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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 16 years

John Playford

Superintendent, Education K-12 · Simcoe County District School Board
Superintendent, Education K-12OntarioFirst listed 2010
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$184,102.46
▲ 76.5% since 2010

John Playford was paid $184,102.46 in total compensation as Superintendent, Education K-12 at Simcoe County District School Board in 2025, 84% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Playford has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 16 times since 2010, earning $2.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $140,452.00 a year, up 77% over that span.

That is 53% above the average disclosed pay of $120,182.44 across 2,733 listed Simcoe County District School Board employees.

$184,102.46
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.2M
Total compensation
across 16 years
$140,452.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+76.5%
Career growth
since 2010
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FIG. 01

16 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$89K$117K$144K$171K$199K2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How John Playford's total compensation has moved across 16 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $188,542.63
Lifetime total compensation$2.2M
Annual average$140,452.00
Total growth since 2010+76.5%
Biggest raise+29.1% (2021)
Biggest drop-15.1% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

16 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Superintendent, Education K-12↑ role changed$184,102.46▼ 2.4%
2024★ Best
Superintendent, Education$188,542.63▲ 10.4%
2023
$170,820.82▼ 0.5%
2022
Superintendent, Education$171,620.44▼ 2.1%
2021
Superintendent, Education↑ role changed$175,378.86▲ 29.1%
2020
Secondary Principal$135,797.66▲ 1.0%
2019
Secondary Principal$134,388.40▲ 0.9%
2018
Secondary Principal↑ role changed$133,147.81▲ 5.6%
2017
Sescondary Principal↑ role changed$126,062.61▼ 15.1%
2016
Secondary Principal$148,486.71▲ 19.6%
2015
Secondary Principal$124,195.84▲ 6.0%
2014
Secondary Principal$117,168.37▲ 3.5%
2013
Secondary Principal↑ role changed$113,195.64▲ 1.9%
2012
Secondary Vice–Principal↑ role changed$111,097.07▲ 2.0%
2011
Secondary Vice-Principal$108,932.46▲ 4.4%
2010First
Secondary Vice-Principal$104,298.12
16 years total$2.2M total$140,452.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Superintendent, Education K-12
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2010
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
16

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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