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Salary disclosure · 2020

Manitoba Sunshine List 2020

Salaries paid in calendar year 2020, published in 2021 (the list often called the Sunshine List). 37,044 people at 73 employers.

People on the list
37,044
Median salary
$92,979
Total salaries
$3.8B
Employers
73

Top 100 highest paid in 2020

#NameEmployerSalary
1Hisham TassiPhysicianNorthern RHA$850,684
2Arjowan MustafaPhysicianNorthern RHA$678,571
3Lina AzzamPhysicianNorthern RHA$676,448
4Janetta RossouwPathologistShared Health$648,149
5Werner Van DykEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$634,291
6Mustafa ShapanPathologistShared Health$634,169
7Shaun GauthierRegional Lead Medical & CMOPrairie Mountain Health$611,402
8Areej ShibaniPathologistShared Health$594,821
9Nader ShenoudaPhysicianInterlake-Eastern RHA$594,815
10Muhammad AbidullahPathologistShared Health$591,489
11Carey KuoEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$588,006
12Charles MusukaPathologistShared Health$587,789
13Jimmy BejjaniEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$578,866
14Corne SchoemanPhysicianNorthern RHA$578,865
15Ping SunPathologistShared Health$578,781
16Adegoke AdelufosiPhysicianNorthern RHA$572,888
17Thomas MeddPhysicianNorthern RHA$571,691
18Vishala NeppalliPathologistShared Health$564,240
19Cristen JonesPathologistShared Health$563,227
20Daniel MarkoPathologistShared Health$554,119
21Shadi MahmoudPhysicianNorthern RHA$553,753
22Peter LuEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$553,268
23Peter HakPresident and Chief Executive OfficerManitoba Liquor And Lotteries Corporation$551,792
24Moyo AdeyemiPhysicianNorthern RHA$547,365
25Charles Scott BrudneyWRHA Medical StaffWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$541,913
26Jie LiPathologistShared Health$531,269
27Harankaha RatnapalaPhysician GeneralNorthern RHA$528,884
28Brian David PostlDEAN / PROFESSOR / VICE-PROVOST (HEALTH SCIENCES)University Of Manitoba$527,328
29John Kherallah YounesASSISTANT PROFESSORUniversity Of Manitoba$526,603
30Muhamad AlmiskiPathologistShared Health$523,926
31Rob BohemierEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$522,968
32Ronald Allan ScrapneckEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$517,882
33Jagdish GrewalPRESIDENT & CEOManitoba Hydro-Electric Board$511,373
34Mark SchneiderEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$506,081
35Graham FriesenEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$505,614
36Deborah MabinVPNorthern RHA$501,210
37Shireen NaidooPathologistShared Health$500,175
38Yvon MakadiamaEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$497,121
39Debora SekiguchiPathologistShared Health$495,575
40Harry WightmanPathologistShared Health$490,833
41David TaylorPathologistShared Health$488,159
42Francis ShihPathologistShared Health$487,135
43J. DupreezPhysicianInterlake-Eastern RHA$485,764
44Shuying JiPathologistShared Health$483,347
45Dennis RheePathologistShared Health$481,885
46Cyrille BicamumpakaPathologistShared Health$481,054
47Saman KalikiasPathologistShared Health$479,042
48Marc DuprePathologistShared Health$477,896
49Paul WawrykoPathologistShared Health$477,649
50Petra RahamanPathologistShared Health$477,496
51Raymond RiveraPathologistShared Health$477,388
52Jason MorinPathologistShared Health$477,116
53Miao LuPathologistShared Health$475,526
54Nazila AzordeganPathologistShared Health$474,018
55Hongming QiuPathologistShared Health$474,001
56Jose GomezPathologistShared Health$473,923
57Mina GendiPhysicianInterlake-Eastern RHA$472,163
58Janice SafneckPathologistShared Health$470,684
59Ken Von KusterPathologistShared Health$468,153
60Namita SinhaPathologistShared Health$467,716
61Tyler LaycockEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$466,955
62Suresh MysorePathologistShared Health$466,907
63Lydia LucmanPathologistShared Health$466,595
64Camelia StefanoviciPathologistShared Health$463,214
65Gabor FischerASSOCIATE PROFESSORUniversity Of Manitoba$457,469
66Lisa OmichinskiEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$456,439
67Gabriel AnidPhysicianNorthern RHA$452,923
68Osama HaratiEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$445,127
69Rami Abou KhamisPhysicianNorthern RHA$444,153
70Michael BoszkoEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$441,937
71O ChukwujamaSr Medical Officer 1Manitoba Government$441,191
72T andersonRural Medical Officer 3Manitoba Government$439,763
73Sean SlutchukEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$438,588
74Mark SweenySPECIAL ADVISORManitoba Hydro-Electric Board$435,344
75DAVID THOMAS BARNARDPRESIDENT EMERITUS / PROFESSORUniversity Of Manitoba$434,571
76Chan-Shik ParkPathologistShared Health$433,939
77Hygiea CasianoPsychiatrist - MATCWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$433,625
78B RoussinSr Medical Officer 1Manitoba Government$428,869
79C KurbisMedical Officer 3Manitoba Government$428,647
80Julianne KleinPathologistShared Health$424,111
81Stephen SmithEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$421,665
82John Godfrey GartnerPROFESSORUniversity Of Manitoba$421,492
83Charles David LittmanASSOCIATE PROFESSORUniversity Of Manitoba$421,342
84Michael William CurtisASSISTANT PROFESSORUniversity Of Manitoba$421,342
85Marc Ronald Del BigioPROFESSORUniversity Of Manitoba$421,342
86Ian William GibsonASSOCIATE PROFESSORUniversity Of Manitoba$421,342
87Sate HamzaASSISTANT PROFESSORUniversity Of Manitoba$421,342
88Sherry A. KrawitzASSISTANT PROFESSORUniversity Of Manitoba$421,342
89Gefei QingASSOCIATE PROFESSORUniversity Of Manitoba$421,342
90Cynthia Batangan SantosASSISTANT PROFESSORUniversity Of Manitoba$421,342
91Ryan ZarychanskiMEDICAL/HAEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGISTCancer Care Manitoba$416,494
92Christopher OkpalekePhysicianInterlake-Eastern RHA$413,559
93William Gordon HitchcockEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$413,403
94R GrahamRural Medical Officer 3Manitoba Government$408,383
95Daniel BellanEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$408,204
96Scott McLeod ArnouldEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$406,151
97Dr. Philippe Lagace-WiensPathologistShared Health$405,289
98Siamak SayfeePhysicianInterlake-Eastern RHA$404,787
99Bruce NaherniakPhysicianInterlake-Eastern RHA$404,777
100Jeffrey LeEmergency Room PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Authority$403,655

By sector

SectorPeopleMedianHighest
EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT15,518$92,431$527,328
Health11,262$93,341$850,684
GOVERNMENT4,981$87,317$441,191
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS ENTERPRISES4,662$104,681$511,373
COMMUNITY AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT460$93,421$551,792
JUSTICE AND OTHER EXPENDITURES107$112,197$265,244
FAMILIES54$83,307$171,686

Largest employers

All employers
EmployerPeopleMedianTotal
Public School Divisions11,294$91,562$1.1B
Manitoba Government4,981$87,317$479M
Shared Health4,499$92,074$451M
Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board3,916$107,841$448M
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority2,486$96,588$272M
University Of Manitoba2,122$111,223$257M
Prairie Mountain Health1,131$91,435$111M
Red River College860$89,866$80.5M
Manitoba Public Insurance727$91,463$71.8M
Southern Health-Santé Sud622$90,194$59.4M
Northern RHA566$111,363$71.9M
Interlake-Eastern RHA484$94,924$54.8M
The University Of Winnipeg461$105,881$51.6M
Manitoba Liquor And Lotteries Corporation385$93,712$39.3M
Cancer Care Manitoba376$94,067$46.0M
Seven Oaks General Hospital284$92,665$27.0M
Brandon University263$109,682$31.1M
Assiniboine Community College199$89,891$19.1M
Concordia Hospital176$88,678$16.5M
University College of the North161$95,601$16.6M
Université De Saint-boniface115$102,718$12.5M
St.Amant Inc.104$88,330$9.8M
Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation69$91,597$6.6M
Actionmarguerite/St. Joseph Residence64$89,048$5.8M
Legal Aid Manitoba62$130,115$7.8M

Questions and answers

How many people were on the 2020 Sunshine List?

37,044 people paid $75,000 or more in 2020, at 73 employers.

Who was the highest paid on the 2020 list?

Hisham Tassi, Physician at Northern RHA, with a salary of $850,684.

What was the median salary on the 2020 list?

$92,979. It is the median of people paid $75,000 or more, not of every public employee.

Which sector had the most people on the list in 2020?

EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, with 15,518 people (median $92,431).

Which employer had the most people on the list in 2020?

Public School Divisions, with 11,294 people.

When was the 2020 Sunshine List released?

In 2021. Each list covers the salaries paid in one year and is published after it ends.

What is “total compensation”?

The one pay figure Manitoba publishes for each person for the year, shown as published. Manitoba does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work

Why is someone not on the list?

Only people paid $85,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Compensation Disclosure Act covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.