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On the 2020 Sunshine List · 9 years

Melissa Cowen

Elementary TeacherSchool BoardsOntarioFirst listed 2012
2020 Total Compensation Paid
$130,658.69
▲ 21.0% since 2012

Melissa Cowen was paid $130,658.69 in total compensation as Elementary Teacher at Durham Catholic District School Board in 2020, 31% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Melissa Cowen has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2012, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $119,704.00 a year, up 21% over that span.

That is 8% above the average disclosed pay of $121,484.79 across 1,076 listed Durham Catholic District School Board employees.

$130,658.69
Latest compensation
in 2020
$1.1M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$119,704.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+21.0%
Career growth
since 2012
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$104K$111K$119K$126K$133K201220132014201520162017201820192020
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Melissa Cowen's total compensation has moved across 9 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $130,658.69
Lifetime total compensation$1.1M
Annual average$119,704.00
Total growth since 2012+21.0%
Biggest raise+4.4% (2014)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2020Latest★ Best
Elementary Teacher↑ role changed$130,658.69▲ 2.2%
2019
Elementary Teacher, Ontario English Catholic Teachers� Association Elementary President↑ role changed$127,861.20▲ 1.7%
2018
Elementary Teacher, Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association Elementary President↑ role changed$125,755.45▲ 1.9%
2017
Elementary Teacher, Ontario English Catholic Teacher's Association Elementary President$123,388.22▲ 2.8%
2016
Elementary Teacher, Ontario English Catholic Teacher's Association Elementary President↑ role changed$120,031.78▲ 2.8%
2015
Elementary Teacher, Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association Elementary President↑ role changed$116,770.58▲ 1.6%
2014
Elementary Teacher, Ontario English Catholic Teacher's Association Elementary President↑ role changed$114,886.70▲ 4.4%
2013
Elementary Teacher, Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association Elementary President↑ role changed$110,038.48▲ 1.9%
2012First
Elementary Teacher, Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, Elementary Member Services Officer$107,942.50
9 years total$1.1M total$119,704.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Elementary Teacher
Sector
School Boards
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2012
Latest disclosure
2020
Years on list
9

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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