Guidance Counsellor salary in Newfoundland and Labrador
175 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $109,000 and $113,800.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list. The line is the same median in 2025 dollars, by Newfoundland and Labrador’s consumer price index (Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01).
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| Year | Median | In 2025 dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $101,950 | $115,689 |
| 2022 | $104,050 | $111,014 |
| 2023 | $103,100 | $106,472 |
| 2024 | $114,400 | $116,025 |
| 2025 | $111,500 | $111,500 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
Same job, different employer
Median salary at each of the 2 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.
Employers with the most
Highest paid in 2025
| # | Name | Employer | Total compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yvonne Smith | Education | $127,800 | +$1,500 (+1.2%) |
| 2 | Pamela Meaney-Pieroway | College of the North Atlantic | $127,100 | +$4,700 (+3.8%) |
| 3 | David Andrews | Education | $120,600 | +$1,600 (+1.3%) |
| 4 | Valerie Hart | Education | $119,800 | new |
| 5 | Boyd Perry | Education | $117,900 | +$3,700 (+3.2%) |
| 6 | Darcy Hancock | Education | $116,200 | +$100 (+0.1%) |
| 7 | Elizabeth Porter Crews | Education | $115,700 | −$3,000 (−2.5%) |
| 8 | Lynnette Samuelson | Education | $115,700 | −$3,000 (−2.5%) |
| 9 | Jonathan Lodge | Education | $115,500 | |
| 10 | Daniel Burke | Education | $115,200 | −$2,200 (−1.9%) |
| 11 | Tracy-Ann Gardiner | Education | $115,200 | −$4,200 (−3.5%) |
| 12 | Debora Moores | Education | $115,200 | −$2,900 (−2.5%) |
| 13 | Bridgett Short | Education | $115,200 | −$2,200 (−1.9%) |
| 14 | Catherine Tansley | Education | $115,200 | −$3,100 (−2.6%) |
| 15 | Christina Watton | Education | $114,800 | −$3,100 (−2.6%) |
| 16 | Victoria Byrne | Education | $114,700 | −$3,100 (−2.6%) |
| 17 | Laura Halley | Education | $114,700 | −$3,100 (−2.6%) |
| 18 | Gerard Lowe | Education | $114,700 | −$3,100 (−2.6%) |
| 19 | Deanna Miles | Education | $114,700 | +$700 (+0.6%) |
| 20 | Tammy Richards | Education | $114,700 | −$200 (−0.2%) |
| 21 | Julia Traverse | Education | $114,700 | −$500 (−0.4%) |
| 22 | Erin Cavanagh | Education | $114,600 | −$3,600 (−3.0%) |
| 23 | Geri-Lynn Devereaux | Education | $114,600 | −$1,500 (−1.3%) |
| 24 | Mia Keough | Education | $114,600 | −$3,100 (−2.6%) |
| 25 | Leona Gillard | Education | $114,500 | −$2,900 (−2.5%) |
| 26 | Allison Kirkland | Education | $114,500 | −$3,100 (−2.6%) |
| 27 | Chad Stokes | Education | $114,500 | −$900 (−0.8%) |
| 28 | Verna Hancock | Education | $114,400 | −$3,100 (−2.6%) |
| 29 | Heather Rideout-Wilson | Education | $114,400 | −$3,300 (−2.8%) |
| 30 | Venessa Trask-Nichols | Education | $114,400 | −$2,400 (−2.1%) |
| 31 | Stefan Mifflen | Education | $114,300 | −$2,400 (−2.1%) |
| 32 | Michelle Pendergast | Education | $114,300 | −$2,300 (−2.0%) |
| 33 | Susan Daniels | Education | $114,200 | −$3,100 (−2.6%) |
| 34 | Michael Fennell | Education | $114,200 | −$3,000 (−2.6%) |
| 35 | Krista Jones | Education | $114,200 | −$2,400 (−2.1%) |
| 36 | Amy Keough | Education | $114,200 | +$2,000 (+1.8%) |
| 37 | Robin Andrews | Education | $114,100 | −$2,000 (−1.7%) |
| 38 | Jessica Corbett | Education | $114,100 | −$800 (−0.7%) |
| 39 | Kevin Parsons | Education | $113,900 | −$3,400 (−2.9%) |
| 40 | Jolene Primmer | Education | $113,900 | −$3,400 (−2.9%) |
| 41 | Lori Goodland | Education | $113,800 | −$4,100 (−3.5%) |
| 42 | Miranda Gosse | Education | $113,800 | −$2,600 (−2.2%) |
| 43 | Andrea Howard | Education | $113,800 | −$2,400 (−2.1%) |
| 44 | Kimberly Power | Education | $113,800 | −$2,700 (−2.3%) |
| 45 | Amy Small | Education | $113,800 | unchanged |
| 46 | Deanna MacDonald | Education | $113,700 | −$3,000 (−2.6%) |
| 47 | Jeremy House | Education | $113,600 | new |
| 48 | Vanessa McAuley | Education | $113,600 | +$5,400 (+5.0%) |
| 49 | Janice Rowsell | Education | $113,500 | new |
| 50 | Krista Blackwood | Education | $113,500 | −$100 (−0.1%) |
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Guidance Counsellor in Newfoundland and Labrador’s public sector?
$111,500 among the 175 people with this title on the 2025 list. Only people paid $100,000 or more are listed, so this is not the median for everyone in the job.
How much do most people with the title Guidance Counsellor on the list earn?
Half were paid between $109,000 and $113,800 in 2025; the highest salary was $127,800.
Which employer pays Guidance Counsellor the most?
Education: a median of $111,800 among 163 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.
Which employer has the most people with the title Guidance Counsellor?
Education, with 163 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Guidance Counsellor are on the list?
175 in 2025, up from 68 in 2021.
How does Guidance Counsellor pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $111,500, is 2.4% below the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($114,300).
How much does a Guidance Counsellor make at Education?
The median salary of the 163 people with this title at Education was $111,800 in 2025.
How much does a Guidance Counsellor make at College of the North Atlantic?
The median salary of the 11 people with this title at College of the North Atlantic was $104,700 in 2025.
Has Guidance Counsellor pay gone up?
The median fell 2.5% from 2024 ($114,400) to 2025. In 2021 it was $101,950.
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.