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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 17 years

Kathy Wachnuk

Superintendent of Schools · Rainbow District School Board
Superintendent of SchoolsOntarioFirst listed 2009
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$205,494.77
▲ 86.3% since 2009

Kathy Wachnuk was paid $205,494.77 in total compensation as Superintendent of Schools at Rainbow District School Board in 2025, 105% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Kathy Wachnuk has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $2.9M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $167,717.00 a year, up 86% over that span.

That is 71% above the average disclosed pay of $120,313.79 across 810 listed Rainbow District School Board employees.

$205,494.77
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.9M
Total compensation
across 17 years
$167,717.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+86.3%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

17 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$89K$128K$167K$206K$245K20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2018 · $230,859.82
Lifetime total compensation$2.9M
Annual average$167,717.00
Total growth since 2009+86.3%
Biggest raise+40.8% (2018)
Biggest drop-14.5% (2019)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

17 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Superintendent of Schools$205,494.77▲ 0.0%
2024
Superintendent of Schools$205,490.77▼ 0.0%
2023
$205,492.66▲ 0.0%
2022
Superintendent of Schools$205,482.92▲ 0.0%
2021
Superintendent of Schools$205,479.13▲ 0.0%
2020
Superintendent of Schools↑ role changed$205,474.83▲ 4.1%
2019
Academic Superintendent$197,403.33▼ 14.5%
2018★ Best
Academic Superintendent$230,859.82▲ 40.8%
2017
Academic Superintendent$163,970.44▼ 0.6%
2016
Academic Superintendent$164,935.89▲ 12.2%
2015
Academic Superintendent↑ role changed$147,066.79▲ 11.8%
2014
Senior Administrator Of Program And Services↑ role changed$131,581.04▲ 7.7%
2013
Elementary Principal$122,189.71▲ 2.4%
2012
Elementary Principal$119,360.69▲ 2.0%
2011
Elementary Principal$116,987.86▲ 3.0%
2010
Elementary Principal$113,595.87▲ 3.0%
2009First
Elementary Principal$110,328.97
17 years total$2.9M total$167,717.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Superintendent of Schools
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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