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On the 2020 Sunshine List · 11 years

Rita Russo

Superintendent Of Leadership Development · York Region District School Board
2020 Total Compensation Paid
$163,987.86
▲ 48.7% since 2009

Rita Russo was paid $163,987.86 in total compensation as Superintendent Of Leadership Development at York Region District School Board in 2020, 64% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Rita Russo has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times since 2009, earning $1.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $140,874.00 a year, up 49% over that span.

That is 37% above the average disclosed pay of $119,906.63 across 6,571 listed York Region District School Board employees.

$163,987.86
Latest compensation
in 2020
$1.5M
Total compensation
across 11 years
$140,874.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+48.7%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

11 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$100K$119K$137K$155K$174K20092010201120122013201520162017201820192020
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Rita Russo's total compensation has moved across 11 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2018 · $167,046.94
Lifetime total compensation$1.5M
Annual average$140,874.00
Total growth since 2009+48.7%
Biggest raise+23.2% (2015)
Biggest drop-7.0% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

11 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2020Latest
Superintendent Of Leadership Development↑ role changed$163,987.86▲ 1.3%
2019
Superintendent Of Education↑ role changed$161,848.94▼ 3.1%
2018★ Best
Superintendent of Education Leadership Development↑ role changed$167,046.94▲ 11.3%
2017
Superintendent of Education$150,051.84▼ 7.0%
2016
Superintendent of Education↑ role changed$161,326.16▲ 6.0%
2015
Superintendent Of Schools↑ role changed$152,245.11▲ 23.2%
2013
Elementary Principal$123,623.25▼ 0.5%
2012
Elementary Principal$124,220.33▲ 3.2%
2011
Elementary Principal$120,362.69▲ 5.0%
2010
Elementary Principal$114,636.35▲ 4.0%
2009First
Elementary Principal$110,268.22
11 years total$1.5M total$140,874.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Superintendent Of Leadership Development
Sector
School Boards
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2020
Years on list
11

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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