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Darlene Whalen

Chair and Chief Executive Officer at Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities. On Newfoundland and Labrador’s compensation disclosure list 2 years between 2021 and 2022.

Salary disclosure2022
Darlene Whalen
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities
Total compensation
$179,300.00
Source: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act. © Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Change from 2021: +$5,800 (+3.3%)
2years on
the list

Among 9 people at Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities in 2022

1st highest paid. Their median: $135,200.

Paid more than 93% of everyone on the 2022 compensation disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Total compensation by year

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YearTotal compensation
2021$173,500
2022$179,300

History

YearEmployer and jobTotal compensationIn 2025 dollarsChange
2022Board of Commissioners of Public UtilitiesChair and Chief Executive Officer$179,300$191,300+$5,800 (+3.3%)
2021Board of Commissioners of Public UtilitiesChair and Chief Executive Officer$173,500$196,881

In 2025 dollars: each year’s pay at 2025 prices, by Newfoundland and Labrador’s consumer price index (Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01).

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Questions and answers

Why is Darlene Whalen on the compensation disclosure list?

Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities paid Darlene Whalen $179,300 in 2022. Newfoundland and Labrador’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act.

What is “total compensation”?

The one pay figure Newfoundland and Labrador publishes for each person for the calendar year, shown as published. Newfoundland and Labrador does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work

What do the comparisons mean?

Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.

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