Highest-Paid Directors in Newfoundland & Labrador (2025)

In 2025, 396 director roles appeared on the Newfoundland & Labrador Compensation Disclosure, earning an average of $127,298 and a median of $123,600. The highest-paid was Brian D Metcalfe (PROVINCIAL MEDICAL DIRECTOR at Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services) at $244,000. Directors across the public sector, from program directors to executive directors.

Figures cover disclosed public-sector employees only (those above Newfoundland & Labrador’s $100,000 disclosure threshold). Records span 2022–2025.

Directors disclosed (2025)

396

Average

$127,298

Median

$123,600

Highest

$244,000

Top 25 highest-paid directors (2025)

#	Name	Job title	Employer	Total
1	Brian D Metcalfe	PROVINCIAL MEDICAL DIRECTOR	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$244,000
2	Kristopher Costello	Director	Oil and Gas Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador	$224,800
3	Paul J. Dillon	Director, Engineering	Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Affiliates	$199,700
4	Ken Fowler	Director, Student Wellness and Counselling Centre	Memorial University	$198,000
5	Scott Mackenzie	SENIOR MEDICAL DIRECTOR	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$196,300
6	Carol Tibbo	Director of Operations	Memorial University	$194,500
7	Kenneth Kao	SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$188,600
8	Margaret Brown	Executive Director	Memorial University	$187,400
9	Heather Burke	Director, Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development (CASD)	Memorial University	$187,400
10	Christopher Hearn	Director, Centre for Marine Simulation (CMS)	Memorial University	$187,400
11	Jennifer Keyte	Director, Animal Care Services & University Veterinarian	Memorial University	$187,400
12	Richard Meaney	Director, Technical Services	Memorial University	$187,400
13	Paul Winger	Director, Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Resources (CSAR)	Memorial University	$187,400
14	Paula Dyke	Executive Director, Marketing & Communications	Memorial University	$184,800
15	Thomas Brown	Director, Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research (CFER) & Community Based Education Delivery (CBED)	Memorial University	$181,200
16	Glen Roberts	Director, Pension Services	Memorial University	$179,000
17	Kim Shipp	Director, Memorial University Botanical Garden, Johnson Geo Centre, Newfoundland Quarterly Magazine	Memorial University	$177,300
18	Grant Vivian	Director, Operations & Maintenance	Memorial University	$176,500
19	Jennifer Browne	Director, Student Life	Memorial University	$172,700
20	Leslie Ann Rowsell	SR. DIRECTOR - HOSPITAL & CLINICAL SRVS, EASTERN RURAL ZONE	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$172,100
21	Karen Murphy	Director of Varsity Athletics	Memorial University	$167,500
22	Collette M Smith	SR. DIRECTOR, PROVINCIAL RECRUITMENT, EDUCATION AND CULTURE	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$166,800
23	Bruce Belbin	Director, Student Residences	Memorial University	$165,000
24	Laura Edwards	Director, Marketing & Communications, Grenfell	Memorial University	$165,000
25	Penny Fillier-Skinner	Associate Director, Enterprise Application Services	Memorial University	$165,000

Employers with the most directors (2025)

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services177 · $123,884 avg Provincial Government - Civil Service Payroll89 · $125,308 avg Memorial University58 · $148,205 avg College of the North Atlantic19 · $111,721 avg Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation13 · $122,385 avg WorkplaceNL12 · $123,275 avg NL Liquor Corporation7 · $122,886 avg Municipal Assessment Agency4 · $114,225 avg Provincial Information and Library Resources Board4 · $113,100 avg House of Assembly3 · $116,833 avg Conseil scolaire francophone provincial de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador2 · $131,850 avg Multi-Materials Stewardship Board2 · $128,700 avg

Job titles included

Director OF Schools20Director of Information Mgmt8Campus Director6Senior Campus Director5Executive Director5DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC HEALTH NETWORKS5SENIOR MEDICAL DIRECTOR4PROGRAM DIRECTOR4Director4ZONE DIRECTOR (NLHS)3

Highest-Paid Directors in Newfoundland & Labrador (2025)

Top 25 highest-paid directors (2025)

Employers with the most directors (2025)

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