General Duty Nurse vs Nurse Practitioner
In 2025, the median salary for Nurse Practitioner was $29,929 (25.0%) higher than for General Duty Nurse: $149,686 against $119,757. General Duty Nurse had 1,281 people on the list, Nurse Practitioner 171.
At a glance
| General Duty Nurse | Nurse Practitioner | |
|---|---|---|
| People on the 2025 list | 1,281 | 171 |
| Median salary | $119,757 | $149,686 |
| Middle half | $101,479–$139,622 | $119,123–$167,158 |
| Highest salary | $327,253 | $386,154 |
| Total salaries | $161,104,256 | $24,535,081 |
| People, change | +10.6% vs 2024 | +4.9% vs 2024 |
| Median, change | +5.4% vs 2024 | +5.1% vs 2024 |
Median salary by year
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| Year | General Duty Nurse | Nurse Practitioner |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $91,756 | $108,590 |
| 2021 | $102,162 | $121,593 |
| 2022 | $100,481 | $121,084 |
| 2023 | $107,176 | $123,021 |
| 2024 | $113,613 | $142,425 |
| 2025 | $119,757 | $149,686 |
People on the list by year
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| Year | General Duty Nurse | Nurse Practitioner |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,068 | 105 |
| 2021 | 1,219 | 109 |
| 2022 | 1,192 | 113 |
| 2023 | 1,067 | 135 |
| 2024 | 1,158 | 163 |
| 2025 | 1,281 | 171 |
Highest paid in 2025
General Duty Nurse
| # | Name | Employer | Total compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K Fulmore | Shared Health | $327,253 |
| 2 | A Amrom | Shared Health | $314,111 |
| 3 | V Bizlall | Shared Health | $298,462 |
| 4 | M Cabili | Shared Health | $296,933 |
| 5 | D Adane | Shared Health | $296,718 |
Nurse Practitioner
| # | Name | Employer | Total compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K Cook | Government of Manitoba | $386,154 |
| 2 | J Mcmillan | Winnipeg Regional Health Authority | $227,647 |
| 3 | G SOBERING | Southern Health-Santé Sud | $202,862 |
| 4 | S Kringle | Prairie Mountain Health | $199,174 |
| 5 | K Morydz | Cancercare Manitoba | $192,021 |
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Questions and answers
Which pays more, General Duty Nurse or Nurse Practitioner?
By median salary in 2025, Nurse Practitioner: $149,686 against $119,757.
Which has more people on the list?
General Duty Nurse: 1,281 against 171 in 2025.
How has the gap changed since 2020?
In 2020 the median for General Duty Nurse was $91,756 and for Nurse Practitioner $108,590, a gap of $16,834; in 2025 the gap was $29,929.
What do these figures cover?
Only people paid $85,000 or more are on the list, so medians and counts describe them, not everyone with each title.
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