Nova Scotia’s 2017 compensation disclosure: every disclosed public-sector compensation for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2017, 3,231 employees at 51 Nova Scotia public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s compensation disclosure (FY 2016-17, the fiscal year ending in 2017). The average disclosed compensation was $128,344 and the median was $118,267 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $100,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
The highest-paid person on the 2017 list was Richard Florizone at Dalhousie University, at $436,058. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 3,231 records, use the data explorer or see the Nova Scotia dashboard for the latest year.
Nova Scotia's $100,000 disclosure threshold has been unchanged since the Act passed in 2010 and is not indexed to inflation, so the number of people disclosed grows as wages rise past a fixed line — year-over-year growth is not by itself evidence of rising pay or headcount. Two further caveats: the province paid out frozen public-sector service awards as lump sums in 2018 and 2019, which pushed a one-time cohort over the threshold in those years; and until 2019 school boards reported under the Education Act rather than this Act, so their earlier figures come from a differently-titled (but equivalent) remuneration schedule.
Top 25 by compensation on the 2017 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.
| Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation | Top Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities & Colleges | 1,952 | $135,415 | $436,058 |
| Health | 738 | $119,286 | $342,043 |
| Education | 379 | $109,068 | $161,523 |
| Government Agencies | 80 | $130,846 | $190,826 |
| Crown Corporations | 70 | $130,696 | $243,703 |
| Community Services | 7 | $118,293 | $155,000 |
| Housing | 4 | $105,872 | $111,447 |
| Culture & Recreation | 1 | $113,008 | $113,008 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2017.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalhousie University | Universities & Colleges | 1,005 | $142,583 |
| Nova Scotia Health Authority | Health | 618 | $118,877 |
| Saint Mary's University | Universities & Colleges | 210 | $137,095 |
| St Francis Xavier University | Universities & Colleges | 188 | $130,789 |
| Acadia University | Universities & Colleges | 153 | $122,703 |
| Halifax Regional Centre for Education | Education | 128 | $109,258 |
| Nova Scotia Community College | Universities & Colleges | 116 | $114,973 |
| Cape Breton University | Universities & Colleges | 115 | $123,974 |
| Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre | Health | 109 | $122,112 |
| Mount Saint Vincent University | Universities & Colleges | 106 | $131,997 |
| Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission | Government Agencies | 68 | $129,282 |
| Cape Breton Victoria Regional Centre for Education | Education | 67 | $109,145 |
| Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education | Education | 46 | $107,175 |
| Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education | Education | 38 | $109,590 |
| University of King's College | Universities & Colleges | 30 | $123,605 |