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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 7 years

Dwane Smolders

Elementary PrincipalOntarioFirst listed 2019
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$168,031.59
▲ 53.5% since 2019

Dwane Smolders was paid $168,031.59 in total compensation as Elementary Principal at Niagara Catholic District School Board in 2025, 68% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Dwane Smolders has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2019, earning $897K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $128,133.00 a year, up 54% over that span.

That is 31% above the average disclosed pay of $128,273.67 across 1,200 listed Niagara Catholic District School Board employees.

$168,031.59
Latest compensation
in 2025
$897K
Total compensation
across 7 years
$128,133.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+53.5%
Career growth
since 2019
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$99K$118K$137K$156K$175K2019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Dwane Smolders's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $168,031.59
Lifetime total compensation$897K
Annual average$128,133.00
Total growth since 2019+53.5%
Biggest raise+23.7% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Elementary Principal$168,031.59▲ 9.7%
2024
Elementary Principal$153,138.74▲ 23.7%
2023
$123,823.89▲ 6.2%
2022
Elementary Vice-Principal$116,589.93▲ 2.5%
2021
Elementary Vice-Principal$113,724.71▲ 1.4%
2020
Elementary Vice-Principal$112,174.60▲ 2.5%
2019First
Elementary Vice-Principal$109,447.73
7 years total$897K total$128,133.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Elementary Principal
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2019
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
7

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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