Melanie Ford was paid $148,277.26 in total compensation as Elementary Principal at Durham District School Board in 2025, 48% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Melanie Ford has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2017, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $118,090.00 a year, up 48% over that span.
That is 25% above the average disclosed pay of $119,062.83 across 3,944 listed Durham District School Board employees.
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9 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Melanie Ford's total compensation has moved across 9 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
9 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest | $148,277.26 | ▼ 0.6% |
2024★ Best | $149,129.48 | ▲ 17.5% |
2023 | $126,923.77 | ▲ 12.4% |
2022 | $112,886.00 | ▲ 6.8% |
2021 | $105,672.44 | ▼ 6.9% |
2020 | $113,458.71 | ▲ 8.1% |
2019 | $104,946.49 | ▲ 3.5% |
2018 | $101,412.90 | ▲ 1.3% |
2017First | $100,098.58 | — |
| 9 years total | $1.1M total | $118,090.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Elementary Principal
- Employer
- Durham District School Board
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2017
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- 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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