OpenCompensationCanadian public pay, made clear.

Healthcare

Nurse / RN

Registered nurses, nurse practitioners, nursing officers and related clinical nursing roles across Canadian public sector health authorities.

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Disclosed compensation is not typical base pay. Provincial disclosure thresholds, coverage, reporting years and overtime differ. Figures below count matching records, not unique employees. The latest complete imported year is shown for each province.

ProvinceYearRecordsAverage disclosedHighest
Ontario202539,846$123,607$452,386
British Columbia2023-2024126$103,725$186,237
Manitoba20246,291$118,371$429,607
Alberta2024591$209,891$406,726

Negotiated base salary — standard general-duty RN

Contract wage grid, entry step to top step, before overtime, shift premiums or responsibility pay — this is what a typical registered nurse is actually paid. The disclosed averages above fold in overtime and only count nurses over each province’s disclosure threshold, so they run above the grid. Terminology note: in BC, Alberta and Manitoba an “RPN” is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse paid on the RN scale, while in Ontario “RPN” means Registered Practical Nurse (an LPN, paid well below RN).

Previously published benchmark snapshot; effective dates and agreement scope are shown below. These base-pay ranges differ from annual disclosure totals.

Province / agreementBase-pay rangeBasis / source
Ontario
ONA
$78,468 – $112,476General-duty RN, Level 3 grid Source
British Columbia
BCNU
$80,760 – $109,020General-duty RN, Level 3 grid Source
Manitoba
MNU
$84,092 – $103,160General-duty RN, Level 3 grid Source
Alberta
UNA
$83,092 – $113,728General-duty RN, Level 3 grid Source

Ontario · 2025

NameJob title / employerDisclosed compensation
Jane MerkleyExecutive Vice President, Chief Nurse Executive and Chief Operating Officer
Sinai Health System
$452,386
Sharon PiersonExecutive Vice President, Clinical Operations, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Executive
Hamilton Health Sciences
$445,930
Sonya CanzianExecutive Vice President Clinical, People, Chief Nursing and Health Disciplines Officer
Unity Health Toronto
$445,543
Judy Van ClieafVice President, Clinical Operations and Chief Nursing Officer
The Hospital For Sick Children
$443,436
Glyn BoatswainExecutive Vice President, Chief Nursing and Allied Professional
Scarborough Health Network
$440,528
Elizabeth FergusonExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Executive
Waterloo Regional Health Network
$392,555
Judith M LintonExecutive Vice President, Acute and Hospital Based Care, and Chief Nursing Executive/Vice-présidente directrice des Soins actifs et hospitaliers, et chef de direction des soins infirmiers
Ontario Health
$391,467
Jason HannExecutive Vice President Patient Care, Chief Nursing Executive and Regional Vice President Cancer Care\Vice-président exécutif des soins aux patients, chef des soins infirmiers et vice-président régional des soins contre le cancer
Kingston Health Sciences Centre
$390,506
Brooke CowellExecutive Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
$374,119
Tiziana RiveraExecutive Vice President Quality Research and Chief Nursing Executive
William Osler Health System
$360,625
Leslie GilliesVice President, Post Acute Care, Clinical Practice and Education, Chief Nursing Executive
Hamilton Health Sciences
$357,281
Jennifer PriceVice President, Clinical Programs and Corporate Nurse and Professional Practice Executive/Vice-président/Vice-présidente des programmes cliniques, infirmier d’entreprise et cadre de la pratique professionnelle
Women's College Hospital
$350,022
Pamela HubleyVice President Health Professions and Chief Nursing Officer
University Health Network
$349,509
Robyn StremlerProfessor and Dean of Nursing
University Of Toronto
$341,160
Katherine Robertson-CainVice President of Patient Care, Kitchener-Waterloo Lead and Chief Nursing Executive
Waterloo Regional Health Network
$340,283

British Columbia · 2023-2024

NameJob title / employerDisclosed compensation
CatharineJoanne SchillerChair Nursing
University of Northern B.C.
$186,237
Kareen CadizNurse
Provincial government
$153,252
Olga Bitek-OjelelNurse 4 (H)
Provincial government
$151,035
Jacquie G KenyonNurse 4 (C)
Provincial government
$147,734
Georgina HinderNurse
Provincial government
$146,659
Melissa MurdockClinical Director, Nursing
Provincial government
$138,830
Noel LaroseNurse
Provincial government
$136,349
Brian C CarnateNurse 4 (H)
Provincial government
$135,123
Colleen D TurnleyHead Nurse
Provincial government
$132,066
Barbara McPhersonInst Practical Nursing
North Island College
$125,908
Karen EdwardsPsychiatric Nurse - Aux
Provincial government
$125,371
L EaslerClinical Specialist Nurse
Worksafe B.C.
$125,336
S WoodLevesqueRtw Specialist Nurse
Worksafe B.C.
$124,025
Eleni PanagiotopoulosNurse
Provincial government
$122,293
Rachel GoodliffeInst, Practical Nursing
North Island College
$119,407

Manitoba · 2024

NameJob title / employerDisclosed compensation
Eugenia MardliRegistered Nurse
Southern Health-Santé Sud
$429,607
Chi NguyenRegistered Psych Nurse
Shared Health
$382,137
C BasalloNorthern Nurse 3
Government of Manitoba
$326,450
Alexsander AmromGeneral Duty Nurse
Shared Health
$322,482
Jamileh DaneshniaRegistered Nurse (N2)
St. Boniface Hospital Inc.
$313,050
Melissa PichoraRegistered Nurse (N2)
St. Boniface Hospital Inc.
$309,685
Karen FulmoreGeneral Duty Nurse
Shared Health
$293,423
Christine RiveraRegistered Nurse (N2)
St. Boniface Hospital Inc.
$288,477
Gloria IraborRegistered Psych Nurse
Shared Health
$288,134
Yolanda DepapeClinical Resource Nurse
St. Boniface Hospital Inc.
$285,235
Mahela M.T. BartolomeNurse II
Prairie Mountain Health
$284,044
Rick HansenPsychiatric Liaison Nurse (N3)
St. Boniface Hospital Inc.
$282,457
Jessica AkinolaRegistered Nurse (N2)
St. Boniface Hospital Inc.
$282,381
K CookNurse Practitioner
Government of Manitoba
$280,282
Winnie SullerRegistered Nurse
Southern Health-Santé Sud
$279,618

Alberta · 2024

NameJob title / employerDisclosed compensation
Yingmei LiRegistered Nurse
Alberta Health Services
$406,726
Diana BurkRegistered Nurse
Alberta Health Services
$397,906
Natalie MercyNurse Practitioner
Alberta Health Services
$382,151
Gee LeungRegistered Nurse
Alberta Health Services
$340,378
Peluchi De Los ReyesRegistered Nurse
Alberta Health Services
$321,745
Sohny BulosanRegistered Nurse
Alberta Health Services
$320,840
Tara FollettNurse Practitioner
Covenant Health
$319,414
Audie RelleveRegistered Nurse
Covenant Health
$311,762
Krystal JohnsonNurse Practitioner
Alberta Health Services
$310,679
Kayode AdeyinkaRegistered Nurse
Covenant Health
$310,360
Edward HaRegistered Nurse
Alberta Health Services
$299,959
Michael PinedaRegistered Nurse
Alberta Health Services
$299,701
Yvonne SpruytAssistant Head Nurse
Alberta Health Services
$293,003
Maureen NechiRegistered Nurse
Alberta Health Services
$292,545
Rubina YeasmeenRegistered Nurse
Alberta Health Services
$290,532