Salary disclosure · 2022

Newfoundland and Labrador Sunshine List 2022

Salaries paid in calendar year 2022, published in 2023 (the list often called the Sunshine List). 5,500 people at 39 employers. Calendar years 2021 to 2025. 2022 lacks NL Hydro and affiliates (its file is no longer published anywhere). Amounts are rounded to the nearest $100 by the government, and the names of most Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officers are withheld for their safety.

People on the list

5,500

+3.2% vs 2021

Median salary

$111,900

−2.3% vs 2021

Total salaries

$704M

Employers

Top 100 highest paid in 2022

#	Name	Employer	Total compensation	Change
1	Sarada Sri PaladuguOBSTETRICIAN	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$645,900	+$253,900 (+64.8%)
2	Joy MccarthyMedical/Radiation Oncologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$613,800	−$58,100 (−8.6%)
3	Stewart RorkeMedical/Radiation Oncologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$600,700	−$96,400 (−13.8%)
4	Visweswara PullelaANAESTHETIST	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$540,300	+$83,500 (+18.3%)
5	Imad KellowLocum	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$539,700	+$121,900 (+29.2%)
6	Dawn E ArmstrongMedical/Radiation Oncologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$539,300	−$13,700 (−2.5%)
7	Christy JosephGeneral Practitioner	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$534,900	+$190,500 (+55.3%)
8	SHANOO KAURANAESTHETIST	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$506,900	+$111,900 (+28.3%)
9	Amer QureshiMedical Internist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$485,200	+$87,600 (+22.0%)
10	Steven MaduGYNAECOLOGIST	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$480,200	+$21,200 (+4.6%)
11	Vianne TimmonsPresident	Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador	$480,100	+$30,000 (+6.7%)
12	Jane BarronAssociate Professor	Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador	$478,900	+$36,500 (+8.3%)
13	Eric KarnPathologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$473,700	+$123,200 (+35.1%)
14	Renee E LesterMedical/Radiation Oncologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$463,100	new
15	Brent TompkinsMedical/Radiation Oncologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$454,100	+$62,600 (+16.0%)
16	Simon KirbyAssociate Professor	Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador	$451,300	+$34,900 (+8.4%)
17	LUIS GAIPathologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$451,100	+$112,600 (+33.3%)
18	Meiyappan MuthuramanPaediatrician	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$450,900	+$85,100 (+23.3%)
19	Jonathan GreenlandMedical/Radiation Oncologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$447,600	+$109,100 (+32.2%)
20	Sean DillonASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICER	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$443,700	+$99,800 (+29.0%)
21	Margaret SteeleDean/Full Professor	Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador	$441,500	+$28,000 (+6.8%)
22	Tricia FeenerPaediatrician	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$437,400	+$78,100 (+21.7%)
23	Nebojsa DenicChief Medical Examiner	Justice and Public Safety	$435,900	+$2,000 (+0.5%)
24	Mohamed MekawyPsychiatrist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$435,900	+$76,700 (+21.4%)
25	Amrah PirzadaAssistant Professor	Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador	$434,300	+$36,700 (+9.2%)
26	Peter K TraumPathologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$426,400	+$59,700 (+16.3%)
27	Lisa A GoodyearMedical/Radiation Oncologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$424,300	new
28	Richard Owusu-AnsahSpecialist MD	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$424,000	+$144,400 (+51.6%)
29	Elhamy SamakGeneral Practitioner Category B	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$424,000	+$77,400 (+22.3%)
30	Raul LeonPathologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$423,200	+$72,700 (+20.7%)
31	MARK BRANNANAnaesthetist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$423,100	+$124,900 (+41.9%)
32	Christine MikailPSYCHIATRIST	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$420,500	+$134,900 (+47.2%)
33	Gena N BugdenVice President	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$419,500	+$116,500 (+38.4%)
34	EMEKA EJECKAMInternist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$417,100	+$247,400 (+145.8%)
35	Jose OterinoPsychiatrist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$413,900	+$46,500 (+12.7%)
36	Kathryn WhelanPathologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$412,100	+$73,600 (+21.7%)
37	Wafik IshakGeneral Practitioner Category B	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$409,200	+$27,800 (+7.3%)
38	Mandeep K GrewalPsychiatrist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$405,400	+$113,100 (+38.7%)
39	RIAD ABOUSRIWIELInternist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$405,100	new
40	Farid NiafarGeneral Practitioner	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$401,500	new
41	Elmarie PotgieterPathologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$400,600	+$28,200 (+7.6%)
42	Tina M McwilliamPsychiatrist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$399,400	+$117,700 (+41.8%)
43	David S DiamondChief Executive Officer	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$393,600	+$22,900 (+6.2%)
44	Stephen A AddaiPaediatrician	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$391,900	+$16,900 (+4.5%)
45	Amy TongInternist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$391,200	+$112,700 (+40.5%)
46	Susan DaltonPsychiatrist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$389,700	+$116,400 (+42.6%)
47	John KabakisaAnaesthetist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$385,000	+$41,900 (+12.2%)
48	Sam AseerSpecialist MD	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$384,300	+$104,800 (+37.5%)
49	ATHEER MIHYAWIGeneral Practitioner	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$383,500	+$146,400 (+61.7%)
50	Naomi J Mifflen-AndersonPsychiatrist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$380,400	+$56,400 (+17.4%)
51	Ziya ArasPaediatrician	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$378,600	+$24,000 (+6.8%)
52	Kerry Lynn WilliamsASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICER	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$377,600	+$57,500 (+18.0%)
53	Barend P. CoetzeeSurgeon	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$375,200	+$44,500 (+13.5%)
54	Paula MallaleyObstetrician	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$373,400	+$6,700 (+1.8%)
55	Justin Dr. MorettiPathologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$372,000	+$21,500 (+6.1%)
56	Ravi S VatturiSURGEON	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$372,000	+$21,900 (+6.3%)
57	Iram AneesInternist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$371,000	+$92,500 (+33.2%)
58	OLATUNJI ODUMOSUInternist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$370,700	+$14,400 (+4.0%)
59	Katie Barnes-PriorPsychiatrist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$370,300	+$66,400 (+21.8%)
60	Gregory KalaydjianPathologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$370,100	+$31,100 (+9.2%)
61	Craig PochiniMedical/Radiation Oncologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$370,000	−$21,600 (−5.5%)
62	John FynnObstetrician	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$369,400	+$57,400 (+18.4%)
63	Patricia WaddenPathologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$368,900	+$98,100 (+36.2%)
64	Lei JiaoMicrobiologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$367,800	−$3,300 (−0.9%)
65	Yang YuMicrobiologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$366,900	+$3,200 (+0.9%)
66	Cody O'BrienASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICER	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$366,200	+$223,800 (+157.2%)
67	Keon HughesGeneral Practitioner Category B	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$363,700	+$23,600 (+6.9%)
68	SUHASINI DATARANAESTHETIST	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$362,700	+$21,000 (+6.1%)
69	OFFIONG IKPATTPathologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$361,800	+$46,700 (+14.8%)
70	Erin O'KeefePsychiatrist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$360,800	+$68,900 (+23.6%)
71	Donald M CookPathologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$360,300	+$21,800 (+6.4%)
72	Angela J TatePathologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$356,100	+$22,300 (+6.7%)
73	Omer HamudSpecialist MD	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$354,900	+$44,500 (+14.3%)
74	Fayyaz KhanAnaesthetist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$354,400	+$41,000 (+13.1%)
75	Asim KamranMedical/Radiation Oncologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$354,300	+$15,800 (+4.7%)
76	Yasmeen AkhtarPaediatrician	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$353,700	+$75,200 (+27.0%)
77	Oliver HolmesMedical/Radiation Oncologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$353,100	+$20,700 (+6.2%)
78	Chantelle ReidPsychiatrist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$350,800	+$72,300 (+26.0%)
79	Victoria CrosbiePaediatrician	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$349,900	+$66,000 (+23.2%)
80	Glennis Dawn HowseHospitalists	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$348,700	+$158,100 (+82.9%)
81	Evan WeeInternist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$347,500	+$67,200 (+24.0%)
82	Etienne Van Der LindeCasualty Officer	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$341,900	+$500 (+0.1%)
83	Laura VivianPaediatrician	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$341,800	+$63,300 (+22.7%)
84	Leslie WheelerPsychiatrist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$341,100	+$62,600 (+22.5%)
85	Malgorzata H KrupskaSURGEON	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$339,100	+$22,900 (+7.2%)
86	Rasayi R MdlankomoOPTHALMOLOGIST	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$339,100	+$34,900 (+11.5%)
87	Chikezie NwankwoInternist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$338,900	new
88	Wayne GormanProvincial Court Judge	Justice and Public Safety	$338,300	+$90,700 (+36.6%)
89	Joanne McgeeASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICER	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$338,000	+$90,500 (+36.6%)
90	Kimberly N BabbGeriatric Medicine Consultant	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$337,900	+$69,000 (+25.7%)
91	Erica EdisonPsychiatrist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$336,700	+$23,700 (+7.6%)
92	ANNE HURLEYPsychiatrist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$334,700	+$60,200 (+21.9%)
93	Muhammad AlamPaediatrician	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$331,900	+$35,300 (+11.9%)
94	Gabe WoollamASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICER	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$328,500	−$32,100 (−8.9%)
95	Vincent LuhangaPAEDIATRICIAN	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$327,000	+$54,600 (+20.0%)
96	Paul MooreheadPediatric Oncologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$326,700	+$105,200 (+47.5%)
97	Harold PorterProvincial Court Judge	Justice and Public Safety	$326,300	+$78,700 (+31.8%)
98	ANINA ABRIEPsychiatrist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$326,000	+$25,400 (+8.4%)
99	Astrid C Billfalk-KellyMedical/Radiation Oncologist	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$323,900	+$155,300 (+92.1%)
100	Ilse Dr. KempPaediatrician	Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	$323,600	+$1,800 (+0.6%)

By sector

Sector	People	Median	Highest
Health	2,504	$110,800	$645,900
Education	2,054	$112,800	$480,100
Provincial government	782	$112,750	$435,900
Crown corporations	87	$115,000	$236,000
Agencies, boards and commissions	38	$115,950	$179,300
Police	19	$140,300	$168,600
Legislature and statutory offices	16	$133,000	$177,800

Largest employers

All employers

Employer	People	Median	Total
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	2,504	$110,800	$329M
Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador	1,181	$127,700	$163M
Newfoundland and Labrador English School District	720	$105,900	$77.5M
Justice and Public Safety	173	$134,000	$25.6M
College of the North Atlantic	143	$106,000	$15.8M
Transportation & Infrastruc	134	$111,350	$15.9M
Children Seniors&Social Dev	106	$112,100	$12.6M
Executive Council	100	$112,300	$12.0M
Health	48	$109,200	$5.9M
Fisheries,Forestry&Agricult	44	$113,000	$5.2M
Industry, Energy&Technology	43	$108,700	$4.9M
Finance	36	$110,050	$4.1M
WorkplaceNL	31	$115,200	$3.7M
Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation	22	$108,050	$2.6M
Education	19	$117,500	$2.3M
Environment&Climate Change	19	$108,300	$2.2M
ImmigrPopul&GrowthSkills	19	$112,300	$2.2M
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary	19	$140,300	$2.7M
Digital Govt & Service NL	17	$112,300	$2.0M
House of Assembly and statutory offices	16	$133,000	$2.2M
Oil and Gas Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador	16	$144,950	$2.4M
Tourism Culture Arts & Rec	15	$112,300	$1.7M
Public Service Commission	12	$110,200	$1.4M
Conseil scolaire francophone provincial de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador	10	$106,100	$1.1M
Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities	9	$135,200	$1.2M

Questions and answers

How many people were on the 2022 Sunshine List?

5,500 people paid $100,000 or more in 2022, at 39 employers, +3.2% on 2021 (5,328 people).

Who was the highest paid on the 2022 list?

Sarada Sri Paladugu, OBSTETRICIAN at Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services, with a salary of $645,900.

What was the median salary on the 2022 list?

$111,900, −2.3% on 2021. It is the median of people paid $100,000 or more, not of every public employee.

Which sector had the most people on the list in 2022?

Health, with 2,504 people (median $110,800).

Which employer had the most people on the list in 2022?

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services, with 2,504 people.

When was the 2022 Sunshine List released?

In 2023. Each list covers the salaries paid in one year and is published after it ends.

What is “total compensation”?

The one pay figure Newfoundland and Labrador publishes for each person for the year, shown as published. Newfoundland and Labrador does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work

Why is someone not on the list?

Only people paid $100,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.