Saskatchewan Sunshine List 2020 (FY 2019-20)

Saskatchewan’s 2020 payee disclosure: every disclosed public-sector compensation for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.

9,760
employees disclosed
$97,999
average compensation
$87,019
median compensation
$591,918
highest compensation

In 2020, 9,760 employees at 8 Saskatchewan public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s payee disclosure (FY 2019-20, the fiscal year ending in 2020). The average disclosed compensation was $97,999 and the median was $87,019 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $50,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.

Compared with 2019, the list grew by 38 names (+0.4%, from 9,722 to 9,760), and the average disclosed compensation rose 1.1% from $96,916.

The highest-paid person on the 2020 list was Michael Marsh at Saskatchewan Power Corporation, at $591,918. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 9,760 records, use the data explorer or see the Saskatchewan dashboard for the latest year.

Saskatchewan figures are Crown-sector only (the CIC Crown corporations) and reported on a fiscal-year basis (e.g. 2024 = the year ending March 31, 2024). The $50,000 threshold and Crown-corporation coverage are consistent across years.

Highest-paid public-sector employees in Saskatchewan, 2020

Top 25 by compensation on the 2020 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.

#NameEmployerCompensation
1Michael MarshSaskatchewan Power Corporation$591,918
2Doug BurnettSaskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation$526,458
3Blair SwystunCrown Investments Corporation$518,916
4Andrew CartmellSaskatchewan Government Insurance$507,186
5Kenneth B FromSaskEnergy Incorporated$492,800
6Jim DundasSaskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation$419,323
7Greg MeisterSaskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation$414,276
8Daryl GodfreySaskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation$410,846
9Stacey SandisonSaskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation$393,499
10Brad StromSaskatchewan Power Corporation$383,882
11John MeldrumSaskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation$383,139
12Dawn BloomSaskatchewan Government Insurance$382,453
13Howard MatthewsSaskatchewan Power Corporation$382,115
14Tamara ErhardtSaskatchewan Government Insurance$379,841
15Jeff StepanSaskatchewan Government Insurance$379,029
16Mark H GuilletSaskEnergy Incorporated$377,495
17Penny McCuneSaskatchewan Government Insurance$376,983
18Kory HaykoSaskatchewan Power Corporation$375,238
19Rachelle Verret MorphySaskatchewan Power Corporation$375,227
20Grant RingSaskatchewan Power Corporation$372,511
21David EkstrandSaskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation$369,093
22Charlene GavelSaskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation$368,768
23Timothy EckelSaskatchewan Power Corporation$367,820
24Troy KingSaskatchewan Power Corporation$353,888
25Kathleen McCrumSaskatchewan Power Corporation$346,402

2020 compensation by sector

SectorEmployeesAvg CompensationTop Compensation
Utilities4,426$109,771$591,918
Telecommunications3,229$89,439$526,458
Insurance & Financial1,782$85,891$507,186
Gaming & Lotteries201$81,778$281,770
Crown Holding & Investment122$101,059$518,916

Largest employers on the 2020 list

The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2020.

EmployerSectorEmployeesAvg Compensation
Saskatchewan Power CorporationUtilities3,283$113,094
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding CorporationTelecommunications3,229$89,439
Saskatchewan Government InsuranceInsurance & Financial1,782$85,891
SaskEnergy IncorporatedUtilities1,022$101,099
Saskatchewan Gaming CorporationGaming & Lotteries201$81,778
Saskatchewan Water CorporationUtilities121$92,839
Saskatchewan Opportunities CorporationCrown Holding & Investment77$89,217
Crown Investments CorporationCrown Holding & Investment45$121,321

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