Michael Coates was paid $127,777.98 in total compensation as Principal/Elementary at Waterloo Region District School Board in 2021, 28% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Michael Coates has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2009, earning $1.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $112,399.00 a year, up 27% over that span.
That is 8% above the average disclosed pay of $118,516.90 across 3,302 listed Waterloo Region District School Board employees.
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13 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Michael Coates's total compensation has moved across 13 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
13 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2021Latest | $127,777.98 | ▼ 5.0% |
2020★ Best | $134,486.47 | ▲ 9.7% |
2019 | $122,581.02 | ▲ 2.5% |
2018 | $119,646.28 | ▲ 3.3% |
2017 | $115,774.19 | ▲ 6.6% |
2016 | $108,615.17 | ▲ 5.8% |
2015 | $102,693.45 | ▼ 1.0% |
2014 | $103,742.98 | ▼ 0.3% |
2013 | $104,067.63 | ▼ 0.1% |
2012 | $104,175.88 | ▼ 2.7% |
2011 | $107,066.31 | ▼ 2.5% |
2010 | $109,793.08 | ▲ 9.0% |
2009First | $100,772.35 | — |
| 13 years total | $1.5M total | $112,399.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Principal/Elementary
- Sector
- School Boards
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2009
- Latest disclosure
- 2021
- Years on list
- 13
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