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Health Care Aide vs Mental Health Worker
In 2025, the median salary for Mental Health Worker was $19,342 (19.4%) higher than for Health Care Aide: $118,967 against $99,624. Health Care Aide had 406 people on the list, Mental Health Worker 90.
At a glance
| Health Care Aide | Mental Health Worker | |
|---|---|---|
| People on the 2025 list | 406 | 90 |
| Median salary | $99,624 | $118,967 |
| Middle half | $91,348–$111,609 | $107,169–$125,122 |
| Highest salary | $176,483 | $222,501 |
| Total salaries | $42,363,914 | $10,811,414 |
| People, change | +32.2% vs 2024 | −18.9% vs 2024 |
| Median, change | +1.1% vs 2024 | +11.2% vs 2024 |
Median salary by year
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| Year | Health Care Aide | Mental Health Worker |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $82,511 | $84,381 |
| 2021 | $83,413 | $85,603 |
| 2022 | $87,184 | $86,684 |
| 2023 | $98,204 | $108,106 |
| 2024 | $98,579 | $107,025 |
| 2025 | $99,624 | $118,967 |
People on the list by year
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| Year | Health Care Aide | Mental Health Worker |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | 65 |
| 2021 | 43 | 65 |
| 2022 | 282 | 73 |
| 2023 | 238 | 75 |
| 2024 | 307 | 111 |
| 2025 | 406 | 90 |
Highest paid in 2025
Health Care Aide
| # | Name | Employer | Total compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K Kaur | Winnipeg Regional Health Authority | $176,483 |
| 2 | M Onasola | Shared Health | $172,969 |
| 3 | N Nelson | Prairie Mountain Health | $171,791 |
| 4 | H Sandhu | Winnipeg Regional Health Authority | $170,205 |
| 5 | A Infante | Prairie Mountain Health | $166,870 |
Mental Health Worker
| # | Name | Employer | Total compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Cliplef | Prairie Mountain Health | $222,501 |
| 2 | C Roth | Prairie Mountain Health | $211,826 |
| 3 | M Mannette | Prairie Mountain Health | $209,931 |
| 4 | L Van Mulligen | Prairie Mountain Health | $160,824 |
| 5 | J Dvorak | Prairie Mountain Health | $147,528 |
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Questions and answers
Which pays more, Health Care Aide or Mental Health Worker?
By median salary in 2025, Mental Health Worker: $118,967 against $99,624.
Which has more people on the list?
Health Care Aide: 406 against 90 in 2025.
How has the gap changed since 2020?
In 2020 the median for Health Care Aide was $82,511 and for Mental Health Worker $84,381, a gap of $1,870; in 2025 the gap was $19,342.
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