Gillian Mcdowell was paid $173,949.96 in total compensation as Elementary Principal at York Region District School Board in 2025, 74% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Gillian Mcdowell has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 12 times since 2014, earning $1.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $125,558.00 a year, up 72% over that span.
That is 45% above the average disclosed pay of $119,906.63 across 6,571 listed York Region District School Board employees.
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12 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Gillian Mcdowell's total compensation has moved across 12 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
12 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $173,949.96 | ▲ 8.0% |
2024 | $161,101.34 | ▲ 20.8% |
2023 | $133,307.67 | ▼ 0.7% |
2022 | $134,296.73 | ▲ 5.4% |
2021 | $127,432.92 | ▲ 3.5% |
2020 | $123,157.60 | ▲ 3.3% |
2019 | $119,191.90 | ▲ 5.7% |
2018 | $112,787.85 | ▲ 2.7% |
2017 | $109,806.84 | ▲ 0.1% |
2016 | $109,730.44 | ▲ 8.6% |
2015 | $101,086.08 | ▲ 0.2% |
2014First | $100,841.38 | — |
| 12 years total | $1.5M total | $125,558.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Elementary Principal
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2014
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 12
Data source
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