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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 16 years

Melissa Carson

Principal, Elementary · Toronto District School Board
Principal, ElementaryOntarioFirst listed 2009
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$172,182.45
▲ 59.4% since 2009

Melissa Carson was paid $172,182.45 in total compensation as Principal, Elementary at Toronto District School Board in 2025, 72% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Melissa Carson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 16 times since 2009, earning $2.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $123,712.00 a year, up 59% over that span.

That is 36% above the average disclosed pay of $126,653.61 across 14,085 listed Toronto District School Board employees.

$172,182.45
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.0M
Total compensation
across 16 years
$123,712.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+59.4%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

16 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$87K$111K$134K$157K$181K2009201020112012201320142015201620172019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $172,182.45
Lifetime total compensation$2.0M
Annual average$123,712.00
Total growth since 2009+59.4%
Biggest raise+24.5% (2024)
Biggest drop-11.1% (2015)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

16 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Principal, Elementary$172,182.45▲ 5.2%
2024
Principal, Elementary$163,595.89▲ 24.5%
2023
$131,355.35▼ 2.3%
2022
Principal Elementary$134,429.09▲ 2.7%
2021
Principal Elementary$130,847.06▼ 1.8%
2020
Principal Elementary↑ role changed$133,262.10▲ 18.3%
2019
Principal, Elementary↑ role changed$112,656.29▲ 11.6%
2017
Principal Elementary↑ role changed$100,948.21▲ 0.7%
2016
Principal, Elementary$100,257.41▼ 2.1%
2015
Principal, Elementary$102,424.83▼ 11.1%
2014
Principal, Elementary$115,162.03▼ 6.7%
2013
Principal, Elementary$123,414.01▲ 2.6%
2012
Principal, Elementary$120,252.60▲ 2.2%
2011
Principal, Elementary$117,614.80▲ 4.1%
2010
Principal, Elementary$112,955.55▲ 4.6%
2009First
Principal, Elementary$108,035.01
16 years total$2.0M total$123,712.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Principal, Elementary
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
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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