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Elementary Special Education Teacher salary in Ontario

188 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $113,982 and $118,054.

Median salary
$118,019
−10.9% vs 2024
People on the list
188
Middle half
$114K–$118K
Highest
$128,796

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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2021$102,290
2022$102,990
2023$102,990
2024$132,415
2025$118,019

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K186
$125K–$150K2
$150K–$200K0
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Same job, different employer

Median salary at each of the 2 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: $118,019

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Tyler EdwardsDurham District School Board$128,796$0−$9,013 (−6.5%)
2Kedisha AllenDurham District School Board$125,977$0−$11,062 (−8.1%)
3Jenna MacklinUpper Canada District School Board$121,881$0−$1,878 (−1.5%)
4Allison WalkerUpper Canada District School Board$121,339$0−$14,894 (−10.9%)
5Amanda MooreUpper Canada District School Board$120,887$0−$13,392 (−10.0%)
6Kim CasselmanUpper Canada District School Board$120,618$0−$13,911 (−10.3%)
7Shanda FoxtonUpper Canada District School Board$120,460$0−$12,613 (−9.5%)
8Antje WilkinsonUpper Canada District School Board$120,272$0−$14,267 (−10.6%)
9Sara LangmanUpper Canada District School Board$119,726$0−$14,250 (−10.6%)
10Heather ClarkeUpper Canada District School Board$119,664$0−$15,006 (−11.1%)
11Elizabeth DunstanUpper Canada District School Board$119,524$0−$14,928 (−11.1%)
12Sean BlaineUpper Canada District School Board$119,459$0−$14,941 (−11.1%)
13Janet PomeroyUpper Canada District School Board$119,444$0−$14,411 (−10.8%)
14Michael WeatherupDurham District School Board$119,267$0−$15,065 (−11.2%)
15Wendy Locke-McintoshUpper Canada District School Board$119,225$0−$14,750 (−11.0%)
16Tracy BradleyUpper Canada District School Board$119,195$0−$13,108 (−9.9%)
17Courtney ForrestUpper Canada District School Board$119,020$0−$15,337 (−11.4%)
18Jean-Francois LefebvreUpper Canada District School Board$119,020$0−$15,138 (−11.3%)
19Dean ChattertonUpper Canada District School Board$118,924$0−$13,477 (−10.2%)
20Marcia JonesUpper Canada District School Board$118,924$0−$15,589 (−11.6%)
21Sheri VilleneuveUpper Canada District School Board$118,924$0−$15,219 (−11.3%)
22Murray JacksonUpper Canada District School Board$118,895$0−$15,452 (−11.5%)
23Jocelyn LavoieUpper Canada District School Board$118,802$0−$13,652 (−10.3%)
24Lisa JohnstonUpper Canada District School Board$118,801$0−$15,429 (−11.5%)
25Jeffrey GibbsUpper Canada District School Board$118,582$0−$15,276 (−11.4%)
26Lyndsay SharpUpper Canada District School Board$118,457$0−$15,352 (−11.5%)
27Danielle BellUpper Canada District School Board$118,426$0−$14,932 (−11.2%)
28Sandra UniackeUpper Canada District School Board$118,394$0−$14,458 (−10.9%)
29Rhonda Mcmillan SimpsonUpper Canada District School Board$118,372$0−$14,932 (−11.2%)
30Yvonne Malanka-LinsemanUpper Canada District School Board$118,214$0−$16,088 (−12.0%)
31Jennifer Fritsch-HermerUpper Canada District School Board$118,207$0−$15,860 (−11.8%)
32Colleen MarquisDurham District School Board$118,112$1,094−$13,012 (−9.9%)
33Tracy WoodDurham District School Board$118,109$0−$14,396 (−10.9%)
34Christopher AndrosDurham District School Board$118,054$0−$5,855 (−4.7%)
35Francesca BabcockDurham District School Board$118,054$0−$14,921 (−11.2%)
36Melissa BettsDurham District School Board$118,054$0−$8,239 (−6.5%)
37Laura BlakeDurham District School Board$118,054$0−$13,998 (−10.6%)
38Katharine CalanchieDurham District School Board$118,054$0−$14,166 (−10.7%)
39Heather CallDurham District School Board$118,054$0new
40Ellen CampbellDurham District School Board$118,054$0−$13,439 (−10.2%)
41Shauna CarpenterDurham District School Board$118,054$0new
42John ClarkDurham District School Board$118,054$0−$14,833 (−11.2%)
43Emily CoswayDurham District School Board$118,054$0−$14,921 (−11.2%)
44Stephen CrowtherDurham District School Board$118,054$0−$14,837 (−11.2%)
45Ivan DalbyDurham District School Board$118,054$0−$13,673 (−10.4%)
46Jody DalesDurham District School Board$118,054$0−$14,921 (−11.2%)
47Carole DicksonDurham District School Board$118,054$0−$14,719 (−11.1%)
48Michael DrewDurham District School Board$118,054$0−$14,997 (−11.3%)
49Robin FlemingDurham District School Board$118,054$0−$14,884 (−11.2%)
50Heather GroveDurham District School Board$118,054$0−$14,921 (−11.2%)

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Elementary Special Education Teacher in Ontario’s public sector?

$118,019 among the 188 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 Elementary Special Education Teacher on the list earn?

Half were paid between $113,982 and $118,054 in 2025; the highest salary was $128,796.

Which employer pays Elementary Special Education Teacher the most?

Durham District School Board: a median of $118,054 among 93 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.

Which employer has the most people with the title Elementary Special Education Teacher?

Upper Canada District School Board, with 95 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title Elementary Special Education Teacher are on the list?

188 in 2025, up from 115 in 2021.

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

0% of those on the 2025 list (0 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).

How does Elementary Special Education Teacher pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $118,019, is 3.5% below the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).

How much does a Elementary Special Education Teacher make at Upper Canada District School Board?

The median salary of the 95 people with this title at Upper Canada District School Board was $118,019 in 2025.

How much does a Elementary Special Education Teacher make at Durham District School Board?

The median salary of the 93 people with this title at Durham District School Board was $118,054 in 2025.

Has Elementary Special Education Teacher pay gone up?

The median fell 10.9% from 2024 ($132,415) to 2025. In 2021 it was $102,290.

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.