School Districts

20172025 · 2,263 total records

Data sourced from the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure. This site is independent and not affiliated with the Government of Ontario. Always verify against the official source.

The School Districts sector had 279 employees on the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List, with an average salary of $188,770 and a total disclosed payroll of $66M — up 0.7% from 2024. The highest-paid employee on record in this sector was Mark Pearmain (School District 36 Surrey), earning $527,363 in 2025.

279

Employees

In 2025

$188,770

Avg Salary

2025

$65.9M

Total Payroll

2025 disclosed

10

Employers

Top employers in 2025

Headcount & Salary Trends

Employees earning $100k+ per year · bars = headcount, lines = salary

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+0.7% headcount

Employees

279

Avg Salary

$188,770

Median

$196,515

Total Payroll

$65.9M

2024+14.9% headcount

Employees

277

Avg Salary

$182,928

Median

$189,103

Total Payroll

$63.4M

2023-8.4% headcount

Employees

241

Avg Salary

$177,858

Median

$177,690

Total Payroll

$53.2M

2022+4.0% headcount

Employees

263

Avg Salary

$160,712

Median

$165,352

Total Payroll

$53.0M

2021+5.0% headcount

Employees

253

Avg Salary

$161,227

Median

$164,720

Total Payroll

$50.8M

2020-4.0% headcount

Employees

241

Avg Salary

$153,729

Median

$159,397

Total Payroll

$46.4M

2019+5.0% headcount

Employees

251

Avg Salary

$146,962

Median

$151,838

Total Payroll

$46.3M

2018+9.1% headcount

Employees

239

Avg Salary

$142,504

Median

$144,208

Total Payroll

$43.2M

2017

Employees

219

Avg Salary

$138,232

Median

$142,196

Total Payroll

$38.6M