Highest-Paid Professors in Newfoundland & Labrador (2024)

In 2024, 885 professor roles appeared on the Newfoundland & Labrador Compensation Disclosure, earning an average of $140,570 and a median of $135,700. The highest-paid was Jane Barron (Associate Professor at Memorial University) at $630,300. 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 2022–2024.

Professors disclosed (2024)

885

Average

$140,570

Median

$135,700

Highest

$310,100

Top 25 highest-paid professors (2024)

#	Name	Job title	Employer	Total
1	Jane Barron	Associate Professor	Memorial University	$630,300
2	Amrah Pirzada	Assistant Professor	Memorial University	$488,400
3	Margaret Steele	Full Professor	Memorial University	$385,600
4	Dolores McKeen	Full Professor	Memorial University	$383,300
5	Patricia Power	Associate Professor	Memorial University	$340,100
6	Joan Crane	Full Professor	Memorial University	$330,600
7	Ronald Bursey	Full Professor	Memorial University	$325,400
8	David Pace	Full Professor	Memorial University	$314,800
9	Edward Randell	Full Professor	Memorial University	$309,300
10	Craig Stone	Associate Professor	Memorial University	$299,000
11	Jeffrey Pittman	Full Professor	Memorial University	$297,200
12	Jerry McGrath	Associate Professor	Memorial University	$287,800
13	Octavia Dobre	Full Professor	Memorial University	$274,300
14	Simon Kirby	Associate Professor	Memorial University	$273,000
15	George Fox	Full Professor	Memorial University	$271,200
16	Travor Brown	Full Professor	Memorial University	$259,200
17	Lorne Sulsky	Full Professor	Memorial University	$253,400
18	Mary Smith	Associate Professor	Memorial University	$235,600
19	Fei-Yu Han	Associate Professor	Memorial University	$235,200
20	Donna Hardy Cox	Full Professor	Memorial University	$234,500
21	Shawn Bugden	Full Professor	Memorial University	$232,700
22	Amy Warren	Full Professor	Memorial University	$232,500
23	Sean Cadigan	Full Professor	Memorial University	$231,900
24	Brendan Barrett	Full Professor	Memorial University	$229,400
25	Edward Kendall	Full Professor	Memorial University	$228,600

Employers with the most professors (2024)

Memorial University885 · $140,570 avg

Job titles included

Associate Professor398Full Professor313Assistant Professor144Lecturer17Teaching Assistant Professor8Visiting Associate Professor3Teaching Professor1Lecturer (Teaching Term)1

Highest-Paid Professors in Newfoundland & Labrador (2024)

Top 25 highest-paid professors (2024)

Employers with the most professors (2024)

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