Dalhousie University

2017–2025 · 10,560 total records

1,476 employees (2025)$154,580 avg salary (2025)$228.2M total payroll (2025)9 years on list

Dalhousie University had 1,476 employees on the 2025 Nova Scotia Compensation Disclosure, with an average salary of $154,580 and a total disclosed payroll of $228M — up 3.8% from 2024. The highest-paid employee on record was Deep Saini (2023), earning $576,590.

Highest paid all-time

$576,590

2023

$558,154

2022

$492,001

2021

$489,099

2019

$483,115

2018

$475,226

2022

$460,117

2025

$456,050

2024

$436,058

2017

$433,581

2024

Headcount & Salary Trends

Disclosed employees · bars = headcount, lines = salary

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+3.8% headcount

Employees

1,476

Avg Salary

$154,580

Median

$146,430

Total Payroll

$228.2M

2024+17.0% headcount

Employees

1,422

Avg Salary

$154,849

Median

$148,309

Total Payroll

$220.2M

2023-0.8% headcount

Employees

1,215

Avg Salary

$147,182

Median

$140,000

Total Payroll

$178.8M

2022+10.6% headcount

Employees

1,225

Avg Salary

$149,737

Median

$143,215

Total Payroll

$183.4M

2021+3.9% headcount

Employees

1,108

Avg Salary

$145,574

Median

$138,164

Total Payroll

$161.3M

2020+0.3% headcount

Employees

1,066

Avg Salary

$147,342

Median

$141,273

Total Payroll

$157.1M

2019+8.5% headcount

Employees

1,063

Avg Salary

$147,537

Median

$141,382

Total Payroll

$156.8M

2018-2.5% headcount

Employees

980

Avg Salary

$142,613

Median

$135,703

Total Payroll

$139.8M

2017

Employees

1,005

Avg Salary

$142,583

Median

$136,524

Total Payroll

$143.3M

Data sourced from the Nova Scotia Public Sector Compensation Disclosure. This site is independent and not affiliated with the Government of Nova Scotia. Always verify against the official source.