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Paul Smith

Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director · Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics

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$417K

Current Salary

2025

$418K

Total Comp.

Incl. $621 benefits

19

Years on List

2007–2025

+315.2%

Salary Growth

2007–2025

Salary Over Time

+$7,757 vs previous year

Salary Ranking (2025)

Sector avg $135,603 · Range $100K\u2013$730K

Overall (all sectors)100th percentile
Within Other Public Sector Employers100th percentile

Earns more than 100% of disclosed employees.

Year-by-Year History

2025

Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director

Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics

$417,358

+$7,757

2024

Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer

Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics

$409,601

+$4,677

2023

Faculty

Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics

$404,923

+$4,823

2022

Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer

Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics

$400,100

+$111,254

2021

Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer

Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics

$288,846

+$160,362

2020

Principal

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

$128,484

+$2,658

2019

Principal

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

$125,826

+$1,191

2018

Principal

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

$124,635

+$2,298

2017

Principal

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

$122,337

+$1,034

2016

Principal

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

$121,303

+$1,688

2015

Principal

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

$119,615

+$460

2014

Principal

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

$119,155

-$460

2013

Principal

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

$119,615

+$0

2012

Principal

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

$119,615

+$2,278

2011

Principal

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

$117,337

+$5,116

2010

Principal

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

$112,221

+$4,168

2009

Principal

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

$108,053

+$3,619

2008

Principal

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

$104,434

+$3,904

2007

Principal

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

$100,531

Career Changes Detected

  • · Moved to Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics (2021)
  • · New role: Faculty (2023)
  • · New role: Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer (2024)
  • · New role: Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director (2025)