Deputy ministers and associate deputy ministers salaries
52 people paid $75,000 or more in 2026. On the salary disclosure list every year from 2007 to 2026.
Highest paid in 2026
| # | Name | Gross salary | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shannon Salter | $370,555 | −$2,960 (−0.8%) |
| 2 | Sheila Dodds | $359,983 | +$55,418 (+18.2%) |
| 3 | Lori Halls | $353,530 | −$24,154 (−6.4%) |
| 4 | Barbara Carmichael | $352,020 | −$14,494 (−4.0%) |
| 5 | Kathryn Aura Matheny Krishna | $347,356 | +$15,790 (+4.8%) |
| 6 | Fazil Mihlar | $341,855 | +$43 (+0.0%) |
| 7 | Allison Hayward Bond | $341,016 | +$2,581 (+0.8%) |
| 8 | Heather Wood | $341,016 | +$2,578 (+0.8%) |
| 9 | Trevor Hughes | $332,594 | +$7,256 (+2.2%) |
| 10 | Keith M Godin | $324,415 | +$37,462 (+13.1%) |
| 11 | Tara C Richards | $323,021 | +$6,470 (+2.0%) |
| 12 | Bobbi-Lynn Plecas | $321,351 | +$1,698 (+0.5%) |
| 13 | Douglas S Scott | $320,200 | +$5,319 (+1.7%) |
| 14 | Teri M Collins | $312,784 | +$215 (+0.1%) |
| 15 | Thomas S McCarthy | $305,111 | +$7,935 (+2.7%) |
| 16 | Shauna Janice M. Brouwer | $303,745 | +$2,382 (+0.8%) |
| 17 | Kevin D Jardine | $303,745 | +$2,382 (+0.8%) |
| 18 | Debbie Godfrey | $300,156 | −$19,058 (−6.0%) |
| 19 | Silas O Brownsey | $290,393 | −$13,959 (−4.6%) |
| 20 | Teresa Dobmeier | $289,436 | +$18,479 (+6.8%) |
| 21 | Bridget Parrish | $288,622 | +$105,219 (+57.4%) |
| 22 | Peter Pokorny | $284,523 | +$2,300 (+0.8%) |
| 23 | Mary Sue Maloughney | $281,802 | +$28,453 (+11.2%) |
| 24 | Tiffany Jaclyn Ma | $281,395 | +$22,721 (+8.8%) |
| 25 | Liza Makenzie Leine | $280,273 | new |
| 26 | Nathaniel Amann-Blake | $279,617 | +$54,386 (+24.1%) |
| 27 | James Alan Rutkowski | $274,185 | +$1,565 (+0.6%) |
| 28 | Leslie Teramoto | $272,763 | +$69,317 (+34.1%) |
| 29 | John C. Davison | $266,995 | +$2,682 (+1.0%) |
| 30 | Sage Aaron | $266,112 | +$79,402 (+42.5%) |
| 31 | Jessica Dawn Wood | $264,745 | −$13,592 (−4.9%) |
| 32 | Michelle Anne Koski | $260,804 | +$32,492 (+14.2%) |
| 33 | Jonathan Dube | $256,691 | +$2,911 (+1.1%) |
| 34 | Ian R Meier | $255,545 | +$18,156 (+7.6%) |
| 35 | Lorie Hrycuik | $253,770 | +$58,004 (+29.6%) |
| 36 | Elenore C.G. Arend | $252,432 | −$4,599 (−1.8%) |
| 37 | Jessica Charlotte Berglund | $247,426 | +$123,713 (+100.0%) |
| 38 | Jennifer McCrea | $243,050 | +$17,786 (+7.9%) |
| 39 | Daniel Aaron Levitt | $237,808 | +$542 (+0.2%) |
| 40 | Diana Clarke | $237,086 | +$37,425 (+18.7%) |
| 41 | Alex Donald MacLennan | $225,415 | +$14,650 (+7.0%) |
| 42 | Jordan T D Goss | $225,357 | −$9,672 (−4.1%) |
| 43 | Hayden S. Lansdell | $225,127 | −$3,530 (−1.5%) |
| 44 | Paula McKay | $225,127 | new |
| 45 | Robert A Byers | $217,770 | +$4,875 (+2.3%) |
| 46 | Douglas Caul | $212,848 | −$95,464 (−31.0%) |
| 47 | Keith Atkinson | $195,938 | +$8,493 (+4.5%) |
| 48 | Kevin J Richter | $162,970 | −$83,877 (−34.0%) |
| 49 | Rick Manwaring | $155,669 | new |
| 50 | Donna Louise Sanford | $142,981 | −$106,118 (−42.6%) |
| 51 | Jennifer McGuire | $123,882 | −$92,722 (−42.8%) |
| 52 | Sheila Robinson | $82,817 | new |
People on the list by year
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 39 |
| 2008 | 43 |
| 2009 | 43 |
| 2010 | 38 |
| 2011 | 41 |
| 2012 | 36 |
| 2013 | 35 |
| 2014 | 38 |
| 2015 | 39 |
| 2016 | 38 |
| 2017 | 40 |
| 2018 | 53 |
| 2019 | 44 |
| 2020 | 43 |
| 2021 | 46 |
| 2022 | 51 |
| 2023 | 48 |
| 2024 | 44 |
| 2025 | 58 |
| 2026 | 52 |
Median salary by year
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| Year | Employer median | Sector median |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $215,544 | $85,253 |
| 2008 | $204,090 | $84,914 |
| 2009 | $216,198 | $85,902 |
| 2010 | $223,478 | $86,221 |
| 2011 | $213,767 | $86,145 |
| 2012 | $228,295 | $86,984 |
| 2013 | $220,777 | $85,795 |
| 2014 | $217,812 | $86,850 |
| 2015 | $223,646 | $87,055 |
| 2016 | $225,986 | $86,991 |
| 2017 | $229,228 | $87,480 |
| 2018 | $211,465 | $88,208 |
| 2019 | $242,964 | $88,923 |
| 2020 | $243,383 | $89,546 |
| 2021 | $237,570 | $89,358 |
| 2022 | $241,292 | $90,257 |
| 2023 | $261,441 | $92,961 |
| 2024 | $283,170 | $96,319 |
| 2025 | $261,494 | $97,435 |
| 2026 | $276,901 | $96,648 |
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Questions and answers
How many people at Deputy ministers and associate deputy ministers were paid $75,000 or more in 2026?
52, −10.3% on 2025 (58 people).
What is the median salary at Deputy ministers and associate deputy ministers?
$276,901 among the people on the 2026 list, against $96,648 for public service as a whole.
Who is the highest-paid employee at Deputy ministers and associate deputy ministers?
In 2026, Shannon Salter, at Deputy ministers and associate deputy ministers, with a salary of $370,555.
How long has Deputy ministers and associate deputy ministers been on the list?
Since 2007: every year from 2007 to 2026.
Where can I see everyone at Deputy ministers and associate deputy ministers on the list?
The full 2026 list has every name, job, salary; earlier years are linked from the chart above.
What is “gross salary”?
Gross salary as the Public Accounts publish it. For deputy ministers, their salary and other compensation; their travel, in a separate column, is not shown. The appointees’ and deputy ministers’ schedules list everyone, whatever their pay; only those paid $75,000 or more are shown, as for employees. How the lists work
Why is someone not on the list?
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