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 | $170,850 | $98 | +22.4% |
| 2023 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $139,578 | $100 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $138,606 | $91 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $137,791 | $87 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $137,352 | $82 | +16.4% |
| 2018 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $117,979 | $226 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | Vice Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $116,167 | $607 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | Vice-Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $112,354 | $567 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | Vice-Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $111,859 | $560 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | Vice-Principal / Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $113,008 | $561 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | Vice-Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $113,359 | $565 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | Vice–Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $113,476 | $566 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | Vice-Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $109,831 | $547 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | Vice-Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $108,801 | $526 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | Teacher/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $101,042 | $371 | — |