New Brunswick’s 2023 salary disclosure: every disclosed public-sector salary for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2023, 18,942 employees at 46 New Brunswick public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s salary disclosure. The average disclosed salary was $105,586 and the median was $90,000 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $80,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
Compared with 2022, the list grew by 5,076 names (+37%, from 13,866 to 18,942), and the average disclosed salary rose 6.3% from $99,373.
The highest-paid person on the 2023 list was Keith L. Cronkhite at New Brunswick Power Corporation, at $600,000–$624,999. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 18,942 records, use the data explorer or see the New Brunswick dashboard for the latest year.
New Brunswick discloses salaries in $25,000 ranges; values shown are band midpoints, so averages and totals are approximate. The disclosure threshold was $60,000 in 2020 and $80,000 from 2021 onward, so headcounts before and after 2021 are not directly comparable.
Top 25 by salary on the 2023 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.
| Sector | Employees | Avg Salary | Top Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Authorities | 6,937 | $106,966 | $375,000–$399,999 |
| School Districts | 5,324 | $92,582 | $175,000–$199,999 |
| Government Departments | 3,894 | $104,437 | $325,000–$349,999 |
| Crown Corporations | 2,406 | $132,371 | $600,000–$624,999 |
| Colleges | 269 | $98,968 | $225,000–$249,999 |
| Agencies, Boards & Commissions | 112 | $118,661 | $225,000–$249,999 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2023.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Health Network | Health Authorities | 3,638 | $107,013 |
| Réseau de santé Vitalité | Health Authorities | 2,261 | $108,646 |
| New Brunswick Power Corporation | Crown Corporations | 2,218 | $134,648 |
| Anglophone West School District | School Districts | 1,203 | $92,623 |
| Anglophone South School District | School Districts | 1,182 | $92,460 |
| EM/ANB Inc. | Health Authorities | 1,032 | $103,079 |
| Justice and Public Safety | Government Departments | 914 | $110,420 |
| Anglophone East School District | School Districts | 823 | $92,336 |
| Social Development | Government Departments | 789 | $103,503 |
| Francophone sud school district | School Districts | 763 | $93,240 |
| Francophone nord-est school district | School Districts | 519 | $92,461 |
| Service New Brunswick | Government Departments | 511 | $98,924 |
| Anglophone North School District | School Districts | 510 | $92,456 |
| Transportation and Infrastructure | Government Departments | 499 | $98,531 |
| Francophone nord-ouest school district | School Districts | 324 | $92,346 |
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