Job

Elementary Teacher salary in Ontario

35,892 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $116,063 and $127,652.

Median salary

$118,051

−4.7% vs 2024

People on the list

35,892

Middle half

$116K–$128K

Highest

$256,899

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

$118K

Show as a table

Year	Value
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004	$123,714
2005	$112,971
2006	$109,685
2007	$116,491
2008	$107,820
2009	$105,545
2010	$108,185
2011	$103,242
2012	$103,859
2013	$102,949
2014	$102,793
2015	$101,987
2016	$105,669
2017	$102,394
2018	$101,568
2019	$101,017
2020	$102,133
2021	$102,413
2022	$103,067
2023	$102,977
2024	$123,819
2025	$118,051

Same job, different employer

Median salary at each of the 35 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: $118,051

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board1,796 people$134,990

Toronto Catholic District School Board3,252 people$131,021

Niagara Catholic District School Board715 people$130,527

Toronto District School Board7,467 people$130,109

St. Clair Catholic District School Board256 people$121,535

York Catholic District School Board1,568 people$118,478

District School Board Ontario North East190 people$118,444

Keewatin-Patricia District School Board136 people$118,369

Greater Essex County District School Board1,106 people$118,276

Sudbury Catholic District School Board225 people$118,132

Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board585 people$118,128

Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board80 people$118,112

Upper Grand District School Board743 people$118,062

Simcoe County District School Board1,601 people$118,051

Renfrew County District School Board268 people$118,050

10 more employers in between

Durham District School Board1,799 people$117,963

Limestone District School Board525 people$117,961

Halton District School Board1,923 people$117,944

Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board130 people$117,611

Bluewater District School Board513 people$117,111

York Region District School Board3,727 people$116,942

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board790 people$116,666

Hastings And Prince Edward District School Board466 people$115,758

Avon Maitland District School Board401 people$114,883

Pikangikum First Nation15 people$108,309

Employers with the most

Toronto District School Board7,467

York Region District School Board3,727

Toronto Catholic District School Board3,252

Halton District School Board1,923

Durham District School Board1,799

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board1,796

Simcoe County District School Board1,601

York Catholic District School Board1,568

District School Board Of Niagara1,162

Greater Essex County District School Board1,106

Halton Catholic District School Board892

Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board845

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board790

Upper Grand District School Board743

Niagara Catholic District School Board715

Highest paid in 2025

#	Name	Employer	Salary	Benefits	Change
1	Gorian Surlan	Toronto District School Board	$256,899	$0	new
2	David Mastin	Durham District School Board	$210,367	$0	−$16,730
3	Karen Brown	Toronto District School Board	$209,550	$0	−$21,991
4	Heather Dodgson	Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board	$206,233	$0	new
5	Ritch Couper	Toronto District School Board	$201,195	$0	new
6	Meena Sanyal	Toronto District School Board	$198,287	$0	new
7	Daniela Bucci	York Region District School Board	$197,292	$0	+$83,396
8	Sarah Smart	Toronto District School Board	$194,580	$1,750	new
9	Ghazal Meyer	Toronto District School Board	$192,766	$0	new
10	Nola Lee	Toronto District School Board	$191,716	$1,504	new
11	Katherine Fonseca	York Catholic District School Board	$190,677	$102	+$87,026
12	Courtney Nelles	Upper Grand District School Board	$190,133	$102	+$77,010
13	Shirley Bell	Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board	$183,059	$0	−$15,739
14	Rose Gaudio	Bluewater District School Board	$182,514	$102	+$82,225
15	Rosina Portelli	Toronto District School Board	$182,443	$0	new
16	April De Melo	Toronto District School Board	$180,798	$0	new
17	Sedigheh Yazdanpanah	Toronto District School Board	$180,581	$0	new
18	Renee Denise Cowels	Trillium Lakelands District School Board	$180,465	$0	new
19	Tara Hambly	Halton Catholic District School Board	$178,220	$0	−$22,454
20	Gudrun Barbour	Upper Grand District School Board	$177,213	$102	−$12,224
21	Carlo-Alberto Arghittu	Niagara Catholic District School Board	$175,353	$102	+$14,504
22	Jesse Gladman	York Region District School Board	$174,720	$0	+$40,737
23	Chantal Rancourt	Sudbury Catholic District School Board	$172,950	$0	+$26,543
24	Mary Katharine Kalagian	Niagara Catholic District School Board	$172,617	$102	+$11,769
25	Jeffrey Moccia	Niagara Catholic District School Board	$171,748	$102	+$11,008
26	Diane Pizale	Niagara Catholic District School Board	$171,748	$102	+$10,900
27	Susy Walsh	Niagara Catholic District School Board	$171,748	$102	+$10,900
28	Steven Ward	Niagara Catholic District School Board	$171,748	$102	+$10,900
29	Jennifer-Lynn Ricci	York Catholic District School Board	$171,560	$102
30	Georgia Korosis	District School Board Of Niagara	$170,744	$0
31	Ana Rita Santos-Furtado	Toronto Catholic District School Board	$168,720	$86	+$17,290
32	Joseph Del Sol	Toronto District School Board	$165,607	$0	new
33	Louisa De Ciantis	Toronto Catholic District School Board	$164,714	$102	+$17,254
34	Peter Hasek	Toronto District School Board	$164,427	$0	+$25,237
35	Stephen Elkerton	Toronto District School Board	$163,265	$0	+$36,793
36	Christina Vieira	Toronto District School Board	$162,072	$0	new
37	Immacolata Bellaire	Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board	$161,547	$2,982	+$7,441
38	Maria Kish	Niagara Catholic District School Board	$160,891	$102	+$25,155
39	Julie Marie Coulton	Toronto District School Board	$160,777	$0	+$47,411
40	Amanda Skinner	Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board	$160,052	$0	+$39,417
41	Christie Smith	Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board	$159,730	$0	+$40,135
42	Stephen Gilbert	Toronto District School Board	$158,884	$0
43	Vanessa Hyland	Toronto District School Board	$158,191	$0	new
44	Mary Fowler	Durham District School Board	$158,004	$0	−$7,688
45	Abigail Desforges	Simcoe County District School Board	$157,585	$0	−$8,863
46	Cindy Pozzobon	Niagara Catholic District School Board	$157,254	$102	+$16,666
47	Nadia Alahiane	Toronto District School Board	$156,175	$0	new
48	Rick Defoe	Simcoe County District School Board	$155,984	$0	−$3,475
49	Ella Harte	District School Board Of Niagara	$155,252	$0	+$46,687
50	Theo Routis	Upper Grand District School Board	$154,949	$102	+$52,285