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On the 2022 Sunshine List · 13 years

Michael Gallagher

Superintendent of Education · Toronto District School Board
Superintendent of EducationOntarioFirst listed 2009
2022 Total Compensation Paid
$132,502.86
▲ 0.7% since 2009

Michael Gallagher was paid $132,502.86 in total compensation as Superintendent of Education at Toronto District School Board in 2022, 33% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Michael Gallagher has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2009, earning $2.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $166,494.00 a year, up 1% over that span.

That is 5% above the average disclosed pay of $126,653.61 across 14,085 listed Toronto District School Board employees.

$132,502.86
Latest compensation
in 2022
$2.2M
Total compensation
across 13 years
$166,494.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+0.7%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

13 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$120K$141K$162K$184K$205K2009201020112012201320142016201720182019202020212022
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Michael Gallagher's total compensation has moved across 13 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2021 · $196,931.39
Lifetime total compensation$2.2M
Annual average$166,494.00
Total growth since 2009+0.7%
Biggest raise+12.0% (2018)
Biggest drop-32.7% (2022)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

13 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2022Latest
Superintendent of Education$132,502.86▼ 32.7%
2021★ Best
Superintendent of Education$196,931.39▲ 1.5%
2020
Superintendent of Education$194,056.35▲ 1.7%
2019
Superintendent of Education$190,891.64▼ 1.3%
2018
Superintendent of Education↑ role changed$193,356.05▲ 12.0%
2017
Superintendent↑ role changed$172,637.45▲ 4.4%
2016
Superintendent Of Education↑ role changed$165,376.33▲ 0.6%
2014
Superintendent of Education$164,457.35▼ 0.0%
2013
Superintendent of Education$164,457.39▲ 0.3%
2012
Superintendent of Education↑ role changed$163,985.60▲ 6.4%
2011
Education Superintendent$154,156.13▲ 10.0%
2010
Education Superintendent↑ role changed$140,093.57▲ 6.5%
2009First
Central Coordinating Principal$131,516.56
13 years total$2.2M total$166,494.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Superintendent of Education
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2022
Years on list
13

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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