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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 8 years

Michael Knowles

Elementary TeacherOntarioFirst listed 2018
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$120,005.66
▲ 18.0% since 2018

Michael Knowles was paid $120,005.66 in total compensation as Elementary Teacher at Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board in 2025, 20% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Michael Knowles has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2018, earning $877K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $109,666.00 a year, up 18% over that span.

That is 1% below the average disclosed pay of $120,811.12 across 1,588 listed Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board employees.

$120,005.66
Latest compensation
in 2025
$877K
Total compensation
across 8 years
$109,666.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+18.0%
Career growth
since 2018
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$95K$106K$117K$128K$139K20182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Michael Knowles's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $135,205.46
Lifetime total compensation$877K
Annual average$109,666.00
Total growth since 2018+18.0%
Biggest raise+28.9% (2024)
Biggest drop-11.2% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Elementary Teacher$120,005.66▼ 11.2%
2024★ Best
Elementary Teacher$135,205.46▲ 28.9%
2023
$104,864.04▼ 0.7%
2022
Elementary Teacher Special Education$105,599.76▲ 1.4%
2021
Elementary Teacher Special Education$104,171.92▲ 2.8%
2020
Elementary Teacher Special Education$101,371.76▼ 2.9%
2019
Elementary Teacher Special Education$104,427.73▲ 2.7%
2018First
Elementary Teacher Special Education$101,682.18
8 years total$877K total$109,666.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Elementary Teacher
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2018
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
8

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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