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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 11 years

Darlene Bennett

Director of Business Development and Community Engagement · Royal Botanical Gardens
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$144,079.82
▲ 12.2% since 2011

Darlene Bennett was paid $144,079.82 in total compensation as Director of Business Development and Community Engagement at Royal Botanical Gardens in 2021, 44% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Darlene Bennett has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times since 2011, earning $1.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $135,843.00 a year, up 12% over that span.

That is 0% above the average disclosed pay of $144,379.88 across 11 listed Royal Botanical Gardens employees.

$144,079.82
Latest compensation
in 2021
$1.5M
Total compensation
across 11 years
$135,843.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+12.2%
Career growth
since 2011
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FIG. 01

11 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$124K$130K$135K$141K$146K20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2021 · $144,079.82
Lifetime total compensation$1.5M
Annual average$135,843.00
Total growth since 2011+12.2%
Biggest raise+5.4% (2015)
Biggest drop-2.3% (2016)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

11 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest★ Best
Director of Business Development and Community Engagement$144,079.82▲ 0.9%
2020
Director of Business Development and Community Engagement↑ role changed$142,831.40▲ 1.0%
2019
Director, Business Development and Fundraising↑ role changed$141,377.77▲ 1.6%
2018
Director of Business Development and Community Engagement↑ role changed$139,189.24▲ 1.5%
2017
Director Of Business Development And Community Engagement↑ role changed$137,187.67▲ 1.5%
2016
Director, Business Development and Fundraising$135,172.30▼ 2.3%
2015
Director, Business Development and Fundraising↑ role changed$138,355.71▲ 5.4%
2014
Director of Business Development and Community Engagement↑ role changed$131,222.80▲ 2.5%
2013
Director, Business Development & Fundraising$128,059.18▼ 0.3%
2012
Director, Business Development & Fundraising↑ role changed$128,385.89▼ 0.0%
2011First
Director - Business Development and Fundraising$128,415.62
11 years total$1.5M total$135,843.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Director of Business Development and Community Engagement
Sector
Other Public Sector Employers
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2011
Latest disclosure
2021
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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