Salary disclosure · 2021

Manitoba Sunshine List 2021

Salaries paid in calendar year 2021, published in 2022 (the list often called the Sunshine List). 39,067 people at 112 employers.

People on the list

39,067

+5.5% vs 2020

Median salary

$98,089

+5.5% vs 2020

Total salaries

$4.1B

Employers

112

Top 100 highest paid in 2021

#	Name	Employer	Salary	Change
1	Hisham TassiPhysician, Internist	Northern Regional Health Authority	$996,009	+$145,325 (+17.1%)
2	Brian KUOPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$953,211	new
3	Arun SARKERPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$911,747	new
4	Navrup AERYPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$901,590	new
5	R ZlotySr Medical Officer 1	Manitoba Government	$893,863	+$595,444 (+199.5%)
6	Nadeem CHAUDHRYPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$858,424	new
7	Adam AmaduPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$845,533	new
8	Brett STACEYPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$836,768	new
9	Oveis GOLCHINPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$778,072	new
10	Lorne MidfordVP Asset Planning & Delivery	Manitoba Hydro	$741,773	+$387,519 (+109.4%)
11	Shadi MahmoudPhysician, Internist	Northern Regional Health Authority	$716,168	+$162,415 (+29.3%)
12	Sylvain LotherWRHA Medical Staff	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$710,974	+$362,565 (+104.1%)
13	Matthew AlkanaPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$682,911	new
14	Andora JACKSONPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$681,108	new
15	Mustafa ShapanPathologist	Shared Health	$676,310	+$42,141 (+6.6%)
16	Janetta RossouwPathologist	Shared Health	$668,167	+$20,018 (+3.1%)
17	Lina AzzamPhysician, Obstetrics/Gyn	Northern Regional Health Authority	$667,976	−$8,472 (−1.3%)
18	Shaun GauthierRegional Lead Medical & Cmo	Prairie Mountain Health	$664,959	+$53,557 (+8.8%)
19	Arjowan MustafaPhysician, Obstetrics/Gyn	Northern Regional Health Authority	$656,790	−$21,781 (−3.2%)
20	Jean-Loup CARPENTERPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$646,263	new
21	Muhammad AbidullahPathologist	Shared Health	$636,602	+$45,113 (+7.6%)
22	B RoussinSr Medical Officer 1	Manitoba Government	$634,301	+$205,432 (+47.9%)
23	Julian Michael JoshuaWRHA Medical Staff	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$631,981	+$234,145 (+58.9%)
24	Mitchell DARRPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$622,972	new
25	Areej ShibaniPathologist	Shared Health	$618,322	+$23,501 (+4.0%)
26	Richard GREENEPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$598,050	new
27	Alaa ABOULHODAPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$595,608	new
28	Adegoke AdelufosiPhysician, Psychiatrist	Northern Regional Health Authority	$594,482	+$21,594 (+3.8%)
29	Ibrahim ISMAILPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$582,925	new
30	Thomas MeddPhysician, Psychiatrist	Northern Regional Health Authority	$574,111	+$2,420 (+0.4%)
31	Charles MusukaPathologist	Shared Health	$573,242	−$14,547 (−2.5%)
32	Vikramjit SinghPhysician General, Clinic	Northern Regional Health Authority	$568,785	+$208,764 (+58.0%)
33	Gabor FischerAssociate Professor	University Of Manitoba	$564,848	+$107,379 (+23.5%)
34	Mohammad PannuEmergency Room Physician	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$563,759	+$425,242 (+307.0%)
35	Harankaha RatnapalaPhysician General	Northern Regional Health Authority	$563,144	+$34,260 (+6.5%)
36	Vishala NeppalliPathologist	Shared Health	$553,123	−$11,117 (−2.0%)
37	Ping SunPathologist	Shared Health	$547,775	−$31,006 (−5.4%)
38	Jimmy BejjaniEmergency Room Physician	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$545,981	−$32,885 (−5.7%)
39	Daniel MarkoPathologist	Shared Health	$545,053	−$9,066 (−1.6%)
40	Jurie BOTHAPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$531,863	new
41	John Kherallah YounesAssistant Professor	University Of Manitoba	$529,655	+$3,052 (+0.6%)
42	Brian David PostlDean/Professor/Vice-Provost (Health Sciences)	University Of Manitoba	$523,688	−$3,640 (−0.7%)
43	Carey KuoEmergency Room Physician	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$519,092	−$68,914 (−11.7%)
44	Jagdish GrewalPresident & CEO	Manitoba Hydro	$513,047	+$1,674 (+0.3%)
45	Sadia LONEPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$507,776	new
46	Werner Van DykEmergency Room Physician	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$504,548	−$129,743 (−20.5%)
47	Seyedmahyar MohammadiPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$497,317	new
48	Muhamad AlmiskiPathologist	Shared Health	$497,309	−$26,617 (−5.1%)
49	Jie LiPathologist	Shared Health	$497,267	−$34,002 (−6.4%)
50	Manohar KrishnanPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$493,793	new
51	Debora SekiguchiPathologist	Shared Health	$483,942	−$11,633 (−2.3%)
52	Shireen NaidooPathologist	Shared Health	$482,614	−$17,561 (−3.5%)
53	Richard KostykPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$480,286	new
54	Francis ShihPathologist	Shared Health	$471,242	−$15,893 (−3.3%)
55	Jeffrey LeEmergency Room Physician	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$470,631	+$66,976 (+16.6%)
56	D KohMedical Officer 3	Manitoba Government	$468,544	+$249,300 (+113.7%)
57	Harry WightmanPathologist	Shared Health	$468,526	−$22,307 (−4.5%)
58	Ronald Allan ScrapneckEmergency Room Physician	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$468,464	−$49,418 (−9.5%)
59	Raymond RiveraPathologist	Shared Health	$467,370	−$10,018 (−2.1%)
60	Gabriel AnidPhysician, Ent	Northern Regional Health Authority	$466,732	+$13,809 (+3.0%)
61	Ryan ZarychanskiMedical/Haematology Oncologist	Cancercare Manitoba	$466,561	+$50,067 (+12.0%)
62	Jason MorinPathologist	Shared Health	$465,809	−$11,307 (−2.4%)
63	Mark SchneiderEmergency Room Physician	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$464,120	−$41,961 (−8.3%)
64	Petra RahamanPathologist	Shared Health	$460,861	−$16,635 (−3.5%)
65	Irina MurugPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$460,544	new
66	Camelia StefanoviciPathologist	Shared Health	$459,540	−$3,674 (−0.8%)
67	Marc DuprePathologist	Shared Health	$459,122	−$18,774 (−3.9%)
68	Paul WawrykoPathologist	Shared Health	$459,122	−$18,527 (−3.9%)
69	Jose GomezPathologist	Shared Health	$459,028	−$14,895 (−3.1%)
70	Janice SafneckPathologist	Shared Health	$459,010	−$11,674 (−2.5%)
71	Matta HENEINPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$458,321	new
72	Miao LuPathologist	Shared Health	$455,745	−$19,781 (−4.2%)
73	Saman KalikiasPathologist	Shared Health	$455,637	−$23,405 (−4.9%)
74	Shuying JiPathologist	Shared Health	$455,544	−$27,803 (−5.8%)
75	Cyrille BicamumpakaPathologist	Shared Health	$455,543	−$25,511 (−5.3%)
76	O ChukwujamaSr Medical Officer 1	Manitoba Government	$455,338	+$14,147 (+3.2%)
77	Rob BohemierEmergency Room Physician	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$455,198	−$67,770 (−13.0%)
78	Corne SchoemanPhysician, General Surgeon	Northern Regional Health Authority	$454,621	−$124,244 (−21.5%)
79	Hongming QiuPathologist	Shared Health	$454,074	−$19,927 (−4.2%)
80	Julianne KleinPathologist	Shared Health	$448,806	+$24,695 (+5.8%)
81	Namita SinhaPathologist	Shared Health	$448,756	−$18,960 (−4.1%)
82	Ken Von KusterPathologist	Shared Health	$448,475	−$19,678 (−4.2%)
83	Suresh MysorePathologist	Shared Health	$447,877	−$19,030 (−4.1%)
84	Cristen JonesPathologist	Shared Health	$447,252	−$115,975 (−20.6%)
85	John KremlDirector Generation Operations & Mtce	Manitoba Hydro	$446,272	+$131,051 (+41.6%)
86	Chan-Shik ParkPathologist	Shared Health	$445,945	+$12,006 (+2.8%)
87	Donald HoustonMedical/Haematology Oncologist	Cancercare Manitoba	$444,209	+$97,554 (+28.1%)
88	Shakeel Maqsood Alam KhokharClinical Assistant	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$443,752	+$323,514 (+269.1%)
89	T andersonRural Medical Officer 3	Manitoba Government	$442,813	+$3,050 (+0.7%)
90	Graham FriesenEmergency Room Physician	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$441,454	−$64,160 (−12.7%)
91	Tyler LaycockEmergency Room Physician	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$440,999	−$25,956 (−5.6%)
92	Chukwuma S AbaraPhysician General, Clinic	Northern Regional Health Authority	$437,489	new
93	Silvia GeorgePhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$432,400	new
94	Stephen SmithEmergency Room Physician	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$431,657	+$9,992 (+2.4%)
95	Peter LuEmergency Room Physician	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$430,150	−$123,118 (−22.3%)
96	Nazila AzordeganPathologist	Shared Health	$430,076	−$43,942 (−9.3%)
97	Lydia LucmanPathologist	Shared Health	$428,988	−$37,607 (−8.1%)
98	Gefei QingAssociate Professor	University Of Manitoba	$427,689	+$6,347 (+1.5%)
99	John Godfrey GartnerProfessor	University Of Manitoba	$427,050	+$5,558 (+1.3%)
100	Sherry A. KrawitzAssistant Professor	University Of Manitoba	$426,158	+$4,816 (+1.1%)

By sector

Sector	People	Median	Highest
EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT	16,601	$98,849	$564,848
Health	12,426	$98,068	$996,009
GOVERNMENT	5,257	$88,609	$893,863
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS ENTERPRISES	4,585	$107,198	$741,773
JUSTICE AND OTHER EXPENDITURES	102	$107,276	$257,516
COMMUNITY AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT	96	$90,873	$189,718

Largest employers

All employers

Employer	People	Median	Total
Manitoba Government	5,257	$88,609	$517M
Shared Health	4,742	$95,864	$496M
Manitoba Hydro	3,870	$111,004	$455M
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	2,681	$100,797	$301M
The Winnipeg School Division	2,178	$100,329	$216M
University Of Manitoba	2,076	$108,312	$247M
Prairie Mountain Health	1,493	$99,145	$157M
The River East Transcona School Division	1,071	$101,703	$108M
The Louis Riel School Division	935	$94,709	$91.3M
The Pembina Trails School Division	908	$99,372	$90.5M
Red River College Polytechnic	824	$86,955	$75.7M
Southern Health-Santé Sud	778	$97,318	$80.7M
The Seven Oaks School Division	768	$99,528	$76.4M
Manitoba Public Insurance	715	$89,410	$69.7M
Northern Regional Health Authority	672	$123,104	$108M
The Brandon School Division	602	$100,347	$59.8M
The St. James-Assiniboia School Division	595	$99,507	$59.6M
Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority	577	$101,366	$64.8M
The Frontier School Division	538	$103,272	$55.6M
The Hanover School Division	492	$98,841	$47.8M
The University Of Winnipeg	461	$106,791	$52.3M
Cancercare Manitoba	426	$101,737	$54.3M
Division Scolaire franco-manitobaine	395	$99,443	$39.6M
The Sunrise School Division	333	$97,949	$33.1M
The Lord Selkirk School Division	290	$98,241	$28.8M

Questions and answers

How many people were on the 2021 Sunshine List?

39,067 people paid $75,000 or more in 2021, at 112 employers, +5.5% on 2020 (37,044 people).

Who was the highest paid on the 2021 list?

Hisham Tassi, Physician, Internist at Northern Regional Health Authority, with a salary of $996,009.

What was the median salary on the 2021 list?

$98,089, +5.5% on 2020. 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 2021?

EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, with 16,601 people (median $98,849).

Which employer had the most people on the list in 2021?

Manitoba Government, with 5,257 people.

When was the 2021 Sunshine List released?

In 2022. 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.