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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 9 years

Matthew Johnston

Principal, Elementary · Toronto District School Board
Principal, ElementaryOntarioFirst listed 2016
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$174,820.40
▲ 71.3% since 2016

Matthew Johnston was paid $174,820.40 in total compensation as Principal, Elementary at Toronto District School Board in 2025, 75% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Matthew Johnston has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2016, earning $1.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $131,885.00 a year, up 71% over that span.

That is 38% above the average disclosed pay of $126,653.61 across 14,085 listed Toronto District School Board employees.

$174,820.40
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.2M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$131,885.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+71.3%
Career growth
since 2016
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$89K$113K$136K$160K$184K201620172018201920202021202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Matthew Johnston's total compensation has moved across 9 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $174,820.40
Lifetime total compensation$1.2M
Annual average$131,885.00
Total growth since 2016+71.3%
Biggest raise+24.5% (2024)
Biggest drop-0.4% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Principal, Elementary$174,820.40▲ 6.9%
2024
Principal, Elementary$163,595.77▲ 24.5%
2023
$131,355.37▲ 0.4%
2021
Principal Elementary$130,847.07▼ 0.4%
2020
Principal Elementary↑ role changed$131,359.94▲ 5.4%
2019
Principal, Elementary$124,685.34▲ 4.4%
2018
Principal, Elementary↑ role changed$119,405.95▲ 9.7%
2017
Principal Elementary↑ role changed$108,871.42▲ 6.7%
2016First
Vice-Principal, Elementary$102,025.69
9 years total$1.2M total$131,885.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Principal, Elementary
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2016
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
9

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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