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On the 2023 Sunshine List · 14 years

Michael Elson

OntarioFirst listed 2010
2023 Total Compensation Paid
$137,618.60
▲ 31.6% since 2010

Michael Elson was paid $137,618.60 in total compensation as an employee at Lambton Kent District School Board in 2023, 38% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Michael Elson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 14 times since 2010, earning $1.7M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $122,154.00 a year, up 32% over that span.

That is 13% above the average disclosed pay of $121,342.87 across 1,174 listed Lambton Kent District School Board employees.

$137,618.60
Latest compensation
in 2023
$1.7M
Total compensation
across 14 years
$122,154.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+31.6%
Career growth
since 2010
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FIG. 01

14 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$99K$109K$120K$131K$142K20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Michael Elson's total compensation has moved across 14 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2023 · $137,618.60
Lifetime total compensation$1.7M
Annual average$122,154.00
Total growth since 2010+31.6%
Biggest raise+7.4% (2011)
Biggest drop-5.6% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

14 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2023Latest★ Best
$137,618.60▲ 4.5%
2022
Elementary Principal$131,633.58▲ 4.1%
2021
Elementary Principal$126,499.10▼ 5.6%
2020
Elementary Principal$133,992.68▲ 7.1%
2019
Elementary Principal$125,077.48▲ 0.8%
2018
Elementary Principal$124,108.59▲ 4.2%
2017
Elementary Principal$119,149.46▼ 1.7%
2016
Elementary Principal$121,198.07▲ 1.7%
2015
Elementary Principal$119,197.68▼ 0.1%
2014
Elementary Principal$119,355.00▲ 0.8%
2013
Elementary Principal$118,452.43▲ 1.2%
2012
Elementary Principal$117,073.05▲ 4.3%
2011
Elementary Principal$112,254.89▲ 7.4%
2010First
Elementary Principal$104,541.55
14 years total$1.7M total$122,154.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2010
Latest disclosure
2023
Years on list
14

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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