Gillian Mcdowell

$173,949.96asElementary Principal

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2014 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Elementary Principal
$173,949.96
7.98%
2024
Elementary Principal
$161,101.34
20.85%
2023
Elementary Principal
$133,307.67
0.74%
2022
Elementary Principal
$134,296.73
5.39%
2021
Elementary Principal
$127,432.92
3.47%
2020
Elementary Principal
$123,157.60
3.33%
2019
Elementary Principal
$119,191.90
5.72%
2018
Elementary Principal - Acting
$112,740.99
$46.86
2.93%
2017
Elementary Vice Principal
$109,530.64
$276.20
0.05%
2016
Elementary Vice Principal
$109,478.88
$251.56
8.55%
2015
Elementary Vice Principal
$100,856.46
$229.62
0.22%
2014
Elementary Vice Principal
$100,636.25
$205.13

The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Gillian Mcdowell was paid $173,949.96 in 2025 as Elementary Principal at York Region District School Board. This represents a 7.98% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Gillian Mcdowell has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 12 times between 2014 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $173,949.96 in 2025. York Region District School Board reports under the School Boards sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Elementary Principals in York Region District School Board

NameSalary
Melissa Murray$199,182.18
Rita De Ala$185,755.32
Sherry Morgan$184,862.38
Alexander Pancharovski$183,661.86
Heather Young$183,300.46
Michelle Eisen$183,277.20
Julia De Rose$182,846.99
Jonathan Weisinger$182,346.07
Jennifer Branch$181,982.18
Lisa Weekes$180,507.96

Top earning Elementary Principals in Ontario

NameSalary
Durham Catholic District School Board
$210,424.78
Upper Canada District School Board
$196,055.35
Simcoe County District School Board
$191,231.29
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
$190,123.97
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
$187,006.13
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
$186,317.11
York Catholic District School Board
$186,245.82
Upper Grand District School Board
$185,163.02
Simcoe County District School Board
$184,781.89
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
$184,556.19
NameSalary
Leeanne Hoover-Joy
Elementary Principal
$173,981.73
Lisa Hascal
Elementary Principal
$173,980.18
Sherry Zarif
Elementary Principal
$173,975.70
Marisa Cerullo
Elementary Principal
$173,966.03
Elizabeth Lue-Kim
Elementary Principal
$173,949.96
Sarah Anderson
Elementary Principal
$173,949.90
Kirsty Cunningham
Secondary Principal
$173,949.90
Shelley Anand
Elementary Principal
$173,949.88
Jennifer Anderson
Elementary Principal
$173,949.88
John Bearcroft
Elementary Principal
$173,949.88