Salary disclosure · 2023

Manitoba Sunshine List 2023

Salaries paid in calendar year 2023, published in 2024 (the list often called the Sunshine List). 37,969 people at 123 employers.

People on the list

37,969

−10.1% vs 2022

Median salary

$103,589

+4.2% vs 2022

Total salaries

$4.4B

Employers

123

Top 100 highest paid in 2023

#	Name	Employer	Salary	Change
1	Navrup AERYPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$1,185,012
2	Hisham TassiPhysician - Specialist Cert	Northern Regional Health Authority	$1,035,176	+$131,441 (+14.5%)
3	Arun SARKERPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$980,306	−$16,148 (−1.6%)
4	Nadeem CHAUDHRYPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$922,514	+$110,435 (+13.6%)
5	Shireen NaidooPathologist	Shared Health	$904,904	−$56,337 (−5.9%)
6	Oveis GOLCHINPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$871,493	+$75,785 (+9.5%)
7	Brian KUOPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$786,970	+$65,488 (+9.1%)
8	Julian JoshuaWRHA Medical Staff	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$754,648	new
9	Daniel MarkoPathologist	Shared Health	$730,219	+$170,604 (+30.5%)
10	Ibrahim ISMAILPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$721,691
11	Charles MusukaPathologist	Shared Health	$715,154	+$110,817 (+18.3%)
12	Bryce MacekPathologist	Shared Health	$710,409	+$166,745 (+30.7%)
13	Ping SunPathologist	Shared Health	$707,613	+$134,404 (+23.4%)
14	Amadu MEDICALPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$703,587	new
15	Matta HENEINPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$698,414	+$139,621 (+25.0%)
16	Brett STACEYPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$686,805
17	Shauna SawichWRHA Medical Staff	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$686,651	+$367,166 (+114.9%)
18	Lina AzzamPhysician - Specialist Cert	Northern Regional Health Authority	$663,533	+$32,156 (+5.1%)
19	Chukwuma Soloman AbaraPhysician - GP	Northern Regional Health Authority	$651,682	+$174,177 (+36.5%)
20	Harsahil SinghoPay Band 02bELC	Northern Regional Health Authority	$650,167	+$28,305 (+4.6%)
21	Alaa ABOULHODAPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$646,871
22	Aedan LADDPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$641,777
23	Mitchell DARRPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$638,613	+$30,941 (+5.1%)
24	Jie LiPathologist	Shared Health	$636,627	+$131,428 (+26.0%)
25	Debora SekiguchiPathologist	Shared Health	$634,824	+$106,875 (+20.2%)
26	Adegoke AdelufosiPhysician - Specialist Non Cer	Northern Regional Health Authority	$628,913	+$18,668 (+3.1%)
27	Arjowan MustafaPhysician - Specialist Cert	Northern Regional Health Authority	$626,357	−$26,457 (−4.1%)
28	Muhammad AbidullahPathologist	Shared Health	$624,077	−$88,817 (−12.5%)
29	Joachim Du PreezPhysician	IERHA	$622,296	new
30	Mustafa ShapanPathologist	Shared Health	$618,576	−$151,132 (−19.6%)
31	Julianne KleinPathologist	Shared Health	$617,322	+$70,676 (+12.9%)
32	Linton SellenPathologist	Shared Health	$614,236	+$161,721 (+35.7%)
33	Richard GREENEPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$608,522
34	Carey KuoEmergency Room Physicians	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$605,928	−$9,319 (−1.5%)
35	Areej ShibaniPathologist	Shared Health	$604,855	−$39,670 (−6.2%)
36	Adam ToppCEO & Provincial Lead of Health Services	Shared Health	$603,604	+$272,865 (+82.5%)
37	Harankaha RatnapalaPhysician - GP	Northern Regional Health Authority	$598,040	+$64,990 (+12.2%)
38	Zineb LaribiPhysician - GP	Northern Regional Health Authority	$592,648	−$77,490 (−11.6%)
39	Jose GomezPathologist	Shared Health	$588,810	+$24,709 (+4.4%)
40	Marc DuprePathologist	Shared Health	$588,116	+$13,137 (+2.3%)
41	Shuying JiPathologist	Shared Health	$583,082	−$26,995 (−4.4%)
42	Werner Van DykEmergency Room Physicians	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$580,005	+$19,560 (+3.5%)
43	Shakeel Maqsood Alam KhokharClinical Assistant - MR	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$568,432	+$52,790 (+10.2%)
44	David SzwajcerMedical/Haematology Oncologist	Cancercare Manitoba	$563,074
45	Nader ShenoudaPhysician	IERHA	$555,980	+$56,305 (+11.3%)
46	Deima AlammaryHouse Medical Officer-Class 1 (Neonatal)	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$550,231	+$146,535 (+36.3%)
47	Ken Von KusterPathologist	Shared Health	$547,559	+$65,309 (+13.5%)
48	Jagdish GrewalPresident & Ceo	Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board	$546,698	+$31,282 (+6.1%)
49	Donald HoustonMedical/Haematology Oncologist	Cancercare Manitoba	$537,864
50	John Kherallah YounesAssistant Professor	University Of Manitoba	$536,237	+$1,640 (+0.3%)
51	Jennifer ZieglerWRHA Medical Staff	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$532,242	+$413,270 (+347.4%)
52	Ryan ZarychanskiMedical/Haematology Oncologist	Cancercare Manitoba	$527,177
53	Geoff CuvelierPediatric Oncologist	Cancercare Manitoba	$524,161
54	Razan KindakjiPhysician - Specialist Non Cer	Northern Regional Health Authority	$522,370	+$49,736 (+10.5%)
55	Srisala NavaratnamPresident and CEO	Cancercare Manitoba	$522,317
56	Andora JACKSONPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$520,415	−$96,657 (−15.7%)
57	Peter William NickersonProfessor / Vice-Provost (Health Sciences)	University Of Manitoba	$515,638	+$81,215 (+18.7%)
58	Elham Fattah DizajiPhysician - GP	Northern Regional Health Authority	$515,012	+$55,645 (+12.1%)
59	Miao LuPathologist	Shared Health	$514,130	−$56,201 (−9.9%)
60	Hongming QiuPathologist	Shared Health	$511,859	−$24,006 (−4.5%)
61	Oladipupo OmodunbiCertified Specialist	Prairie Mountain Health	$511,147	+$179,758 (+54.2%)
62	Victor TaniousPhysician - GP	Northern Regional Health Authority	$511,041	−$96,134 (−15.8%)
63	Charles Kristjan PaulsonMedical/Haematology Oncologist	Cancercare Manitoba	$510,503	new
64	Colin MCFEEPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$508,028	+$31,371 (+6.6%)
65	Jordon TownsendEmergency Room Physicians	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$504,611	+$13,255 (+2.7%)
66	Yvon MakadiamaEmergency Room Physicians	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$501,699	+$126,000 (+33.5%)
67	Saman KalikiasPathologist	Shared Health	$499,457	+$14,894 (+3.1%)
68	Marc RansonPathologist	Shared Health	$499,452	+$301,528 (+152.3%)
69	Harry WightmanPathologist	Shared Health	$497,459	+$10,355 (+2.1%)
70	Lisa OmichinskiEmergency Room Physicians	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$492,137	+$11,359 (+2.4%)
71	Rami KotbMedical/Haematology Oncologist	Cancercare Manitoba	$491,123
72	Rob BohemierEmergency Room Physicians	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$488,835	−$14,563 (−2.9%)
73	Robert JohnstonPathologist	Shared Health	$488,586	+$158,223 (+47.9%)
74	Joonyoung HWANGPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$487,867	new
75	Gabor FischerAssociate Professor	University Of Manitoba	$487,665	−$604 (−0.1%)
76	Camelia StefanoviciPathologist	Shared Health	$487,539	−$52,314 (−9.7%)
77	Sathaharan SundaralingamPhysician - GP	Northern Regional Health Authority	$487,486	+$85,075 (+21.1%)
78	Brian David PostlSpecial Advisor To Dean	University Of Manitoba	$486,577	−$515,078 (−51.4%)
79	Michael BoszkoEmergency Room Physicians	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$485,088	+$40,067 (+9.0%)
80	Cyrille BicamumpakaPathologist	Shared Health	$482,493	−$5,627 (−1.2%)
81	William Gordon HitchcockEmergency Room Physicians	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$480,181	−$16,312 (−3.3%)
82	Namita SinhaPathologist	Shared Health	$479,500	+$26,530 (+5.9%)
83	Jason MorinPathologist	Shared Health	$478,978	+$4,465 (+0.9%)
84	Digvir JayasDistinguished Prof Emeritus/A	University Of Manitoba	$478,929	+$132,471 (+38.2%)
85	Prabhath AvadhanulaWRHA Medical Staff	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$477,974	+$102,445 (+27.3%)
86	Amber BERSCHEIDPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$477,384	+$345,928 (+263.2%)
87	Linnea DukePathologist	Shared Health	$477,248	+$115,958 (+32.1%)
88	Jurie BOTHAPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$475,977	+$5,737 (+1.2%)
89	Angela MillerPathologist	Shared Health	$471,690	+$970 (+0.2%)
90	Janice SafneckPathologist	Shared Health	$469,011	+$7,421 (+1.6%)
91	Jean-Loup CARPENTERPhysician	Northern Regional Health Authority	$468,812
92	Petra RahamanPathologist	Shared Health	$468,192	+$4,730 (+1.0%)
93	Raymond RiveraPathologist	Shared Health	$468,122	+$3,680 (+0.8%)
94	Jeremy PlettEmergency Room Physicians	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$467,984	+$17,941 (+4.0%)
95	M. Shafiqul AlamEmergency Room Physicians	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$466,378	+$9,320 (+2.0%)
96	Osama HaratiEmergency Room Physicians	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$466,181	+$3,498 (+0.8%)
97	Chan-Shik ParkPathologist	Shared Health	$461,890	+$7,161 (+1.6%)
98	Keith HildahlPsychiatrist	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$461,127	+$82,583 (+21.8%)
99	Sean SlutchukEmergency Room Physicians	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	$454,924	+$27,053 (+6.3%)
100	Catherine LudwickPathologist	Shared Health	$453,619	+$154,139 (+51.5%)

By sector

Sector	People	Median	Highest
EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT	14,691	$99,521	$536,237
Health	14,102	$109,412	$1,185,012
GOVERNMENT	4,612	$99,342	$429,905
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS ENTERPRISES	3,987	$117,012	$546,698
JUSTICE AND OTHER EXPENDITURES	535	$107,613	$299,285
COMMUNITY AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT	41	$106,313	$220,123
FAMILIES	1	$106,683	$106,683

Largest employers

All employers

Employer	People	Median	Total
Shared Health	5,175	$109,795	$627M
Government of Manitoba	4,591	$99,323	$504M
Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board	3,672	$118,576	$459M
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	2,518	$110,176	$314M
University Of Manitoba	2,099	$122,471	$282M
The Winnipeg School Division	1,804	$97,625	$181M
Prairie Mountain Health	1,391	$106,670	$158M
St. Boniface General Hospital	1,129	$108,481	$131M
The River East Transcona School Division	912	$99,840	$94.2M
The Louis Riel School Division	854	$99,485	$88.0M
Red River College Polytechnic	825	$96,322	$83.8M
The Pembina Trails School Division	747	$100,040	$76.5M
Southern Health-Santé Sud	691	$106,787	$77.5M
Northern Regional Health Authority	659	$129,526	$112M
The Seven Oaks School Division	646	$101,710	$66.3M
IERHA	546	$109,725	$68.3M
The Brandon School Division	522	$98,382	$52.7M
The St. James-Assiniboia School Division	504	$97,784	$50.8M
The University Of Winnipeg	455	$113,127	$54.2M
The Frontier School Division	432	$103,613	$45.7M
Manitoba Public Insurance	429	$105,314	$49.8M
The Hanover School Division	415	$97,567	$41.3M
Cancercare Manitoba	400	$111,076	$58.6M
Division Scolaire franco-manitobaine	332	$99,216	$34.0M
Manitoba Liquor And Lotteries Corporation	298	$98,940	$31.9M

Questions and answers

How many people were on the 2023 Sunshine List?

37,969 people paid $85,000 or more in 2023, at 123 employers, −10.1% on 2022 (42,221 people).

Who was the highest paid on the 2023 list?

Navrup AERY, Physician at Northern Regional Health Authority, with a salary of $1,185,012.

What was the median salary on the 2023 list?

$103,589, +4.2% on 2022. It is the median of people paid $85,000 or more, not of every public employee.

Which sector had the most people on the list in 2023?

EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, with 14,691 people (median $99,521).

Which employer had the most people on the list in 2023?

Shared Health, with 5,175 people.

When was the 2023 Sunshine List released?

In 2024. 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.