Manitoba’s 2021 compensation disclosure: every disclosed public-sector compensation for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2021, 39,067 employees at 112 Manitoba public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s compensation disclosure. The average disclosed compensation was $105,523 and the median was $98,089 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $75,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
Compared with 2020, the list grew by 2,087 names (+5.6%, from 36,980 to 39,067), and the average disclosed compensation rose 3.7% from $101,714.
The highest-paid person on the 2021 list was Hisham Tassi (Physician, Internist) at Northern Regional Health Authority, at $996,009. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 39,067 records, use the data explorer or see the Manitoba dashboard for the latest year.
Top 25 by compensation on the 2021 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.
| Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation | Top Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Economic Development | 16,601 | $101,973 | $564,848 |
| Health | 12,426 | $109,956 | $996,009 |
| Government | 5,257 | $98,412 | $893,863 |
| Government Business Enterprises | 4,585 | $114,330 | $741,773 |
| Justice and Other Expenditures | 102 | $122,304 | $257,516 |
| Community and Resource Development | 96 | $96,457 | $189,718 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2021.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba Government | Government | 5,257 | $98,412 |
| SHARED HEALTH INC. | Health | 4,742 | $104,681 |
| Manitoba Hydro | Government Business Enterprises | 3,870 | $117,449 |
| Winnipeg Regional Health Authority | Health | 2,681 | $112,386 |
| Winnipeg School Division | Education and Economic Development | 2,178 | $99,344 |
| University of Manitoba | Education and Economic Development | 2,076 | $118,991 |
| Prairie Mountain Health | Health | 1,493 | $105,411 |
| River East Transcona School Division | Education and Economic Development | 1,071 | $101,066 |
| Louis Riel School Division | Education and Economic Development | 935 | $97,669 |
| Pembina Trails School Division | Education and Economic Development | 908 | $99,621 |
| Red River College Polytechnic | Education and Economic Development | 824 | $91,826 |
| Southern Health-Santé Sud | Health | 778 | $103,740 |
| Seven Oaks School Division | Education and Economic Development | 768 | $99,466 |
| The Manitoba Public Insurance Corp. | Government Business Enterprises | 715 | $97,450 |
| Northern Regional Health Authority | Health | 672 | $161,454 |