Highest-Paid Nurses in Newfoundland & Labrador (2025)

In 2025, 3,287 nurse roles appeared on the Newfoundland & Labrador Compensation Disclosure, earning an average of $97,403 and a median of $100,600. The highest-paid was Stephanie Winsor (REGISTERED NURSE IC at Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services) at $335,900. Registered nurses, nurse practitioners, nurse managers, and other nursing roles in the public sector.

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

Nurses disclosed (2025)
3,287
Average
$97,403
Median
$100,600
Highest
$135,800

Top 25 highest-paid nurses (2025)

#NameEmployerTotal
1Stephanie WinsorNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$335,900
2Beverley HarveyNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$270,200
3Darlene SullivanNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$267,900
4Jamie W MercerNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$265,400
5Susan MorrisseyNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$249,700
6Sherri MurrayNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$241,400
7Marilyn A SteeleNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$239,300
8Melanie RyanNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$237,300
9Joy BarrettNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$236,700
10Hao Cheng LeeNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$233,900
11Renee HickeyNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$233,800
12Jennifer WhiteNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$228,700
13Ronda WilliamsNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$228,700
14Karen GriffinNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$228,300
15Mark AylwardNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$224,600
16Edward CardNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$224,600
17Karen BlacklerNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$224,400
18Kirk J DaweNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$223,100
19Leslie PowerNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$222,300
20Irene SingletonNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$221,900
21Amelia WalshNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$221,700
22Dawn RussellNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$218,300
23Jennifer MeadeNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$217,400
24Abieyuwa InabowaNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$215,900
25Brady J CahillNewfoundland and Labrador Health Services$212,500

Employers with the most nurses (2025)

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services3,278 · $97,342 avgNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Affiliates4 · $126,125 avgProvincial Government - Civil Service Payroll2 · $121,300 avgWorkplaceNL1 · $125,300 avgPublic Service Commission1 · $104,400 avgCollege of the North Atlantic1 · $100,900 avg

Job titles included

REGISTERED NURSE IC856REGISTERED NURSE I525REGISTERED NURSE IB410COMMUNITY HEALTH REGISTERED NURSE I284REGISTERED NURSE IIC234PSYCHIATRIC REGISTERED NURSE I121NURSE PRACTITIONER119REGISTERED NURSE II84REGISTERED NURSE IA77LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE I70

Nurses in other provinces

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