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Darlene Bennett

Royal Botanical Gardens/Director of Business Development and Community Engagement

2021 Salary — last year on the list

$143,000

Total compensation $144,080, including $1,080 in taxable benefits.

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At a Glance
2021

Employer Rank

#3

Royal Botanical Gardens

Years on List

11

2011–2021

Peak Salary

$143,000

2021

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 11 yearly values of total compensation, from $128,416 in 2011 to $144,080 in 2021.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K$150K201120132015201720192021
Total compensation, 2011–2021. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2011–2021

$127,000 in 2011 is worth about $173,923 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2021Director of Business Development and Community EngagementRoyal Botanical Gardens$143,000Benefits $1,080Total $144,080
2020Director of Business Development and Community EngagementRoyal Botanical Gardens$141,638Benefits $1,193Total $142,831
2019Director, Business Development and FundraisingRoyal Botanical Gardens$140,236Benefits $1,142Total $141,378
2018Director of Business Development and Community EngagementRoyal Botanical Gardens$138,163Benefits $1,026Total $139,189
2017Director Of Business Development And Community EngagementRoyal Botanical Gardens$136,162Benefits $1,026Total $137,188
2016Director, Business Development and FundraisingRoyal Botanical Gardens$134,146Benefits $1,026Total $135,172
2015Director, Business Development and FundraisingRoyal Botanical Gardens$137,218Benefits $1,137Total $138,356
2014Director of Business Development and Community EngagementRoyal Botanical Gardens$130,163Benefits $1,060Total $131,223
2013Director, Business Development & FundraisingRoyal Botanical Gardens$127,000Benefits $1,059Total $128,059
2012Director, Business Development & FundraisingRoyal Botanical Gardens$127,000Benefits $1,386Total $128,386
2011Director - Business Development and FundraisingRoyal Botanical Gardens$127,000Benefits $1,416Total $128,416

On the List
2021

Royal Botanical Gardens's 2021 median disclosed salary was $122,079; Darlene Bennett's $143,000 sat about 17% above it. In 2021, Darlene Bennett's total compensation of $144,080 at Royal Botanical Gardens ranked #3 of 9 disclosed that year. $100,000 is the list's disclosure floor; 244,456 salaries met it in 2021. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List at Royal Botanical Gardens 11 years in all, 2011–2021.

Also at Royal Botanical Gardens
2021