Program Specialist salary in Newfoundland and Labrador
66 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $121,500 and $122,000.
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 | $110,550 | $125,448 |
| 2022 | $111,400 | $118,856 |
| 2023 | $111,700 | $115,353 |
| 2024 | $125,100 | $126,877 |
| 2025 | $122,000 | $122,000 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
Employers with the most
Highest paid in 2025
| # | Name | Employer | Total compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elana Fennell | Education | $145,000 | +$19,900 (+15.9%) |
| 2 | Monica Sheppard | Education | $135,000 | +$9,200 (+7.3%) |
| 3 | Tyler Borovijs | Education | $129,500 | −$1,000 (−0.8%) |
| 4 | Amanda Fowler | Education | $129,400 | +$14,100 (+12.2%) |
| 5 | Ian Douglas Ryland | Education | $125,100 | +$2,600 (+2.1%) |
| 6 | Stephen Alexander | Education | $125,000 | −$1,800 (−1.4%) |
| 7 | Janet Loveless | Education | $122,700 | +$1,600 (+1.3%) |
| 8 | Jason Counsel | Education | $122,300 | +$8,000 (+7.0%) |
| 9 | Catherine Cutler | Education | $122,200 | +$2,400 (+2.0%) |
| 10 | Matthew Grant | Education | $122,100 | −$3,000 (−2.4%) |
| 11 | Dennis Barrow | Education | $122,000 | −$3,100 (−2.5%) |
| 12 | Joanne Connors | Education | $122,000 | +$7,600 (+6.6%) |
| 13 | Patricia Edwards | Education | $122,000 | −$3,100 (−2.5%) |
| 14 | Christine Elliott | Education | $122,000 | −$3,900 (−3.1%) |
| 15 | John Goldsworthy | Education | $122,000 | −$3,100 (−2.5%) |
| 16 | Erinne Kearsey | Education | $122,000 | −$3,100 (−2.5%) |
| 17 | Nicole Kelly | Education | $122,000 | −$3,100 (−2.5%) |
| 18 | Belinda Loder | Education | $122,000 | −$3,100 (−2.5%) |
| 19 | Vickie Macdougall | Education | $122,000 | −$3,400 (−2.7%) |
| 20 | Nancy Mandeville | Education | $122,000 | −$3,700 (−2.9%) |
| 21 | Amy Marsh | Education | $122,000 | −$2,800 (−2.2%) |
| 22 | Laurie McGrath | Education | $122,000 | −$2,800 (−2.2%) |
| 23 | Tracey Murphy | Education | $122,000 | −$3,100 (−2.5%) |
| 24 | Jennifer Nakashima | Education | $122,000 | −$3,100 (−2.5%) |
| 25 | Allison Pinsent | Education | $122,000 | −$2,900 (−2.3%) |
| 26 | Sondra Power | Education | $122,000 | −$3,500 (−2.8%) |
| 27 | Florence Reid | Education | $122,000 | −$3,100 (−2.5%) |
| 28 | Diane Rowe | Education | $122,000 | −$3,100 (−2.5%) |
| 29 | Michael Spurrell | Education | $122,000 | −$1,600 (−1.3%) |
| 30 | Angela Stewart | Education | $122,000 | +$8,000 (+7.0%) |
| 31 | Jennifer Targett | Education | $122,000 | −$3,100 (−2.5%) |
| 32 | Julie Vaillancourt | Education | $122,000 | −$3,900 (−3.1%) |
| 33 | Connie Willcott | Education | $122,000 | −$3,600 (−2.9%) |
| 34 | Jodi Keats | Education | $122,000 | −$2,800 (−2.2%) |
| 35 | Stephen Earle | Education | $122,000 | −$3,100 (−2.5%) |
| 36 | Amanda Kennedy | Education | $122,000 | +$9,200 (+8.2%) |
| 37 | Huberta Lundrigan | Education | $122,000 | +$5,300 (+4.5%) |
| 38 | Trevor Young | Education | $122,000 | −$3,100 (−2.5%) |
| 39 | Sheila Burt | Education | $122,000 | −$3,100 (−2.5%) |
| 40 | Melanie Cranford | Education | $122,000 | −$3,100 (−2.5%) |
| 41 | Janette Pomroy | Education | $122,000 | −$3,100 (−2.5%) |
| 42 | Wanda Lee Poole | Education | $122,000 | −$2,800 (−2.2%) |
| 43 | Allison Samson | Education | $122,000 | +$8,000 (+7.0%) |
| 44 | Jason Snelgrove | Education | $122,000 | −$2,900 (−2.3%) |
| 45 | Pauline Steele - Maclean | Education | $122,000 | −$3,100 (−2.5%) |
| 46 | Shelly Swift | Education | $122,000 | −$2,800 (−2.2%) |
| 47 | Jennifer Tucker | Education | $122,000 | −$3,100 (−2.5%) |
| 48 | Jeremy Critch | Education | $121,900 | +$7,400 (+6.5%) |
| 49 | Beverly Wiltshire | Education | $121,800 | −$500 (−0.4%) |
| 50 | Valerie Ryan | Education | $121,500 | +$3,100 (+2.6%) |
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Program Specialist in Newfoundland and Labrador’s public sector?
$122,000 among the 66 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 Program Specialist on the list earn?
Half were paid between $121,500 and $122,000 in 2025; the highest salary was $145,000.
Which employer has the most people with the title Program Specialist?
Education, with 63 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Program Specialist are on the list?
66 in 2025, up from 46 in 2021.
How does Program Specialist pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $122,000, is 6.7% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($114,300).
How much does a Program Specialist make at Education?
The median salary of the 63 people with this title at Education was $122,000 in 2025.
Has Program Specialist pay gone up?
The median fell 2.5% from 2024 ($125,100) to 2025. In 2021 it was $110,550.
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.