Newfoundland & Labrador Sunshine List 2025

Newfoundland & Labrador’s 2025 compensation disclosure: every disclosed public-sector compensation for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.

13,802
employees disclosed
$110,204
average compensation
$105,200
median compensation
$642,600
highest compensation

In 2025, 13,802 employees at 24 Newfoundland & Labrador public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s compensation disclosure. The average disclosed compensation was $110,204 and the median was $105,200 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $100,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.

Compared with 2024, the list grew by 1,205 names (+9.6%, from 12,597 to 13,802), and the average disclosed compensation rose 2.1% from $107,926.

The highest-paid person on the 2025 list was Matthew N Young (MEDICAL/RADIATION ONCOLOGIST) at Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services, at $642,600. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 13,802 records, use the data explorer or see the Newfoundland & Labrador dashboard for the latest year.

Highest-paid public-sector employees in Newfoundland & Labrador, 2025

Top 25 by compensation on the 2025 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.

#NamePositionEmployerCompensation
1Matthew N YoungMEDICAL/RADIATION ONCOLOGISTNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$642,600
2Joy GreenlandMEDICAL/RADIATION ONCOLOGISTNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$625,300
3Stewart RorkeMEDICAL/RADIATION ONCOLOGISTNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$614,500
4Jane BarronAssociate ProfessorMemorial University$605,600
5Oliver HolmesMEDICAL/RADIATION ONCOLOGISTNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$576,800
6Jaco DutoitPSYCHIATRIST - WMRHNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$567,800
7Etienne Van Der LindeCASUALTY OFFICERNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$563,900
8Amer QureshiMEDICAL INTERNIST - STRNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$557,900
9Gena N BugdenVICE PRESIDENTNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$554,800
10Craig PochiniMEDICAL/RADIATION ONCOLOGISTNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$545,200
11Dawn E ArmstrongMEDICAL/RADIATION ONCOLOGISTNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$538,600
12Ryley P PumphreyASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICERNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$536,500
13Elmarie PotgieterPATHOLOGISTNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$536,400
14Chikezie NwankwoINTERNISTNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$527,300
15Asim KamranMEDICAL/RADIATION ONCOLOGISTNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$523,300
16Renee E LesterMEDICAL/RADIATION ONCOLOGISTNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$523,300
17Muhammad AlamPAEDIATRICIANNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$520,800
18Nebojsa DenicChief Medical ExaminerProvincial Government - Civil Service Payroll$520,400
19Jordan BrennanPSYCHIATRIST - WMRHNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$519,300
20Steven MaduGYNAECOLOGISTNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$517,700
21Visweswara PullelaANAESTHETISTNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$517,700
22Fayyaz KhanANAESTHETIST - STRNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$517,400
23Wafik IshakGENERAL PRACTITIONERNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$503,000
24Kathryn WhelanPATHOLOGISTNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$500,100
25Christy JosephGENERAL PRACTITIONERNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$499,500

2025 compensation by sector

SectorEmployeesAvg CompensationTop Compensation
Health6,023$104,498$642,600
Government4,520$107,418$520,400
Universities1,281$139,263$605,600
Crown Corporations1,206$115,712$426,800
Public Safety359$117,882$259,800
Colleges250$104,172$200,900
Government Agencies98$122,188$316,900
School Boards31$106,039$141,700
Legislature29$133,534$215,400
Culture & Recreation5$135,740$186,500

Largest employers on the 2025 list

The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2025.

EmployerSectorEmployeesAvg Compensation
Newfoundland and Labrador Health ServicesHealth6,023$104,498
Provincial Government - Civil Service PayrollGovernment4,520$107,418
Memorial UniversityUniversities1,281$139,263
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and AffiliatesCrown Corporations1,141$115,395
Royal Newfoundland ConstabularyPublic Safety359$117,882
College of the North AtlanticColleges250$104,172
WorkplaceNLGovernment Agencies41$123,083
NL Liquor CorporationCrown Corporations36$115,192
Conseil scolaire francophone provincial de Terre-Neuve-et-LabradorSchool Boards31$106,039
House of AssemblyLegislature29$133,534
Public Service CommissionGovernment Agencies24$120,258
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing CorporationCrown Corporations18$117,400
Oil and Gas Corporation of Newfoundland and LabradorCrown Corporations10$150,240
Provincial Information and Library Resources BoardGovernment Agencies7$109,371
Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Review DivisionGovernment Agencies7$129,314

Other years

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