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 base salary 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.
Before counting benefits and perks, the top-paid RN received a base salary higher than the president and CEO of AHS or
