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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 17 years

Kathryn Short

Director of School Mental Health · Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Director of School Mental HealthOntarioFirst listed 2009
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$206,123.68
▲ 84.5% since 2009

Kathryn Short was paid $206,123.68 in total compensation as Director of School Mental Health at Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board in 2025, 106% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Kathryn Short has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $2.7M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $159,622.00 a year, up 85% over that span.

That is 58% above the average disclosed pay of $130,141.79 across 3,046 listed Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board employees.

$206,123.68
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.7M
Total compensation
across 17 years
$159,622.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+84.5%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

17 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$95K$125K$156K$187K$217K20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Kathryn Short's total compensation has moved across 17 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $206,123.68
Lifetime total compensation$2.7M
Annual average$159,622.00
Total growth since 2009+84.5%
Biggest raise+30.8% (2019)
Biggest drop-22.0% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

17 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Director of School Mental Health$206,123.68▲ 2.3%
2024
Director of School Mental Health$201,540.15▲ 11.3%
2023
$181,080.68▲ 2.6%
2022
Director of School Mental Health$176,461.54▲ 0.3%
2021
Director of School Mental Health$175,969.82▼ 5.5%
2020
Director of School Mental Health$186,121.94▼ 0.6%
2019
Director of School Mental Health$187,204.64▲ 30.8%
2018
Director of School Mental Health↑ role changed$143,169.76▲ 0.4%
2017
Director, School Mental Health Awareness, Strategy, Selection and Implementation Support Team↑ role changed$142,535.71▼ 22.0%
2016
Director, School Mental Health Awareness, Strategy, Selection And Implementation Support Team$182,625.38▲ 25.8%
2015
Director, School Mental Health Awareness, Strategy, Selection And Implementation Support Team↑ role changed$145,187.82▲ 3.6%
2014
Director, School Mental Health Awareness, Strategy, Selection and Implementation Support Team↑ role changed$140,120.67▼ 3.9%
2013
Director, School Mental Health Awareness Strategy Selection and Implementation Support Team↑ role changed$145,731.67▲ 4.1%
2012
Director, School Mental Health – Awareness Strategy Selection Implementation Support Team↑ role changed$139,976.40▲ 9.4%
2011
Director, School Mental Health ASSIST↑ role changed$127,909.64▲ 6.5%
2010
Manager, E-Best$120,098.94▲ 7.5%
2009First
Manager, E-Best$111,709.58
17 years total$2.7M total$159,622.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Director of School Mental Health
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
17

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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