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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 9 years

David Linnerth

Principal/SecondaryOntarioFirst listed 2017
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$159,487.16
▲ 58.5% since 2017

David Linnerth was paid $159,487.16 in total compensation as Principal/Secondary at Waterloo Region District School Board in 2025, 59% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Linnerth has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2017, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $126,187.00 a year, up 58% over that span.

That is 35% above the average disclosed pay of $118,516.90 across 3,302 listed Waterloo Region District School Board employees.

$159,487.16
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.1M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$126,187.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+58.5%
Career growth
since 2017
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$90K$109K$128K$147K$167K201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $159,487.16
Lifetime total compensation$1.1M
Annual average$126,187.00
Total growth since 2017+58.5%
Biggest raise+22.1% (2024)
Biggest drop-3.4% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Principal/Secondary$159,487.16▲ 4.6%
2024
Principal/Secondary$152,460.44▲ 22.1%
2023
$124,831.95▼ 0.9%
2022
Vice Principal/Secondary$125,910.69▲ 3.1%
2021
Vice Principal/Secondary$122,086.42▼ 3.4%
2020
Vice Principal/Secondary$126,366.91▲ 8.8%
2019
Vice Principal/Secondary$116,165.05▲ 7.8%
2018
Vice Principal/Secondary↑ role changed$107,746.31▲ 7.1%
2017First
Department Head$100,631.64
9 years total$1.1M total$126,187.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Principal/Secondary
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2017
Latest disclosure
2025
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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