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Secondary Special Education Teacher salary in Ontario

28 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $119,242 and $142,426.

Median salary
$124,347
−7.5% vs 2024
People on the list
28
Middle half
$119K–$142K
Highest
$190,217

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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2021$104,140
2022$104,569
2023$103,377
2024$134,394
2025$124,347

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K15
$125K–$150K11
$150K–$200K2
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Lori McdonaldUpper Canada District School Board$190,217$0+$54,376 (+40.0%)
2Lisa CodeUpper Canada District School Board$150,069$0+$17,048 (+12.8%)
3Neil BenjaminUpper Canada District School Board$149,225$0+$14,405 (+10.7%)
4Carolyn LesurfUpper Canada District School Board$148,468$0+$10,145 (+7.3%)
5Lindsay Scannell-HodgsonUpper Canada District School Board$147,772$0+$12,497 (+9.2%)
6James CrossUpper Canada District School Board$147,383$0+$34,368 (+30.4%)
7Dawn MorencyUpper Canada District School Board$145,686$0+$11,627 (+8.7%)
8Sarah MenardUpper Canada District School Board$142,426$0−$17,420 (−10.9%)
9Kathleen TonkinUpper Canada District School Board$140,308$0+$383 (+0.3%)
10Jennifer OnsteinUpper Canada District School Board$130,575$0−$9,073 (−6.5%)
11Chad ThomsonUpper Canada District School Board$128,505$0−$7,470 (−5.5%)
12Jennifer GilbertUpper Canada District School Board$126,370$0−$7,448 (−5.6%)
13Patricia WarwickUpper Canada District School Board$126,370$0−$6,627 (−5.0%)
14Melissa LeducUpper Canada District School Board$124,886$0−$15,170 (−10.8%)
15Rhonda WrightUpper Canada District School Board$123,808$0−$9,529 (−7.1%)
16Heather ThompsonUpper Canada District School Board$122,964$0−$16,367 (−11.7%)
17Deborah StaplesUpper Canada District School Board$122,009$0−$10,939 (−8.2%)
18Craig BeckettUpper Canada District School Board$121,023$0−$13,375 (−10.0%)
19Cathy JacksonUpper Canada District School Board$119,513$0−$15,245 (−11.3%)
20Alexandra VorobejUpper Canada District School Board$119,250$0−$15,139 (−11.3%)
21Jennifer WilliamsUpper Canada District School Board$119,242$0−$24,146 (−16.8%)
22Michelle GauthierUpper Canada District School Board$118,044$0−$14,587 (−11.0%)
23Shirley MacdonellUpper Canada District School Board$118,044$0−$13,771 (−10.4%)
24Karen SallieUpper Canada District School Board$118,044$0−$339 (−0.3%)
25Lisa RiceUpper Canada District School Board$113,236$0−$12,854 (−10.2%)
26S. Victor RodriguezUpper Canada District School Board$112,253$0−$8,165 (−6.8%)
27Caitlin CoffinUpper Canada District School Board$110,058$0−$6,147 (−5.3%)
28Kate ConwayUpper Canada District School Board$102,895$0+$213 (+0.2%)

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Questions and answers

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

$124,347 among the 28 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 Secondary Special Education Teacher on the list earn?

Half were paid between $119,242 and $142,426 in 2025; the highest salary was $190,217.

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

Upper Canada District School Board, with 28 on the 2025 list.

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

28 in 2025, down from 72 in 2021.

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

7% of those on the 2025 list (2 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).

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

Its median, $124,347, is 1.7% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).

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

The median salary of the 28 people with this title at Upper Canada District School Board was $124,347 in 2025.

Has Secondary Special Education Teacher pay gone up?

The median fell 7.5% from 2024 ($134,394) to 2025. In 2021 it was $104,140.

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.