Ontario public pay
Heather Best
Elementary Principal at Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board. On Ontario’s disclosure list 9 years between 2017 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $158,516.18
- Taxable benefits
- $981.89
- Total disclosed
- $159,498.07
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$515 (+0.3%)9years on
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Change from 2024: +$515 (+0.3%)9years on
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Among 2,142 people with the title “Elementary Principal” in 2025
Paid more than 21% of them. Their median: $166,982.
$158,516$100,729$210,424
Among 1,083 people at Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board in 2025
41st highest paid. Their median: $118,128.
$158,516$100,059$297,845
Paid more than 84% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
middle 80%middle halfmedianthis personspacing grows with pay (log scale)
Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$159K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $108,896 | $105,520 |
| 2018 | $106,860 | $107,333 |
| 2019 | $110,826 | $109,038 |
| 2020 | $111,836 | $127,653 |
| 2021 | $119,307 | $125,159 |
| 2022 | $129,358 | $129,549 |
| 2023 | $130,572 | $128,810 |
| 2024 | $158,002 | $156,552 |
| 2025 | $158,516 | $166,982 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Windsor-Essex Catholic District School BoardElementary Principal | $158,516 | $982 | +$515 |
| 2024 | Windsor-Essex Catholic District School BoardElementary Principal | $158,002 | $2,334 | +$27,429 |
| 2023 | Windsor-Essex Catholic District School BoardElementary Principal | $130,572 | $900 | +$1,214 |
| 2022 | Windsor-Essex Catholic District School BoardElementary Principal | $129,358 | $900 | +$10,051 |
| 2021 | Windsor-Essex Catholic District School BoardElementary Principal | $119,307 | $874 | +$7,471 |
| 2020 | Windsor-Essex Catholic District School BoardElementary Principal | $111,836 | $600 | +$1,010 |
| 2019 | Windsor-Essex Catholic District School BoardElementary Vice Principal | $110,826 | $645 | +$3,966 |
| 2018 | Windsor-Essex Catholic District School BoardElementary Vice Principal | $106,860 | $734 | −$2,036 |
| 2017 | Windsor-Essex Catholic District School BoardElementary Vice Principal | $108,896 | $508 |
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