Environment and Local Government

2020–2025 · 622 total records

141 employees (2025)$100,989 avg salary (2025)$14.2M total payroll (2025)6 years on list

Environment and Local Government had 141 employees on the 2025 New Brunswick Salary Disclosure, with an average salary of $100,989 and a total disclosed payroll of $14M — up 31.8% from 2024. The highest-paid employee on record was Kelli Simmonds (Deputy Minister, 2020), earning $175,000–$199,999.

Highest paid all-time

Kelli Simmonds

Deputy Minister

$175,000–$199,999

2020

$175,000–$199,999

2023

Heidi Liston

Deputy Minister

$175,000–$199,999

2023

$175,000–$199,999

2024

Heidi Liston

Deputy Minister

$175,000–$199,999

2024

M A Charbel Awad

Deputy Minister

$175,000–$199,999

2025

$150,000–$174,999

2020

$150,000–$174,999

2021

$150,000–$174,999

2022

Ryan Donaghy

Deputy Minister

$150,000–$174,999

2022

Headcount & Salary Trends

Disclosed employees · bars = headcount, lines = salary

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+31.8% headcount

Employees

141

Avg Salary

$100,989

Median

$90,000

Total Payroll

$14.2M

2024+2.9% headcount

Employees

107

Avg Salary

$100,220

Median

$90,000

Total Payroll

$10.7M

2023+42.5% headcount

Employees

104

Avg Salary

$103,413

Median

$90,000

Total Payroll

$10.8M

2022+12.3% headcount

Employees

73

Avg Salary

$99,037

Median

$90,000

Total Payroll

$7.2M

2021-50.8% headcount

Employees

65

Avg Salary

$96,580

Median

$90,000

Total Payroll

$6.3M

2020

Employees

132

Avg Salary

$85,563

Median

$87,500

Total Payroll

$11.3M

Data sourced from the New Brunswick Public Accounts — Employee Salaries. This site is independent and not affiliated with the Government of New Brunswick. Always verify against the official source.