How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $176,969 ranks in the top 9.2% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 0.6% of 3,302 at Waterloo Region District School Board.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $176,969 | $102 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $170,870 | $98 | +22.2% |
| 2023 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $139,773 | $100 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $138,735 | $91 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $135,460 | $87 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $138,099 | $82 | +15.4% |
| 2019 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $119,687 | $80 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | Vice Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $118,496 | $226 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | Vice Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $116,167 | $607 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | Vice-Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $113,056 | $566 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | Vice-Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $110,282 | $551 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | Vice-Principal / Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $109,031 | $540 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | Vice-Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $107,677 | $541 | — |