The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
James Cottam
James Cottam served as the Principal at Grand Erie District School Board in 2022, received an annual salary of $125,044.88 and a taxable benefit of $0.00, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. James has held the same position since 2020 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$125,044.88
Total paid in 2022
$125,044.88
Salary
$0.00
Taxable Benefit
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Find James on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Principal |
| Employer : | Grand Erie District School Board |
| Sector : | School Boards |
| Year : | 2022 |
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Between 2016 and 2022, James experienced an average annual increase of approximately 3.42% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Grand Erie District School Board. By 2022, James's total pay had risen by 17.40% compared to the pay in 2016. Notably, during James's tenure as Principal, there has been a significant 8.32% rise in compensation over the past 2 years. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2022 | Principal | $125,045 | $0 | ⇧ 6.55% |
| 2021 | Principal | $117,363 | $0 | ⇧ 1.66% |
| 2020 | Principal | $115,442 | $0 | ⇧ 2.77% |
| 2019 | Vice Principal | $112,336 | $0 | ⇧ 11.78% |
| 2018 | Vice Principal | $100,498 | $0 | ⇩ -5.65% |
| 2016 | Teacher | $106,070 | $443 |
The 2022 Sunshine List has 73 employees who held exactly same position title ( Principal ) in the Grand Erie District School Board.
10 out of 73 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Griffin Cobb | $147,440 | $0 |
| Stephen Wills | $144,349 | $0 |
| Cheryl Bannister | $143,204 | $0 |
| Nancy Norton | $140,466 | $0 |
| Janice Hughes | $138,539 | $0 |
| Alison High | $138,536 | $0 |
| John Della Fortuna | $138,513 | $0 |
| Jeffery Benner | $138,500 | $0 |
| Jennifer Ippolito | $138,041 | $0 |
| Ivan Carruthers | $137,707 | $0 |
The 2022 Sunshine List has 8029 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 8029 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Pridmore | Chief Gaming Officer / Dirigeant principal, Jeu | Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation | $524,391 |
| Stephen Lye | Principal Investigator, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute | Sinai Health System | $459,113 |
| Patrick Deane | Principal And Vice-Chancellor, Professor | Queen’s University | $419,196 |
| Brian Gill | Chief Technology Officer / Dirigeant principal, Technologie | Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation | $355,882 |
| Philip Awadalla | Director And Senior Principal Investigator | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $349,186 |
| Mark Green | Provost And Vice-Principal (Academic), Professor | Queen’s University | $321,998 |
| Linda Mohri | Senior Vice Principal Clinical Care | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | $321,259 |
| Donna Janiec | Vice-Principal (Finance And Administration) | Queen’s University | $313,029 |
| Nancy Ross | Vice-Principal (Research), Professor | Queen’s University | $298,303 |
| Wisdom Tettey | Vice-President, University of Toronto; Principal, University of Toronto Scarborough; Professor, Department of Political Science; Professor, Department of Global Development Studies | University of Toronto | $366,981 |