The number of Manitoba public sector workers earning more than $100,000 per year rose by 64 percent in the last two years, with the government spending an additional $456 million on employee wages compared to 2020.
The recently released list revealed 20,242 government sector employees made more than $100,000 in 2022, with the average salary coming in at $107,620. The highest salary that year was $1,032,721, up 21 percent from $850,684 in 2020.
