Principal salary in Ontario
1,593 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $164,569 and $176,072.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | |
| 1997 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1999 | |
| 2000 | $104,676 |
| 2001 | $101,937 |
| 2002 | $103,751 |
| 2003 | $100,964 |
| 2004 | $102,596 |
| 2005 | $104,159 |
| 2006 | $103,861 |
| 2007 | $105,181 |
| 2008 | $106,897 |
| 2009 | $110,662 |
| 2010 | $113,835 |
| 2011 | $116,138 |
| 2012 | $117,389 |
| 2013 | $118,382 |
| 2014 | $119,082 |
| 2015 | $120,086 |
| 2016 | $123,444 |
| 2017 | $120,979 |
| 2018 | $123,045 |
| 2019 | $126,295 |
| 2020 | $128,754 |
| 2021 | $127,752 |
| 2022 | $130,730 |
| 2023 | $130,351 |
| 2024 | $155,966 |
| 2025 | $167,439 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
Same job, different employer
Median salary at each of the 24 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 Ontario’s public sector?
$167,439 among the 1,593 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 Principal on the list earn?
Half were paid between $164,569 and $176,072 in 2025; the highest salary was $209,322.
Which employer pays Principal the most?
Peel District School Board: a median of $176,461 among 269 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?
Peel District School Board, with 269 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Principal are on the list?
1,593 in 2025, up from 8 in 2000.
What share of people with the title Principal are paid $150,000 or more?
88% of those on the 2025 list (1,408 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (2).
How does Principal pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $167,439, is 37.0% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Principal make at Peel District School Board?
The median salary of the 269 people with this title at Peel District School Board was $176,461 in 2025.
How much does a Principal make at Thames Valley District School Board?
The median salary of the 165 people with this title at Thames Valley District School Board was $164,687 in 2025.
How much does a Principal make at Ottawa-Carleton District School Board?
The median salary of the 164 people with this title at Ottawa-Carleton District School Board was $167,297 in 2025.
Has Principal pay gone up?
The median rose 7.4% from 2024 ($155,966) to 2025. In 2000 it was $104,676.
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.