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On the 2024 Sunshine List · 12 years

James Mcdonald

Elementary Principal · Limestone District School Board
Elementary PrincipalOntarioFirst listed 2013
2024 Total Compensation Paid
$106,142.48
▲ 2.0% since 2013

James Mcdonald was paid $106,142.48 in total compensation as Elementary Principal at Limestone District School Board in 2024, 6% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

James Mcdonald has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 12 times since 2013, earning $1.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $120,175.00 a year, up 2% over that span.

That is 12% below the average disclosed pay of $120,358.92 across 993 listed Limestone District School Board employees.

$106,142.48
Latest compensation
in 2024
$1.4M
Total compensation
across 12 years
$120,175.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+2.0%
Career growth
since 2013
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FIG. 01

12 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$99K$108K$117K$126K$135K201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How James Mcdonald's total compensation has moved across 12 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $131,742.64
Lifetime total compensation$1.4M
Annual average$120,175.00
Total growth since 2013+2.0%
Biggest raise+5.6% (2016)
Biggest drop-16.2% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

12 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2024Latest
Elementary Principal$106,142.48▼ 16.2%
2023
$126,661.01▼ 1.0%
2022
Principal Elementary School$127,925.78▲ 4.1%
2021
Principal Elementary School$122,936.00▼ 6.7%
2020★ Best
Principal Elementary School$131,742.64▲ 1.4%
2019
Principal Elementary School↑ role changed$129,884.84▲ 2.1%
2018
Principal - Secondary↑ role changed$127,258.09▲ 3.3%
2017
Principal - Elementary↑ role changed$123,171.05▲ 2.8%
2016
Principal, Elementary↑ role changed$119,831.58▲ 5.6%
2015
Principal - Elementary↑ role changed$113,431.72▲ 4.0%
2014
Vice-Principal - Elementary$109,096.44▲ 4.9%
2013First
Vice-Principal - Elementary$104,016.71
12 years total$1.4M total$120,175.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Employee details

Position
Elementary Principal
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2013
Latest disclosure
2024
Years on list
12

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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