Canada · Public Sector Salary DisclosureEdition 2025
DC
On the 2025 Sunshine List · 5 years

David Cairns

Elementary TeacherOntarioFirst listed 2021
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$133,970.46
▲ 30.9% since 2021

David Cairns was paid $133,970.46 in total compensation as Elementary Teacher at Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board in 2025, 34% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Cairns has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2021, earning $556K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $111,195.00 a year, up 31% over that span.

That is 3% above the average disclosed pay of $130,141.79 across 3,046 listed Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board employees.

$133,970.46
Latest compensation
in 2025
$556K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$111,195.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+30.9%
Career growth
since 2021
SHARE

Share this record

Download a card to post or send.

FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$94K$105K$116K$127K$138K20212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How David Cairns's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $133,970.46
Lifetime total compensation$556K
Annual average$111,195.00
Total growth since 2021+30.9%
Biggest raise+17.2% (2024)
Biggest drop-1.3% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Elementary Teacher$133,970.46▲ 13.9%
2024
Elementary Teacher$117,634.02▲ 17.2%
2023
$100,358.90▼ 1.3%
2022
Elementary Teacher$101,679.46▼ 0.6%
2021First
Elementary Teacher$102,333.12
5 years total$556K total$111,195.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Elementary Teacher
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2021
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
5

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.

Name removal

This data comes from official government disclosures. For removal requests, contact the Ontario government directly.

Request removal →