How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $173,081 ranks in the top 10.3% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 1.1% of 3,302 at Waterloo Region District School Board.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Principal/Elementary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $173,081 | $102 | +10.4% |
| 2024 | Principal/Elementary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $156,837 | $98 | +22.3% |
| 2023 | Principal/Elementary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $128,287 | $100 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | Principal/Elementary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $129,681 | $91 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | Principal/Elementary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $127,691 | $87 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | Principal/Elementary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $134,404 | $82 | +9.2% |
| 2019 | Principal/Elementary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $123,136 | $80 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | Principal/Elementary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $122,145 | $230 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | Principal/Elementary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $119,634 | $623 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | Principal/Elementary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $115,243 | $576 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | Principal/Elementary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $111,556 | $558 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | Principal / Elementary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $110,769 | $550 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | Principal/Elementary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $109,082 | $492 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | Vice–Principal/Elementary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $103,653 | $454 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | Vice-Principal/Elementary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $101,763 | $451 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | Vice Principal/Elementary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $101,769 | $449 | — |