Highest-Paid Professors in Newfoundland & Labrador (2025)

In 2025, 897 professor roles appeared on the Newfoundland & Labrador Compensation Disclosure, earning an average of $143,246 and a median of $138,900. The highest-paid was Jane Barron (Associate Professor at Memorial University) at $605,600. Full, associate, and assistant professors and lecturers at public universities and colleges.

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

Professors disclosed (2025)
897
Average
$143,246
Median
$138,900
Highest
$305,300

Top 25 highest-paid professors (2025)

#NameEmployerTotal
1Jane BarronMemorial University$605,600
2Amrah PirzadaMemorial University$430,200
3Dolores McKeenMemorial University$414,500
4Conor MaguireMemorial University$374,600
5Edward RandellMemorial University$365,300
6Ronald BurseyMemorial University$332,100
7Jeffrey PittmanMemorial University$319,900
8Jerry McGrathMemorial University$291,500
9Noel O'ReganMemorial University$287,400
10Travor BrownMemorial University$286,300
11Michael BautistaMemorial University$284,700
12Michael HoganMemorial University$279,000
13Amy WarrenMemorial University$264,800
14Lorne SulskyMemorial University$260,500
15Margo WilsonMemorial University$245,000
16Shawn BugdenMemorial University$243,900
17Edward KendallMemorial University$243,200
18Octavia DobreMemorial University$240,700
19Sharon PetersMemorial University$239,100
20Sean CadiganMemorial University$238,800
21Anne DroverMemorial University$238,300
22Joseph LockyerMemorial University$237,700
23Peter MacPhersonMemorial University$236,800
24Ashrafee HossainMemorial University$234,200
25Jeffrey ParsonsMemorial University$234,100

Employers with the most professors (2025)

Memorial University897 · $143,246 avg

Job titles included

Associate Professor367Full Professor282Assistant Professor158Professor47Lecturer21Teaching Assistant Professor10Associate Professor7Teaching Associate Professor2Teaching Term Lecturer1Teaching Professor1

Professors in other provinces

Other Newfoundland & Labrador job categories