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On the 2017 Sunshine List · 9 years

John Whitwell

Secondary, PrincipalSchool BoardsOntarioFirst listed 2009
2017 Total Compensation Paid
$149,053.13
▲ 26.3% since 2009

John Whitwell was paid $149,053.13 in total compensation as Secondary, Principal at Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board in 2017, 49% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Whitwell has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2009, earning $1.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $136,263.00 a year, up 26% over that span.

That is 15% above the average disclosed pay of $130,141.79 across 3,046 listed Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board employees.

$149,053.13
Latest compensation
in 2017
$1.2M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$136,263.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+26.3%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$112K$123K$133K$143K$153K200920102011201220132014201520162017
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2017 · $149,053.13
Lifetime total compensation$1.2M
Annual average$136,263.00
Total growth since 2009+26.3%
Biggest raise+12.5% (2011)
Biggest drop-4.4% (2016)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2017Latest★ Best
Secondary, Principal↑ role changed$149,053.13▲ 6.0%
2016
System Principal, Special Education$140,678.24▼ 4.4%
2015
System Principal, Special Education↑ role changed$147,152.03▲ 6.0%
2014
Principal, Special Education$138,805.60▲ 0.2%
2013
Principal, Special Education↑ role changed$138,513.36▲ 2.5%
2012
Principal, Community and Continuing Education$135,176.21▼ 1.4%
2011
Principal, Community and Continuing Education↑ role changed$137,128.78▲ 12.5%
2010
Principal, Community & Continuing Education↑ role changed$121,850.09▲ 3.3%
2009First
Secondary Principal$118,011.44
9 years total$1.2M total$136,263.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Employee details

Position
Secondary, Principal
Sector
School Boards
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2017
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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