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General Duty Nurse vs Registered Psych Nurse

In 2025, the median salary for Registered Psych Nurse was $16,119 (13.5%) higher than for General Duty Nurse: $135,876 against $119,757. General Duty Nurse had 1,281 people on the list, Registered Psych Nurse 114.

At a glance

General Duty NurseRegistered Psych Nurse
People on the 2025 list1,281114
Median salary$119,757$135,876
Middle half$101,479–$139,622$114,583–$161,203
Highest salary$327,253$386,317
Total salaries$161,104,256$16,245,099
People, change+10.6% vs 2024+5.6% vs 2024
Median, change+5.4% vs 2024+3.4% vs 2024

Median salary by year

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YearGeneral Duty NurseRegistered Psych Nurse
2020$91,756
2021$102,162
2022$100,481
2023$107,176$108,366
2024$113,613$131,382
2025$119,757$135,876

People on the list by year

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YearGeneral Duty NurseRegistered Psych Nurse
20201,068
20211,219
20221,192
20231,06775
20241,158108
20251,281114

Highest paid in 2025

General Duty Nurse

#NameEmployerTotal compensation
1K FulmoreShared Health$327,253
2A AmromShared Health$314,111
3V BizlallShared Health$298,462
4M CabiliShared Health$296,933
5D AdaneShared Health$296,718

Registered Psych Nurse

#NameEmployerTotal compensation
1G IraborShared Health$386,317
2C NguyenShared Health$363,936
3A TseShared Health$285,248
4O DurunnaShared Health$221,604
5E DagunduroShared Health$208,921

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Questions and answers

Which pays more, General Duty Nurse or Registered Psych Nurse?

By median salary in 2025, Registered Psych Nurse: $135,876 against $119,757.

Which has more people on the list?

General Duty Nurse: 1,281 against 114 in 2025.

How has the gap changed since 2023?

In 2023 the median for General Duty Nurse was $107,176 and for Registered Psych Nurse $108,366, a gap of $1,190; in 2025 the gap was $16,119.

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