Principal

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Principal are $157,455.02 and $161,172.27, respectively.

In 2025, Dave Pridmore, holding the position of Chief Gaming Officer / Dirigeant principal, Jeu at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation received the highest salary of $467,322.23 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Renee Shave, serving as the Principal at Thames Valley District School Board , earned the highest salary of $210,521.80 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.

In the year 2025, the highest-paying organizations for Principal and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: District of Cochrane Social Services Administration Board with an average pay of $244,228.50; Queen’s University with an average pay of $240,014.60; Office of the Premier with an average pay of $226,108.23; Legislative Assembly with an average pay of $224,448.83; and Governing Council of The Salvation Army In Canada with an average pay of $223,715.92.

A total of 183 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.

In the year 2025, the highest-paying sector or industries for Principal and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Seconded (Children, Community and Social Services) with an average pay of $168,904.84; Universities with an average pay of $168,630.74; and Seconded (Education) with an average pay of $167,317.54.

There were 11 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Principal is 35.73% male and 64.27% female, respectively.