Justice and Public Safety salaries
338 people paid $100,000 or more in 2025. On the compensation disclosure list every year from 2021 to 2025.
Highest paid in 2025
People on the list by year
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 142 |
| 2022 | 173 |
| 2023 | 204 |
| 2024 | 310 |
| 2025 | 338 |
Median salary by year
What each job pays at Justice and Public Safety, 2025
The most common jobs, with their median salary against the same title across the list.
| Job | People | Median | Newfoundland and Labrador median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correctional Officer I | 127 | $113,100 | $113,100 | +0.0% |
| Solicitor IV | 51 | $163,300 | $161,000 | +1.4% |
| Contractual | 34 | $118,400 | $115,800 | +2.2% |
| Provincial Court Judge | 22 | $370,800 | $370,800 | +0.0% |
| Lieutenant Adult Corrections | 18 | $143,350 | $143,350 | +0.0% |
| Solicitor V | 12 | $192,100 | $192,100 | +0.0% |
| Youth Care Counsellor | 11 | $113,500 | $113,500 | +0.0% |
| Assistant Deputy Minister | 7 | $160,100 | $153,800 | +4.1% |
| Captain Adult Corrections | 6 | $137,500 | $137,500 | +0.0% |
| Assistant Superintendent | 5 | $122,100 | $122,100 | +0.0% |
| Sergeant (HMP) | 5 | $108,300 | $108,300 | +0.0% |
| Regional Emergency Planner | 3 | $101,600 | — | |
| Adult Probation Officer II | 2 | — | — | |
| Adult Probation Officer Spvsr | 2 | — | — | |
| Chief Executive Officer | 2 | — | $153,700 | |
| Legislative Counsel IV | 2 | — | — | |
| Administrator Prov Youth Ctre | 1 | — | — | |
| Assoc Chief Prov Court Judge | 1 | — | — | |
| Chief Legislative Counsel | 1 | — | — | |
| Chief Medical Examiner | 1 | — | — | |
| Chief Provincial Court Judge | 1 | — | — | |
| Correctional Officer Recruit | 1 | — | — | |
| Departmental Controller | 1 | — | $122,800 | |
| Deputy Minister | 1 | — | $181,300 | |
| Digital Media Manager | 1 | — | $118,000 | |
| Director Emergency Svs | 1 | — | — | |
| Director Of 911 | 1 | — | — | |
| Director of Court Services | 1 | — | — | |
| Director of Prov Court Fines | 1 | — | — | |
| Director Support Enforcement | 1 | — | — | |
| Family Court Couns II-UFC | 1 | — | — | |
| Fire Commissioner | 1 | — | — | |
| Fire Protection Officer I | 1 | — | — | |
| Manager Family Justice Service | 1 | — | — | |
| Manager of Budgeting | 1 | — | $104,500 | |
| Manager of Operations | 1 | — | — | |
| Manager, Services & Operations | 1 | — | — | |
| Media Relations Manager | 1 | — | — | |
| Prov'l Mgr Victim Svs Program | 1 | — | — | |
| Social Worker I | 1 | — | $104,400 |
Medians where 3 or more people share the title. Newfoundland and Labrador median: everyone with the title on the 2025 list, at any employer.
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Questions and answers
How many people at Justice and Public Safety were paid $100,000 or more in 2025?
338, +9.0% on 2024 (310 people).
What is the median salary at Justice and Public Safety?
$122,200 among the people on the 2025 list, against $106,200 for provincial government as a whole.
Who is the highest-paid employee at Justice and Public Safety?
In 2025, Nebojsa Denic, Chief Medical Examiner at Justice and Public Safety, with a salary of $520,400.
What is the most common job at Justice and Public Safety on the list?
Correctional Officer I, with 127 people in 2025.
How much does a Correctional Officer I at Justice and Public Safety make?
The median salary of the 127 people with this title at Justice and Public Safety was $113,100 in 2025.
How much does a Solicitor IV at Justice and Public Safety make?
The median salary of the 51 people with this title at Justice and Public Safety was $163,300 in 2025, 1.4% above the $161,000 median for the title across Newfoundland and Labrador.
How much does a Contractual at Justice and Public Safety make?
The median salary of the 34 people with this title at Justice and Public Safety was $118,400 in 2025, 2.2% above the $115,800 median for the title across Newfoundland and Labrador.
How long has Justice and Public Safety been on the list?
Since 2021: every year from 2021 to 2025.
Where can I see everyone at Justice and Public Safety on the list?
The full 2025 list has every name, job, salary; earlier years are linked from the chart above.
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.
How do I report a mistake or ask for a record to be removed?
See Privacy and corrections. Figures are shown exactly as Newfoundland and Labrador published them; we fix matching mistakes and handle removal requests there.