,493	$270	new
34	Heather Young	York Region District School Board	$183,300	$0	+$8,619
35	Michelle Eisen	York Region District School Board	$183,277	$0	+$23,412
36	Mariangela Murano	Toronto Catholic District School Board	$183,221	$99	+$13,304
37	John Gioia	Toronto Catholic District School Board	$183,199	$99	+$13,089
38	Sulinda Cerqueti	York Catholic District School Board	$182,932	$102	+$15,215
39	Julia De Rose	York Region District School Board	$182,847	$0	+$22,000
40	John-Paul Gigliozzi	York Catholic District School Board	$182,706	$102	+$14,934
41	Sarah Nauman	Toronto District School Board	$182,438	$0	+$9,103
42	Jonathan Weisinger	York Region District School Board	$182,346	$0	+$16,211
43	Catherine Luongo	York Catholic District School Board	$182,232	$102	+$14,594
44	Laydin Bowles	Toronto District School Board	$182,216	$0	+$13,411
45	Deepa Karamjeet	Toronto District School Board	$182,093	$0	+$11,585
46	Artemis Manoukas	Toronto District School Board	$182,060	$0	+$18,464
47	Jennifer Branch	York Region District School Board	$181,982	$0	+$17,260
48	Rebecca Macdonald	Limestone District School Board	$181,915	$0	+$38,099
49	Carl Riley	Toronto District School Board	$181,886	$0	+$12,482
50	Joseph Gagliardi	Toronto Catholic District School Board	$181,851	$100	+$12,108