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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 9 years

Denise Besworth

Secondary Department Head · Halton District School Board
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$108,409.45
▲ 5.9% since 2013

Denise Besworth was paid $108,409.45 in total compensation as Secondary Department Head at Halton District School Board in 2021, 8% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Denise Besworth has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2013, earning $930K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $103,317.00 a year, up 6% over that span.

That is 9% below the average disclosed pay of $119,741.46 across 3,337 listed Halton District School Board employees.

$108,409.45
Latest compensation
in 2021
$930K
Total compensation
across 9 years
$103,317.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+5.9%
Career growth
since 2013
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$97K$101K$105K$109K$113K201320142015201620172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Denise Besworth's total compensation has moved across 9 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $110,100.23
Lifetime total compensation$930K
Annual average$103,317.00
Total growth since 2013+5.9%
Biggest raise+6.7% (2020)
Biggest drop-2.1% (2014)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
Secondary Department Head↑ role changed$108,409.45▼ 1.5%
2020★ Best
Department Head Secondary↑ role changed$110,100.23▲ 6.7%
2019
Department Head↑ role changed$103,229.44▲ 2.2%
2018
Secondary Department Head$100,970.19▼ 1.6%
2017
Secondary Department Head↑ role changed$102,617.13▲ 1.3%
2016
Department Head, Secondary↑ role changed$101,288.44▲ 0.7%
2015
Department Head-Secondary↑ role changed$100,594.07▲ 0.3%
2014
Department Head- Secondary↑ role changed$100,266.60▼ 2.1%
2013First
Department Head - Secondary$102,379.97
9 years total$930K total$103,317.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Employee details

Position
Secondary Department Head
Sector
School Boards
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2013
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
9

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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