Benjamin Lawton

$176,136.44asPrincipal

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2013 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Principal
$176,136.44
5.07%
2024
Principal
$167,637.70
21.53%
2023
Secondary Principal / Summer Semester
$137,936.56
0.73%
2022
Secondary Principal
$138,953.85
4.09%
2021
Secondary Principal
$133,499.00
5.58%
2020
Secondary Principal
$141,386.22
7.04%
2019
Secondary Principal
$132,087.28
2.59%
2018
Secondary Principal
$128,750.39
$195.78
7.7%
2017
Secondary Principal
$119,547.86
$1,268.60
2.14%
2016
Secondary Principal
$117,047.42
$577.92
3.69%
2015
Secondary Vice Principal
$112,881.34
$219.82
3.11%
2014
Secondary Vice Principal
$109,478.72
$381.14
1.68%
2013
Secondary Vice Principal
$107,672.00
$537.12

Benjamin Lawton earned $176,136.44 as Principal at Lambton Kent District School Board in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 5.07% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Benjamin Lawton has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times between 2013 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $176,136.44 in 2025. Lambton Kent District School Board reports under the School Boards sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Principals in Lambton Kent District School Board

NameSalary
Benjamin Lawton$176,136.44
Melissa Mallette$176,125.24
James Keane$176,053.24
Jeremy Gower$176,037.24
Tiffany Cadotte$175,998.84
Bernadette Bruette$175,982.84
Murray Hunt$175,982.84
Rhonda Leystra$175,982.84
Elsa Natvik$175,982.84
Shea-Lynn Vandergriendt$175,982.84

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NameSalary
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$201,145.02
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NameSalary
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$186,008.61
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Principal
$176,125.24
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System Coordinator
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Principal
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Principal
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Principal
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