Public sector salaries by city
23,545 of the 49,750 people on Manitoba’s 2025 list work for employers based in one of 23 cities. Province-wide employers, such as the Government of Manitoba and Shared Health, are not placed.
Largest cities
Winnipeg
Brandon
Winkler
Selkirk
Portage la Prairie
Dauphin
Thompson
Altona
Morden
Neepawa
The Pas
Minnedosa
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People at employers based in each city, 2025. Filter by size and median salary; the address keeps your filters.
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| # | Compare | City | People | Median | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winnipeglargest: City of Winnipeg | 20,149+1,371 (+7.3%) | $111,200+$1,578 (+1.4%) | 39 | |
| 2 | Brandonlargest: The Brandon School Division | 1,108+163 (+17.2%) | $107,825−$1,249 (−1.1%) | 3 | |
| 3 | Winklerlargest: The Garden Valley School Division | 296+4 (+1.4%) | $104,434−$1,147 (−1.1%) | 3 | |
| 4 | Selkirklargest: The Lord Selkirk School Division | 282+9 (+3.3%) | $107,484−$1,432 (−1.3%) | 1 | |
| 5 | Portage la Prairielargest: The Portage La Prairie School Division | 217+7 (+3.3%) | $104,956−$1,650 (−1.5%) | 1 | |
| 6 | Dauphinlargest: The Mountain View School Division | 202−3 (−1.5%) | $103,858−$1,730 (−1.6%) | 1 | |
| 7 | Thompsonlargest: The Mystery Lake School Division | 202+2 (+1.0%) | $117,732+$1,025 (+0.9%) | 1 | |
| 8 | Altonalargest: The Border Land School Division | 164+20 (+13.9%) | $104,862−$1,114 (−1.1%) | 1 | |
| 9 | Mordenlargest: The Western School Division | 148+8 (+5.7%) | $104,026−$1,760 (−1.7%) | 2 | |
| 10 | Neepawalargest: The Beautiful Plains School Division | 114−5 (−4.2%) | $105,355−$1,606 (−1.5%) | 1 | |
| 11 | The Paslargest: The Kelsey School Division | 99−5 (−4.8%) | $106,924−$1,821 (−1.7%) | 1 | |
| 12 | Minnedosalargest: The Rolling River School Division | 98−11 (−10.1%) | $96,769−$8,441 (−8.0%) | 1 | |
| 13 | WestLake-Gladstonelargest: The Pine Creek School Division | 93+1 (+1.1%) | $104,444−$1,390 (−1.3%) | 1 | |
| 14 | Virdenlargest: The Fort La Bosse School Division | 87−9 (−9.4%) | $97,520−$8,850 (−8.3%) | 1 | |
| 15 | Swan Riverlargest: The Swan Valley School Division | 85−1 (−1.2%) | $104,000−$779 (−0.7%) | 1 | |
| 16 | Flin Flonlargest: The Flin Flon School Division | 71+13 (+22.4%) | $114,946+$12,757 (+12.5%) | 1 | |
| 17 | Armstronglargest: The Lakeshore School Division | 57−3 (−5.0%) | $105,931−$61 (−0.1%) | 1 | |
| 18 | Gimlilargest: Betel Gimli | 16 | $117,212 | 1 | |
| 19 | Ste. Roselargest: Ste Rose Health Centre | 16 | $123,873 | 1 | |
| 20 | Steinbachlargest: Rest Haven Care Home Inc. | 15−3 (−16.7%) | $112,893+$9,534 (+9.2%) | 1 | |
| 21 | Nivervillelargest: Heritage Life Personal Care Home | 11 | $96,181 | 1 | |
| 22 | Hanoverlargest: Menno Home For The Aged Inc. | 8+1 (+14.3%) | $90,619−$8,393 (−8.5%) | 1 | |
| 23 | Ste. Annelargest: Villa Youville Inc. | 7+1 (+16.7%) | $110,326+$10,066 (+10.0%) | 1 |
Questions and answers
Which city has the most public employees on the list?
Winnipeg: 20,149 people at employers based there were paid $85,000 or more in 2025.
Which city has the highest median salary on the list?
Thompson, $117,732 in 2025, among cities with 100 or more people on the list.
How are employers placed in a city?
By the employer’s own name (“City of Ottawa”, “Regional Municipality of Peel”), by where its schools are for a school board or division, or its sites for a hospital or care home (Statistics Canada’s educational and healthcare facility databases), or by its main campus for a university or college. People are counted where their employer is based, not where they live or work.
Why is an employer not in any city?
Province-wide employers (the Government of Manitoba, Shared Health, Manitoba Hydro, Manitoba Public Insurance and others) and boards or health groups spread over several towns are not placed. Employers placed in a city account for 47% of the people on the 2025 list.
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.