Nova Scotia’s 2022 compensation disclosure: every disclosed public-sector compensation for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2022, 5,801 employees at 75 Nova Scotia public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s compensation disclosure (FY 2021-22, the fiscal year ending in 2022). The average disclosed compensation was $127,095 and the median was $115,923 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $100,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
Compared with 2021, the list grew by 541 names (+10%, from 5,260 to 5,801), and the average disclosed compensation rose 0.9% from $125,927.
The highest-paid person on the 2022 list was Deep Saini at Dalhousie University, at $558,154. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 5,801 records, use the data explorer or see the Nova Scotia dashboard for the latest year.
Nova Scotia's $100,000 disclosure threshold has been unchanged since the Act passed in 2010 and is not indexed to inflation, so the number of people disclosed grows as wages rise past a fixed line — year-over-year growth is not by itself evidence of rising pay or headcount. Two further caveats: the province paid out frozen public-sector service awards as lump sums in 2018 and 2019, which pushed a one-time cohort over the threshold in those years; and until 2019 school boards reported under the Education Act rather than this Act, so their earlier figures come from a differently-titled (but equivalent) remuneration schedule.
Top 25 by compensation on the 2022 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.
| Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation | Top Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities & Colleges | 2,473 | $141,148 | $558,154 |
| Health | 2,135 | $116,507 | $449,840 |
| Education | 892 | $111,803 | $174,985 |
| Crown Corporations | 160 | $128,227 | $252,881 |
| Government Agencies | 102 | $141,226 | $247,390 |
| Community Services | 27 | $124,729 | $178,136 |
| Housing | 7 | $122,397 | $134,718 |
| Culture & Recreation | 5 | $120,475 | $144,870 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2022.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia Health Authority | Health | 1,873 | $115,886 |
| Dalhousie University | Universities & Colleges | 1,225 | $149,737 |
| Halifax Regional Centre for Education | Education | 385 | $111,285 |
| Saint Mary's University | Universities & Colleges | 273 | $144,954 |
| St Francis Xavier University | Universities & Colleges | 217 | $135,689 |
| Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre | Health | 215 | $122,130 |
| Nova Scotia Community College | Universities & Colleges | 188 | $118,655 |
| Cape Breton University | Universities & Colleges | 178 | $129,955 |
| Acadia University | Universities & Colleges | 155 | $127,223 |
| Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education | Education | 133 | $111,198 |
| Mount Saint Vincent University | Universities & Colleges | 129 | $136,659 |
| Cape Breton Victoria Regional Centre for Education | Education | 96 | $112,374 |
| Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission | Government Agencies | 86 | $138,956 |
| Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education | Education | 79 | $111,087 |
| South Shore Regional Centre for Education | Education | 52 | $113,114 |
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