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On the 2018 Sunshine List · 9 years

Karen Sims

Elementary Principal · Upper Grand District School Board
Elementary PrincipalSchool BoardsOntarioFirst listed 2009
2018 Total Compensation Paid
$123,614.70
▲ 18.1% since 2009

Karen Sims was paid $123,614.70 in total compensation as Elementary Principal at Upper Grand District School Board in 2018, 24% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Karen Sims has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2009, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $116,807.00 a year, up 18% over that span.

That is 2% above the average disclosed pay of $121,631.21 across 1,805 listed Upper Grand District School Board employees.

$123,614.70
Latest compensation
in 2018
$1.1M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$116,807.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+18.1%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$101K$107K$114K$120K$126K200920102011201220142015201620172018
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2018 · $123,614.70
Lifetime total compensation$1.1M
Annual average$116,807.00
Total growth since 2009+18.1%
Biggest raise+4.7% (2011)
Biggest drop-3.1% (2016)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2018Latest★ Best
Elementary Principal$123,614.70▲ 2.6%
2017
Elementary Principal↑ role changed$120,437.00▲ 0.7%
2016
Principal Elementary$119,554.66▼ 3.1%
2015
Principal Elementary$123,392.96▲ 4.5%
2014
Principal Elementary$118,077.43▲ 0.7%
2012
Principal Elementary$117,240.98▲ 2.2%
2011
Principal Elementary$114,729.30▲ 4.7%
2010
Principal Elementary$109,560.49▲ 4.7%
2009First
Principal Elementary$104,656.82
9 years total$1.1M total$116,807.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
Elementary Principal
Sector
School Boards
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2018
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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