Arlene Higgins Wright

$180,507.96asSecondary Principal+7.18%

Employed by York Region District School Board in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

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Position

Secondary Principal

Employer

York Region District School Board

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2011 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Secondary Principal	$180,507.96	—	7.18%
2024	Secondary Principal	$168,415.32	—	20.32%
2023	Secondary Principal	$139,970.97	—	0.49%
2022	Secondary Principal	$140,663.82	—	5.25%
2021	Secondary Principal	$133,652.53	—	3.23%
2020	Secondary Principal	$129,466.34	—	3.75%
2019	Secondary Principal	$124,781.56	—	4.82%
2018	Secondary Principal - Acting	$119,038.71	$49.18	2%
2017	Secondary Vice Principal	$116,705.82	$291.80	0.69%
2016	Secondary Vice Principal	$115,908.87	$271.29	1.7%
2015	Secondary Vice Principal	$113,970.11	$258.86	4.28%
2013	Secondary Vice Principal	$109,289.86	$252.44	0.85%
2012	Secondary Vice Principal	$108,369.51	$209.12	3.39%
2011	Secondary Vice Principal	$104,814.46	$234.44	—

The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Arlene Higgins Wright was paid $180,507.96 in 2025 as Secondary Principal at York Region District School Board. This represents a 7.18% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Arlene Higgins Wright has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 14 times between 2011 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $180,507.96 in 2025. York Region District School Board reports under the School Boards sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Secondary Principals in York Region District School Board

Name	Salary
Michelle Godfrey	$190,433.50
Dawn Laliberte	$188,067.97
Sandra Sardone	$184,360.79
Meshell Lynch-James	$183,007.97
Susie Nunes	$182,975.67
Deborah Linkewich	$182,688.07
Krista Luks	$181,576.69
Melissa Schmidt	$181,551.76
Janani Pathy	$181,227.96
Candice Mott	$181,161.35

Top earning Secondary Principals in Ontario

Name	Salary	Employer
Brent Coakwell Halton District School Board	$197,853.77	Halton District School Board
David Schroeder Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board	$197,209.06	Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
James Patenall Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board	$195,483.69	Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
Timothy Powell Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board	$195,304.50	Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Steven Oliver Halton District School Board	$192,500.56	Halton District School Board
Elisabetta Mastromartino York Catholic District School Board	$191,420.78	York Catholic District School Board
Angela Ayeni Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board	$190,788.93	Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Manwinder Sahi Halton District School Board	$190,375.84	Halton District School Board
Fred Louws District School Board Of Niagara	$188,510.08	District School Board Of Niagara
Kristen Armstrong Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board	$187,523.97	Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board

Other employees at York Region District School Board

Name	Position	Salary
Candice Mott Secondary Principal	Secondary Principal	$181,161.35
Sonya Borrell Secondary Principal	Secondary Principal	$181,107.96
Lisa Weekes Elementary Principal	Elementary Principal	$180,507.96
Michelle Randall Secondary Principal	Secondary Principal	$180,507.96
Sheri Epstein Secondary Principal	Secondary Principal	$180,507.96
John Sebastiano Secondary Principal	Secondary Principal	$180,507.95
Aline Daniel Secondary Principal	Secondary Principal	$180,507.88
Erik Gordon Secondary Principal	Secondary Principal	$180,475.73
Oudomkham Keosongseng Elementary Principal	Elementary Principal	$179,581.68
Joseph Gold Elementary Principal	Elementary Principal	$178,949.88