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Overtime bigger than salary

Jobs where people on the compensation list earned more in overtime than in base salary, counted by employer and job title.

Very high overtime can mean a unit is short-staffed, or that overtime is not managed. It is one of the most-read parts of any sunshine list.

How this is worked out, and what it cannot tell you

The Open Contracting Partnership's guide to red flags puts it this way: a red flag is not evidence that anything wrong happened. It points at something that may be worth a closer look.

Counted by employer, job title and year. The government's lists name each person; this page does not repeat the names.

Employer and job titleYearPeopleOvertime
NL Health ServicesPRIMARY CARE PARAMEDIC202525$2,313,400
NL Health ServicesAMBULANCE OPERATOR/ATTENDANT202523$1,579,000
NL Health ServicesREGISTERED NURSE IC202515$1,425,800
NL Health ServicesREGISTERED NURSE IC202411$1,175,300
NL Health ServicesLICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE I202516$1,168,400
NL Health ServicesREGIONAL REGISTERED NURSE I202511$992,700
NL Health ServicesPRIMARY CARE PARAMEDIC202410$858,900
NL Health ServicesADVANCED CARE PARAMEDIC20259$832,100
NL Health ServicesREGIONAL REGISTERED NURSE I20249$731,900
NL Health ServicesPERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT202512$727,300
NL Health ServicesLICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE I20249$669,500
NL Health ServicesPSYCHIATRIC REGISTERED NURSE I20254$494,700
NL Health ServicesPERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT20248$476,300
NL Health ServicesRegistered Nurse IC20224$452,600
NL Health ServicesADVANCED CARE PARAMEDIC20245$435,400
Core public serviceYouth Care Counsellor20243$311,600
NL Health ServicesMEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER20244$299,000
NL Health ServicesLicensed Practical Nurse I20224$288,500
Core public serviceYouth Care Counsellor20253$277,700
NL Health ServicesLaboratory Technologist IIB20223$253,100
NL Hydro and affiliatesThermal Plant Operator20242$251,000
NL Health ServicesMEDICAL FLIGHT SPECIALIST A20252$250,500
NL Health ServicesPSYCHIATRIC REGISTERED NURSE I20242$226,900
NL Health ServicesMEDICAL FLIGHT SPECIALIST A20242$224,200
NL Health ServicesPsychiatric Licensed Practical Nurse II20223$209,900
NL Health ServicesLABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST I20243$207,400
NL Health ServicesPsychiatric Registered Nurse I20222$193,700
Core public serviceSocial Worker II20222$185,900
Core public serviceMarine Engineer (2nd Class)20252$165,900
Core public serviceCorrectional Officer I20252$164,900
NL Health ServicesMEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER20252$161,600
NL Health ServicesPSYCHIATRIC LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE II20242$160,500
NL Health ServicesLABORATORY AND X-RAY TECHNOLOGIST20252$155,700
NL Health ServicesMAINTENANCE REPAIRER20252$151,300
NL Health ServicesRegistered Nurse IB20221$151,100
NL Health ServicesNURSE PRACTITIONER20241$150,000
NL Health ServicesREGISTERED NURSE I20252$146,500
NL Health ServicesNURSE PRACTITIONER20251$144,900
NL Hydro and affiliatesSupv, Structure Maintenance20251$131,200
NL Health ServicesMAINTENANCE REPAIRER20242$129,400
NL Health ServicesPRIMARY CARE PARAMEDIC20222$127,700
NL Health ServicesREGISTERED NURSE IIC20251$126,000
NL Health ServicesNURSING SITE COORDINATOR20251$118,600
NL Hydro and affiliatesTechnologist - Prot & Control20251$117,100
NL Health ServicesREGISTERED NURSE I20241$117,000
Core public serviceFerry Captain III20251$113,700
NL Health ServicesPrimary Care Paramedic20222$113,200
NL Hydro and affiliatesMech Maint A - Welder20251$112,200
Core public serviceSocial Worker II20231$110,800
NL Hydro and affiliatesAdvisor, Tech Service (Mech)20251$108,900
NL Health ServicesRegistered Nurse IIC20221$104,600
NL Hydro and affiliatesElectrical Operator (WTS)20241$103,700
NL Health ServicesPAEDIATRICIAN20251$102,200
NL Health ServicesPSYCHIATRIC RN II(CLINICAL EDUCATOR20251$100,600
NL Health ServicesRegistered Nurse I20221$98,100
NL Health ServicesPRIMARY CARE PARAMEDIC - CUPE20251$98,100
NL Health ServicesLABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST IIB20251$97,900
NL Hydro and affiliatesTechnician- Emerg Response20251$95,900
NL Health ServicesSOCIAL WORKER I20241$95,400
Core public serviceLieutenant Adult Corrections20221$87,800
NL Health ServicesLABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST IIB20241$86,200
Core public serviceMate (First Class)20231$84,100
Core public serviceFerry Captain II20221$82,800
NL Health ServicesPSYCHIATRIC LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE II20251$82,300
NL Health ServicesPsychiatric Licensed Practical Nurse III20221$81,100
NL Health ServicesADVANCED CARE PARAMEDIC - NAPE20251$80,200
NL Health ServicesPSYCHIATRIC LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE III20241$77,600
Core public serviceMarine Engineer (2nd Class)20241$77,400
Core public servicePlumber20251$76,200
NL Health ServicesTRADES WORKER III20241$75,600
NL Health ServicesSENIOR MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER20251$74,600
Core public serviceMate (First Class)20221$74,300
Royal Newfoundland ConstabularyContractual20241$74,000
NL Hydro and affiliatesMaintenance A - Welder20241$72,400
NL Health ServicesAdvanced Care Paramedic20221$68,000
Core public serviceMarine Engineer (4th Class)20221$65,800
Core public servicePlumber20241$65,000
NL Health ServicesMEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS TRAINER20251$64,400
NL Health ServicesREGISTERED NURSE IC20221$63,600
Core public servicePurser-Deckhand20241$59,400
Royal Newfoundland ConstabularyPolice Constable20241$59,000
NL Health ServicesCLERK II20241$58,500
Core public serviceLabour20251$58,400
NL Health ServicesOT REHAB ASSISTANT20251$57,100
NL Health ServicesPSYCHIATRIC RN II(CLINICAL EDUCATOR20241$53,500
Core public servicePurser-Deckhand20221$52,000
Core public servicePurser-Deckhand20231$51,800
NL Health ServicesADVANCED CARE PARAMEDIC20221$49,000
NL Health ServicesNURSE PRACTITIONER-FAMILY/ALL AGES20251$45,700
Core public serviceMate (First Class)20241$44,800