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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 9 years

Lara Shantz

Principal/SecondaryOntarioFirst listed 2017
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$151,313.68
▲ 46.3% since 2017

Lara Shantz was paid $151,313.68 in total compensation as Principal/Secondary at Waterloo Region District School Board in 2025, 51% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Lara Shantz has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2017, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $120,334.00 a year, up 46% over that span.

That is 28% above the average disclosed pay of $118,516.90 across 3,302 listed Waterloo Region District School Board employees.

$151,313.68
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.1M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$120,334.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+46.3%
Career growth
since 2017
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$95K$110K$126K$141K$157K201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $151,313.68
Lifetime total compensation$1.1M
Annual average$120,334.00
Total growth since 2017+46.3%
Biggest raise+25.3% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Principal/Secondary↑ role changed$151,313.68▲ 0.9%
2024
Vice Principal/Secondary$149,929.50▲ 25.3%
2023
$119,692.37▲ 0.9%
2022
Vice Principal/Secondary↑ role changed$118,635.31▲ 1.6%
2021
Consultant/Curriculum$116,716.52▲ 5.5%
2020
Consultant/Curriculum$110,600.96▲ 3.8%
2019
Consultant/Curriculum↑ role changed$106,529.92▲ 0.3%
2018
Department Head$106,193.64▲ 2.7%
2017First
Department Head$103,395.49
9 years total$1.1M total$120,334.00 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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