How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $174,180 ranks in the top 10.0% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 0.8% 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 | $174,180 | $102 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $171,070 | $98 | +22.3% |
| 2023 | System Administrator Learning Services | Waterloo Region District School Board | $139,832 | $100 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | System Administrator Learning Services | Waterloo Region District School Board | $142,235 | $91 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | System Administrator Learning Services | Waterloo Region District School Board | $140,766 | $87 | -8.1% |
| 2020 | System Administrator Learning Services | Waterloo Region District School Board | $153,145 | $82 | +14.0% |
| 2019 | System Administrator Learning Services | Waterloo Region District School Board | $134,339 | $80 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $133,148 | $236 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $130,893 | $649 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $126,798 | $615 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $126,303 | $610 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | Principal / Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $127,600 | $610 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $118,140 | $615 | -7.8% |
| 2012 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $128,128 | $616 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $124,827 | $605 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $124,024 | $587 | +9.4% |
| 2009 | Principal/Secondary | Waterloo Region District School Board | $113,397 | $538 | — |