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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 3 years

Michael Ling

Elementary Principal · Durham District School Board
Elementary PrincipalOntarioFirst listed 2023
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$148,277.26
▲ 23.0% since 2023

Michael Ling 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.

Michael Ling has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2023, earning $420K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $140,044.00 a year, up 23% over that span.

That is 25% above the average disclosed pay of $119,062.83 across 3,944 listed Durham District School Board employees.

$148,277.26
Latest compensation
in 2025
$420K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$140,044.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+23.0%
Career growth
since 2023
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$115K$125K$135K$145K$155K202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Michael Ling's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $151,346.83
Lifetime total compensation$420K
Annual average$140,044.00
Total growth since 2023+23.0%
Biggest raise+25.6% (2024)
Biggest drop-2.0% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Elementary Principal$148,277.26▼ 2.0%
2024★ Best
Elementary Principal$151,346.83▲ 25.6%
2023First
$120,509.24
3 years total$420K total$140,044.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Elementary Principal
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2023
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
3

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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