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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 5 years

Richard Olson

Superintendent of Learning · Waterloo Catholic District School Board
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$109,536.16
▼ 14.4% since 2017

Richard Olson was paid $109,536.16 in total compensation as Superintendent of Learning at Waterloo Catholic District School Board in 2021, 10% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Richard Olson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2017, earning $765K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $153,029.00 a year, down 14% over that span.

That is 9% below the average disclosed pay of $120,660.88 across 1,314 listed Waterloo Catholic District School Board employees.

$109,536.16
Latest compensation
in 2021
$765K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$153,029.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-14.4%
Career growth
since 2017
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$97K$119K$142K$164K$186K20172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Richard Olson's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $177,692.35
Lifetime total compensation$765K
Annual average$153,029.00
Total growth since 2017-14.4%
Biggest raise+38.0% (2018)
Biggest drop-38.4% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
Superintendent of Learning$109,536.16▼ 38.4%
2020★ Best
Superintendent of Learning$177,692.35▲ 2.6%
2019
Superintendent of Learning$173,169.27▼ 2.0%
2018
Superintendent of Learning$176,719.92▲ 38.0%
2017First
Superintendent of Learning$128,025.57
5 years total$765K total$153,029.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Superintendent of Learning
Sector
School Boards
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2017
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
5

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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