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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 6 years

David Cottingham

Secondary TeacherOntarioFirst listed 2020
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$124,310.75
▲ 24.2% since 2020

David Cottingham was paid $124,310.75 in total compensation as Secondary Teacher at District School Board Of Niagara in 2025, 24% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Cottingham has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2020, earning $691K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $115,211.00 a year, up 24% over that span.

That is 3% above the average disclosed pay of $120,243.80 across 2,082 listed District School Board Of Niagara employees.

$124,310.75
Latest compensation
in 2025
$691K
Total compensation
across 6 years
$115,211.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+24.2%
Career growth
since 2020
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$92K$107K$122K$137K$152K202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How David Cottingham's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $146,660.74
Lifetime total compensation$691K
Annual average$115,211.00
Total growth since 2020+24.2%
Biggest raise+28.8% (2024)
Biggest drop-15.2% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Secondary Teacher$124,310.75▼ 15.2%
2024★ Best
Secondary Teacher$146,660.74▲ 28.8%
2023
$113,899.55▲ 9.8%
2022
Secondary Teacher$103,689.90▲ 1.0%
2021
Secondary Teacher$102,624.38▲ 2.5%
2020First
Secondary Teacher$100,079.45
6 years total$691K total$115,211.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Secondary Teacher
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2020
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
6

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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