Alberta’s top-paid registered nurse earned more than $510,000 in 2022, according to public compensation lists recently posted online.
The nurse was one of six public-sector nurses working for Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Covenant Health who earned more than $300,000 in total compensation last year — a result that nursing leaders say is only possible from working excessive overtime and on-call shifts during staff shortages.
“I don’t think we’ve seen numbers like that, ever,” United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) president Heather Smith said.
The total compensation figure does not include other non-monetary benefits or severance.
Before counting benefits and perks, the top-paid RN was paid more
