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Mate (First Class) salary in Newfoundland and Labrador

18 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $105,700 and $123,400.

Median salary
$113,900
+0.5% vs 2024
People on the list
18
Middle half
$106K–$123K
Highest
$216,400

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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YearMedianIn 2025 dollars
2021$119,500$135,604
2022$108,450$115,708
2023$124,500$128,572
2024$113,300$114,910
2025$113,900$113,900

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K14
$125K–$150K3
$150K–$200K0
$200K–$300K1
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerTotal compensationChange
1Sheldon CullTransportation & Infrastruc$216,400+$50,300 (+30.3%)
2Leeland MarshallTransportation & Infrastruc$141,000+$28,200 (+25.0%)
3Jamie ColesTransportation & Infrastruc$131,900+$31,500 (+31.4%)
4Fergus PentonTransportation & Infrastruc$129,700+$900 (+0.7%)
5Maria DavisTransportation & Infrastruc$123,400+$14,400 (+13.2%)
6Terence RickettsTransportation & Infrastruc$123,400−$8,300 (−6.3%)
7Marshall FordTransportation & Infrastruc$120,500−$4,500 (−3.6%)
8Eric BugdenTransportation & Infrastruc$118,600−$5,000 (−4.0%)
9Andrew HarnettTransportation & Infrastruc$116,200−$8,400 (−6.7%)
10Brian LeggeTransportation & Infrastruc$111,600+$4,800 (+4.5%)
11Cory PinkTransportation & Infrastruc$110,300−$12,900 (−10.5%)
12Daniel ByrneTransportation & Infrastruc$107,400−$1,600 (−1.5%)
13Trevor PayneTransportation & Infrastruc$105,900−$7,300 (−6.4%)
14Chad WalshTransportation & Infrastruc$105,700new
15John KeefeTransportation & Infrastruc$103,900+$3,000 (+3.0%)
16Jim PhilpottTransportation & Infrastruc$102,400−$5,700 (−5.3%)
17Nigel HarnettTransportation & Infrastruc$102,100−$11,200 (−9.9%)
18Dexter EddyTransportation & Infrastruc$101,000new

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Mate (First Class) in Newfoundland and Labrador’s public sector?

$113,900 among the 18 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 Mate (First Class) on the list earn?

Half were paid between $105,700 and $123,400 in 2025; the highest salary was $216,400.

Which employer has the most people with the title Mate (First Class)?

Transportation & Infrastruc, with 18 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title Mate (First Class) are on the list?

18 in 2025, up from 12 in 2021.

What share of people with the title Mate (First Class) are paid $150,000 or more?

6% of those on the 2025 list (1 person), and 6% $200,000 or more (1).

How does Mate (First Class) pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $113,900, is 0.3% below the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($114,300).

How much does a Mate (First Class) make at Transportation & Infrastruc?

The median salary of the 18 people with this title at Transportation & Infrastruc was $113,900 in 2025.

Has Mate (First Class) pay gone up?

The median rose 0.5% from 2024 ($113,300) to 2025. In 2021 it was $119,500.

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.