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Tourism Culture Arts & Rec salaries

19 people paid $100,000 or more in 2025. On the compensation disclosure list every year from 2021 to 2025.

People on the 2025 list
19
+26.7% vs 2024
Median salary
$116,900
+2.0% vs 2024
Highest salary
$166,000
Total disclosed
$2.3M

Highest paid in 2025

Top 19 of 19
#NameTotal compensationChange
1Carol Ann GilliardDeputy Minister$166,000+$18,600 (+12.6%)
2Ben GardnerAssistant Deputy Minister$156,200+$8,800 (+6.0%)
3Lynn TaylorAssistant Deputy Minister$146,200+$25,900 (+21.5%)
4Christina HarringtonAssistant Deputy Minister$128,900+$20,900 (+19.4%)
5Colleen SoulliereDir Arts & Heritage$125,600+$7,000 (+5.9%)
6Darrell SmithDir Sector Diversification$124,800+$10,200 (+8.9%)
7Aiden FlynnDir, Arts & Culture Centres$122,800+$6,700 (+5.8%)
8Geoffrey BaileyParks Director$122,800+$6,800 (+5.9%)
9Melissa HoganDir Corporate Services$118,900+$15,300 (+14.8%)
10John AngelopoulosContractual$116,900−$200 (−0.2%)
11Andrew WrightDir Hlthy Living Sport & Rec$113,900+$12,200 (+12.0%)
12Michael CookMgr of Plan & Accountability$109,900new
13Grant DicksMgr of Operations & Admin$109,800+$6,100 (+5.9%)
14Carol CarterMarketing Manager-Ad&Com$109,800+$6,200 (+6.0%)
15Randy FeenerTheatre Technician II$107,000new
16Bruce HollettContractual$105,900+$4,200 (+4.1%)
17Scott AndrewsMgr Provincial Historic Sites$104,500new
18Denise SeachMarketing Manager-Trv,Trd&Med$104,500new
19Rodney WalshIndustry Development Off II$100,900new

People on the list by year

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YearValue
202114
202215
202316
202415
202519

Median salary by year

10700000

What each job pays at Tourism Culture Arts & Rec, 2025

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

JobPeopleMedianNewfoundland and Labrador medianDifference
Assistant Deputy Minister3$146,200$153,800−4.9%
Contractual2—$115,800
Deputy Minister1—$181,300
Dir, Arts & Culture Centres1——
Dir Arts & Heritage1——
Dir Corporate Services1——
Dir Hlthy Living Sport & Rec1——
Dir Sector Diversification1——
Industry Development Off II1——
Marketing Manager-Ad&Com1——
Marketing Manager-Trv,Trd&Med1——
Mgr of Operations & Admin1——
Mgr of Plan & Accountability1——
Mgr Provincial Historic Sites1——
Parks Director1——
Theatre Technician II1——

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–$110K8
$110K–$120K3
$120K–$130K5
$130K–$150K1
$150K–$175K2

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Questions and answers

How many people at Tourism Culture Arts & Rec were paid $100,000 or more in 2025?

19, +26.7% on 2024 (15 people).

What is the median salary at Tourism Culture Arts & Rec?

$116,900 among the people on the 2025 list, against $106,200 for provincial government as a whole.

Who is the highest-paid employee at Tourism Culture Arts & Rec?

In 2025, Carol Ann Gilliard, Deputy Minister at Tourism Culture Arts & Rec, with a salary of $166,000.

What is the most common job at Tourism Culture Arts & Rec on the list?

Assistant Deputy Minister, with 3 people in 2025.

How much does a Assistant Deputy Minister at Tourism Culture Arts & Rec make?

The median salary of the 3 people with this title at Tourism Culture Arts & Rec was $146,200 in 2025, 4.9% below the $153,800 median for the title across Newfoundland and Labrador.

How long has Tourism Culture Arts & Rec been on the list?

Since 2021: every year from 2021 to 2025.

Where can I see everyone at Tourism Culture Arts & Rec 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.

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