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On the 2024 Sunshine List · 6 years

Melissa Somerton

Secondary Contract Teacher · Thames Valley District School Board
Secondary Contract TeacherOntarioFirst listed 2019
2024 Total Compensation Paid
$146,620.91
▲ 44.6% since 2019

Melissa Somerton was paid $146,620.91 in total compensation as Secondary Contract Teacher at Thames Valley District School Board in 2024, 47% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Melissa Somerton has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2019, earning $696K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $116,006.00 a year, up 45% over that span.

That is 23% above the average disclosed pay of $119,111.83 across 4,186 listed Thames Valley District School Board employees.

$146,620.91
Latest compensation
in 2024
$696K
Total compensation
across 6 years
$116,006.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+44.6%
Career growth
since 2019
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$93K$108K$123K$137K$152K201920202021202220232024
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Melissa Somerton's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $146,620.91
Lifetime total compensation$696K
Annual average$116,006.00
Total growth since 2019+44.6%
Biggest raise+31.2% (2024)
Biggest drop-0.2% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2024Latest★ Best
Secondary Contract Teacher$146,620.91▲ 31.2%
2023
$111,746.60▼ 0.2%
2022
Secondary Contract Teacher↑ role changed$111,948.10▼ 0.1%
2021
Secondary Teacher$112,093.98▼ 0.1%
2020
Secondary Teacher$112,208.35▲ 10.6%
2019First
Secondary Teacher$101,417.08
6 years total$696K total$116,006.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
Secondary Contract Teacher
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2019
Latest disclosure
2024
Years on list
6

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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