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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 7 years

Robert Nelson

SuperintendentOntarioFirst listed 2019
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$184,346.25
▲ 51.1% since 2019

Robert Nelson was paid $184,346.25 in total compensation as Superintendent at Upper Canada District School Board in 2025, 84% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Robert Nelson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2019, earning $1.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $145,492.00 a year, up 51% over that span.

That is 50% above the average disclosed pay of $122,759.28 across 1,433 listed Upper Canada District School Board employees.

$184,346.25
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.0M
Total compensation
across 7 years
$145,492.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+51.1%
Career growth
since 2019
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$111K$131K$151K$172K$192K2019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Robert Nelson's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $184,346.25
Lifetime total compensation$1.0M
Annual average$145,492.00
Total growth since 2019+51.1%
Biggest raise+29.6% (2024)
Biggest drop-1.0% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Superintendent↑ role changed$184,346.25▲ 4.4%
2024
Superintendent of Schools$176,521.94▲ 29.6%
2023
$136,234.02▼ 1.0%
2022
Secondary Principal$137,593.87▲ 4.1%
2021
Secondary Principal$132,226.12▲ 2.1%
2020
Secondary Principal$129,490.99▲ 6.1%
2019First
Secondary Principal$122,033.44
7 years total$1.0M total$145,492.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Superintendent
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2019
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
7

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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