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Labrador&Aboriginal Affairs salaries

6 people paid $100,000 or more in 2025. On the compensation disclosure list every year from 2023 to 2025.

People on the 2025 list
6
+20.0% vs 2024
Median salary
$125,650
+4.1% vs 2024
Highest salary
$166,600
Total disclosed
$777K

Highest paid in 2025

Top 6 of 6
#NameTotal compensationChange
1Michelle WatkinsAssistant Deputy Minister$166,600+$12,300 (+8.0%)
2Sheree SnowAssistant Deputy Minister$150,100+$8,500 (+6.0%)
3Franca SmithDirector of Labrador Affairs$133,300+$12,600 (+10.4%)
4Joshua AbbottSr Mgr Med Trans Assist Prog$118,000+$6,600 (+5.9%)
5Katherine MichelinIntergovt'l Affairs Analyst$105,100new
6Lanny BarneyIntergovt'l Affairs Analyst$103,600new

People on the list by year

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YearValue
2021
2022
20236
20245
20256

Median salary by year

11800000

What each job pays at Labrador&Aboriginal Affairs, 2025

The most common jobs, with their median salary against the same title across the list.

JobPeopleMedianNewfoundland and Labrador medianDifference
Assistant Deputy Minister2—$153,800
Intergovt'l Affairs Analyst2——
Director of Labrador Affairs1——
Sr Mgr Med Trans Assist Prog1——

Medians where 3 or more people share the title. Newfoundland and Labrador median: everyone with the title on the 2025 list, at any employer.

Salary bands

People by salary, 2025.

$100K–$110K2
$110K–$120K1
$120K–$130K0
$130K–$150K1
$150K–$175K2

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Questions and answers

How many people at Labrador&Aboriginal Affairs were paid $100,000 or more in 2025?

6, +20.0% on 2024 (5 people).

What is the median salary at Labrador&Aboriginal Affairs?

$125,650 among the people on the 2025 list, against $106,200 for provincial government as a whole.

Who is the highest-paid employee at Labrador&Aboriginal Affairs?

In 2025, Michelle Watkins, Assistant Deputy Minister at Labrador&Aboriginal Affairs, with a salary of $166,600.

What is the most common job at Labrador&Aboriginal Affairs on the list?

Assistant Deputy Minister, with 2 people in 2025.

How long has Labrador&Aboriginal Affairs been on the list?

Since 2023: every year from 2023 to 2025.

Where can I see everyone at Labrador&Aboriginal Affairs 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?

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