Newfoundland & Labrador Sunshine List 2022

Newfoundland & Labrador’s 2022 compensation disclosure: every disclosed public-sector compensation for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.

7,841
employees disclosed
$111,090
average compensation
$101,100
median compensation
$645,900
highest compensation

In 2022, 7,841 employees at 26 Newfoundland & Labrador public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s compensation disclosure. The average disclosed compensation was $111,090 and the median was $101,100 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $100,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.

The highest-paid person on the 2022 list was SARADA SRI PALADUGU (OBSTETRICIAN) at Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services, at $645,900. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 7,841 records, use the data explorer or see the Newfoundland & Labrador dashboard for the latest year.

Highest-paid public-sector employees in Newfoundland & Labrador, 2022

Top 25 by compensation on the 2022 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.

#NamePositionEmployerCompensation
1SARADA SRI PALADUGUOBSTETRICIANNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$645,900
2JOY MCCARTHYMedical/Radiation OncologistNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$613,800
3STEWART RORKEMedical/Radiation OncologistNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$600,700
4VISWESWARA PULLELAANAESTHETISTNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$540,300
5IMAD KELLOWLocumNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$539,700
6DAWN E ARMSTRONGMedical/Radiation OncologistNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$539,300
7CHRISTY JOSEPHGeneral PractitionerNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$534,900
8SHANOO KAURANAESTHETISTNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$506,900
9AMER QURESHIMedical InternistNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$485,200
10STEVEN MADUGYNAECOLOGISTNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$480,200
11Vianne TimmonsPresidentMemorial University$480,100
12Vianne TimmonsSt. John's PresidentMemorial University$480,100
13Jane BarronAssociate ProfessorMemorial University$478,900
14Jane BarronMedicine Associate ProfessorMemorial University$478,900
15ERIC KARNPathologistNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$473,700
16RENEE E LESTERMedical/Radiation OncologistNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$463,100
17Jennifer WilliamsNewfoundland & Labrador Hydro President & CEONewfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Affiliates$460,700
18BRENT TOMPKINSMedical/Radiation OncologistNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$454,100
19Simon KirbyAssociate ProfessorMemorial University$451,300
20Simon KirbyMedicine Associate ProfessorMemorial University$451,300
21LUIS GAIPathologistNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$451,100
22MEIYAPPAN MUTHURAMANPaediatricianNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$450,900
23JONATHAN GREENLANDMedical/Radiation OncologistNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$447,600
24SEAN DILLONASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICERNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$443,700
25Margaret SteeleDean/Full ProfessorMemorial University$441,500

2022 compensation by sector

SectorEmployeesAvg CompensationTop Compensation
Health2,504$102,591$645,900
Universities2,336$128,303$480,100
Crown Corporations931$106,917$460,700
Government782$109,626$435,900
School Boards730$96,943$177,800
Public Safety324$101,798$175,700
Colleges143$102,580$189,300
Government Agencies85$118,493$195,000
Culture & Recreation6$114,950$161,700

Largest employers on the 2022 list

The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2022.

EmployerSectorEmployeesAvg Compensation
Newfoundland and Labrador Health ServicesHealth2,504$102,591
Memorial UniversityUniversities2,336$128,303
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and AffiliatesCrown Corporations908$106,296
Provincial Government - Civil Service PayrollGovernment782$109,626
Newfoundland and Labrador English School DistrictSchool Boards720$96,866
Royal Newfoundland ConstabularyPublic Safety324$101,798
College of the North AtlanticColleges143$102,580
WorkplaceNLGovernment Agencies31$115,955
Public Service CommissionGovernment Agencies24$113,325
Oil and Gas Corporation of Newfoundland and LabradorCrown Corporations16$143,106
Conseil scolaire francophone provincial de Terre-Neuve-et-LabradorSchool Boards10$102,510
Board of Commissioners of Public UtilitiesGovernment Agencies9$133,611
NL Liquor CorporationCrown Corporations6$103,500
Public Procurement AgencyGovernment Agencies5$118,400
The RoomsCulture & Recreation4$116,750

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