Tamara Schmelzle was paid $164,702.99 in total compensation as Principal/Elementary at Waterloo Region District School Board in 2025, 65% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Tamara Schmelzle has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2018, earning $980K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $122,478.00 a year, up 54% over that span.
That is 39% above the average disclosed pay of $118,516.90 across 3,302 listed Waterloo Region District School Board employees.
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8 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Tamara Schmelzle's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
8 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $164,702.99 | ▲ 8.3% |
2024 | $152,011.69 | ▲ 30.5% |
2023 | $116,508.10 | ▲ 3.3% |
2022 | $112,734.81 | ▲ 2.0% |
2021 | $110,516.99 | ▲ 0.5% |
2020 | $109,947.30 | ▲ 3.2% |
2019 | $106,529.54 | ▼ 0.3% |
2018First | $106,870.01 | — |
| 8 years total | $980K total | $122,478.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Principal/Elementary
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2018
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 8
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