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Newfoundland and Labrador Nurse Pay Rates
Nursing pay in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada — the current wage grid, shift & weekend premiums and allowances
Collective Agreement
Collective Agreement between Treasury Board (for NL Health Services and the Schedule C employers) and the Registered Nurses' Union Newfoundland and Labrador, 2022–2026
Expired 30 Jun 2026 — continues in force while a new agreement is bargained
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Roles & Wages
| Role | Pay Point | July 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Registered Nurse (NS-28) Registered Nurse I, Psychiatric Registered Nurse I, Nursing Education Co-Ordinator I | Step 1 | $39.39 $76,810.5 / yr |
| Step 2 | $41.27 $80,476.5 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $43.15 $84,142.5 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $45.08 $87,906 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $47.04 $91,728 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $49.06 $95,667 / yr | |
Registered Nurse (NS-29) Registered Nurse IA, Registered Nurse II, Psychiatric Registered Nurse IA | Step 1 | $40.50 $78,975 / yr |
| Step 2 | $42.12 $82,134 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $44.01 $85,819.5 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $46.01 $89,719.5 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $47.99 $93,580.5 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $50.08 $97,656 / yr | |
Registered Nurse (NS-30) Registered Nurse IB, Registered Nurse IIA, Psychiatric Registered Nurse II, Community Health Registered Nurse I, Public Health Registered Nurse I, Nursing Education Co-Ordinator II, Nursing Instructor I | Step 1 | $41.99 $81,880.5 / yr |
| Step 2 | $43.99 $85,780.5 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $45.98 $89,661 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $48.04 $93,678 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $50.12 $97,734 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $52.26 $101,907 / yr | |
Registered Nurse (NS-31) Registered Nurse IC, Registered Nurse IIB, Psychiatric Registered Nurse IIA, Community Health Registered Nurse II, Public Health Registered Nurse II, Infection Control Registered Nurse, Occupational Health Coordinator, Occupational Health Registered Nurse, Research Registered Nurse Co-Ordinator | Step 1 | $43.48 $84,786 / yr |
| Step 2 | $45.22 $88,179 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $47.26 $92,157 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $49.39 $96,310.5 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $51.52 $100,464 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $53.74 $104,793 / yr | |
Registered Nurse (NS-32) Registered Nurse IIC, Psychiatric Registered Nurse IIB, Community Health Registered Nurse IIA, Nursing Instructor II | Step 1 | $45.48 $88,686 / yr |
| Step 2 | $47.43 $92,488.5 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $49.56 $96,642 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $51.79 $100,990.5 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $54.02 $105,339 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $56.35 $109,882.5 / yr | |
Registered Nurse (NS-33) Registered Nurse IID, Nurse Educator, Regional Registered Nurse I | Step 1 | $47.26 $92,157 / yr |
| Step 2 | $49.33 $96,193.5 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $51.56 $100,542 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $53.86 $105,027 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $56.19 $109,570.5 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $58.60 $114,270 / yr | |
Registered Nurse (NS-34) Registered Nurse IIE, Psychiatric Registered Nurse IID, Disease Control Registered Nursing Specialist, Infection Control Co-Ordinator, Occupational Health Registered Nurse Coordinator, Regional Registered Nurse II, Transfusion Registered Nurse Specialist | Step 1 | $49.17 $95,881.5 / yr |
| Step 2 | $51.32 $100,074 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $53.62 $104,559 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $56.05 $109,297.5 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $58.46 $113,997 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $60.99 $118,930.5 / yr | |
Registered Nurse (NS-35) No class is assigned to this range in Schedule D since nurse practitioners moved to their own scale | Step 1 | $51.29 $100,015.5 / yr |
| Step 2 | $53.52 $104,364 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $55.95 $109,102.5 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $58.47 $114,016.5 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $61.02 $118,989 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $63.65 $124,117.5 / yr | |
Nurse Practitioner (NP-35) Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care), (Adult), (Family/All Ages) and (Primary Health Care) | Step 1 | $52.31 $102,004.5 / yr |
| Step 2 | $54.59 $106,450.5 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $57.07 $111,286.5 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $59.64 $116,298 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $62.24 $121,368 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $64.92 $126,594 / yr | |
Nurse Practitioner (NP-36) No class is assigned to this range in Schedule D | Step 1 | $54.43 $106,138.5 / yr |
| Step 2 | $56.76 $110,682 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $59.32 $115,674 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $61.99 $120,880.5 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $64.67 $126,106.5 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $67.46 $131,547 / yr | |
Nurse Practitioner (NP-37) No class is assigned to this range in Schedule D | Step 1 | $56.95 $111,052.5 / yr |
| Step 2 | $59.40 $115,830 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $62.10 $121,095 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $64.91 $126,574.5 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $67.74 $132,093 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $70.66 $137,787 / yr | |
Unregistered Nurse A graduate awaiting registration: one rate with no steps, and no position above Nurse I | Single rate | $38.93 $75,913.5 / yr |
Hourly rates calculated as: Source hourly rate. Annual equivalent shown beneath each rate.
Allowances
| Allowance | Unit | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Shift Differential Each hour worked between 16:00 and 08:00. On 8-hour schedules a recognised day shift gets none; on 12-hour schedules every hour in the window counts, including the end of a day shift | Per Hour | $2.30 |
Weekend Differential Each hour worked from 00:01 Saturday to 24:00 Sunday. Paid on top of the shift differential | Per Hour | $2.55 |
In Charge A Level I nurse designated in charge of a unit, when at least 5 hours of the shift are worked. On weekdays 08:00–16:00 only when designated or when the manager is away | Per Hour | $1.00 |
Team Leader A Level I nurse team leader on the 08:00–16:00 shift, Monday to Friday, when at least 5 hours of the shift are worked | Per Hour | $1.00 |
Higher Classification Each shift you're temporarily assigned to a higher class and work at least 4 hours. After 10 working days (14 calendar days on 12-hour schedules) you get the higher class's rate instead | Per Hour | $0.65 |
Standby (8-hour shift) Each 8-hour shift of standby, or part of one. No standby pay for the period if you don't report when called | Per Shift | $20.40 |
Standby (12-hour shift) Each 12-hour shift of standby, or part of one | Per Shift | $30.60 |
Standby on a Holiday (8-hour shift) | Per Shift | $22.60 |
Standby on a Holiday (12-hour shift) | Per Shift | $33.90 |
Preceptor Up to $750 a year | Per Hour | $0.75 |
Mentor Paid quarterly for each 3-month period you're a mentor | Per Year | $1,950.00 |
Part-Time Additional Hours Part-time hours beyond your schedule, up to full-time hours. Hours beyond full time are overtime | Per Hour | $0.30 |
Permanent Full-Time Incentive Nurses in a permanent full-time position, paid each fortnight you work full-time hours. Agreed for the life of the 2022–2026 agreement, which expired on 30 June 2026; shown on the basis it continues while the agreement stays in force — check your pay statement | Per Year | $5,000.00 |
Long Service Pay Premium: 15 years Permanent full-time and part-time nurses, by years as an RN and/or NP. Paid every fortnight and not pensionable | % of pay | 1% |
Long Service Pay Premium: 20 years | % of pay | 15-year premium plus 2% |
Long Service Pay Premium: 25 years | % of pay | 20-year premium plus 2% |
Education: Bachelor of Nursing Once you've been on the top step for at least a year | Per Month | $82.00 |
Education: Master's in Nursing Once you've been on the top step for at least a year | Per Month | $110.00 |
Education: Nursing Unit Administration Course | Per Year | $400.00 |
Education: Post-Graduate Clinical (3 to 6 months) Paid while you work in the area the qualification applies to | Per Year | $300.00 |
Education: Post-Graduate Clinical (6 months or more) Paid while you work in the area the qualification applies to | Per Year | $500.00 |
Uniform Allowance When you must wear a uniform the employer doesn't supply. Paid on the first pay in December | Per Year | $155.00 |
Isolation Allowance Burgeo, Fogo and Harbour Breton, pro rata | Per Year | $660.00 |
Overtime & premium rates
Overtime150%
All overtime, as pay or time off at time and a half. Counted in 30-minute units. Part-timers only beyond full-time hours
Day of Rest Changed200%
Working a day of rest changed with less than 48 hours' notice, unless you asked for the change
Shift Changed at Short Notice150%
The whole shift, when it's changed without 24 hours' notice
Consecutive Shifts (12-hour)150% / 200%
The 4th shift in a row at 150%, the 5th and later at 200%. Not when you asked for the run in writing
Consecutive Shifts (8-hour)150% / 200%
The 7th evening or night shift in a row at 150%, the 8th and later at 200%. Not when you asked for the run in writing
Holiday Worked150%
For each hour worked, as pay or time off. Full-timers also keep their 7.5-hour holiday credit
Holiday on a Day of Rest250%
Required to work a holiday that falls on your day of rest, as pay or time off
Call-Back150%
At least 3 hours at the overtime rate
Short Rest Between Shifts150%
The hours of your next shift that fall inside 16 hours of rest (8-hour schedules) or 12 hours (12-hour schedules)
Casual Loading20%
Of basic salary, in lieu of vacation, holidays, sick leave and similar benefits. Casuals get 150% for hours worked on a holiday
Notes
- •Rates are hourly, as printed in Schedule A (the yearly salary ÷ 1,950). Full-time is 75 hours a fortnight: an 8-hour shift pays 7.5 hours and a 12-hour shift pays 11.25 hours. The yearly figures shown are the hourly rate × 1,950 hours (37.5 × 52). Public Health Nurses employed by the Province divide by 1,820 instead.
- •The last rise in this agreement was 2% from 1 July 2025. Nurse practitioners are on their own NP scale.
- •You move up one step after each 12 months of service. New hires are placed by experience: under 2 years at Step 1, 2 years at Step 2, and so on up to Step 6 at 6 or more years.
- •The agreement expired on 30 June 2026 and continues year to year until a new one replaces it (Art. 51.01). Bargaining began in January 2026 and no new rates have been agreed, so the 1 July 2025 rates still apply. Any increase is likely to be back-paid.
- •A 2026 transition agreement made one provincial bargaining unit for all RNUNL members at NL Health Services, including St. Patrick's Mercy Home, the Agnes Pratt Home, Saint Luke's Home and the Salvation Army Glenbrook Lodge. It didn't change pay rates.
- •The Long Service Pay Premium is printed as "15 year – 1%; 20 year – 15 year plus 2%; 25 year – 20 year plus 2%". MyRoster reads these as 1%, 3% and 5% in total. It's for permanent nurses only, by years as an RN and/or NP.
- •Casual nurses get 20% of basic salary instead of vacation, holidays, sick leave and similar benefits. Part-time nurses get those benefits pro rata, and the hourly rate is the same yearly salary ÷ 1,950.
- •Holidays for hospital nurses: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Commonwealth Day, Memorial Day (1 July), Labour Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, plus two agreed each year, which are Thanksgiving and Armistice Day unless your site agreed others. Each holiday is a 7.5-hour credit on 8- and 12-hour schedules alike, and runs from 00:01 to 24:00. Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve aren't holidays. Public Health Nurses employed by the Province have a longer list.
- •Labrador Benefits Agreement (1 April 2022 to 31 March 2026): a yearly Labrador Allowance, pro rata by hours worked excluding overtime. From 1 April 2025: Group 1 (Happy Valley-Goose Bay, North West River, Sheshatshiu, Wabush, Labrador City and Churchill Falls) $4,529 single or $8,939 with dependants; Group 2 (for example Red Bay, L'Anse au Loup, Cartwright and Mary's Harbour) $5,225 or $10,311; Group 3 (for example Rigolet, Makkovik, Hopedale and Nain) $5,459 or $10,755. A yearly Travel Allowance is paid on the first pay after 15 April: Group 1 $1,425 plus $1,053 per dependant, Group 2 $1,502 plus $1,131, Group 3 $1,581 plus $1,209. The Labrador agreement expired on 31 March 2026 with no successor published.
- •Source: Collective Agreement between Treasury Board (for NL Health Services and the Schedule C employers) and the Registered Nurses' Union Newfoundland and Labrador, 2022–2026 (Schedule A salaries) — rnunl.ca (Treasury Board copy: gov.nl.ca; Labrador Benefits Agreement 2022–2026: rnunl.ca; 2026 Transition Agreement: rnunl.ca)
Roles & Wages
| Role | Pay Point | Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Licensed Practical Nurse I (CG-29) CG-29 | Step 1 | $30.16 $58,812 / yr |
| Step 2 | $31.66 $61,737 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $33.22 $64,779 / yr | |
Licensed Practical Nurse II (CG-33) CG-33 | Step 1 | $34.27 $66,826.5 / yr |
| Step 2 | $36.00 $70,200 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $37.79 $73,690.5 / yr | |
Psychiatric Licensed Practical Nurse II (CG-29) CG-29 Paid on the same range as LPN I | Step 1 | $30.16 $58,812 / yr |
| Step 2 | $31.66 $61,737 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $33.22 $64,779 / yr |
Hourly rates calculated as: Source hourly rate. Annual equivalent shown beneath each rate.
Allowances
| Allowance | Unit | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Shift Differential Each hour worked between 16:00 and 08:00, day shifts included. Not paid to staff regularly scheduled 9 to 5 | Per Hour | $2.30 |
Saturday and Sunday Differential Each hour worked from 00:01 Saturday to 24:00 Sunday. Paid on top of the shift differential | Per Hour | $2.55 |
LPN In Charge Each hour you're designated in charge, when you work at least 5 hours of the shift | Per Hour | $1.00 |
Standby (8-hour shift) Each 8-hour shift of standby | Per Shift | $20.40 |
Standby (12-hour shift) Each 12-hour shift of standby | Per Shift | $30.60 |
Standby on a Holiday (8-hour shift) | Per Shift | $22.60 |
Standby on a Holiday (12-hour shift) | Per Shift | $33.90 |
Uniform Allowance When you buy your own approved uniforms. Paid on the first pay in December | Per Year | $175.00 |
Safety Footwear When safety boots or shoes are required, for each 12 months of service | Per Year | Up to $200.00 |
Overtime & premium rates
Overtime150%
All overtime, as pay or time off at time and a half, with no higher tier. Counted in 15-minute units
Holiday Worked150%
For each hour worked, on top of the day's holiday pay. Or time off at 1.5 hours per hour
Holiday on a Day Off200%
Required to work a holiday that falls on your scheduled day off, on top of holiday pay
Call-Back150%
At least 3 hours at the overtime rate
Consecutive Days (8-hour)200%
The 8th day in a row and later. Not when you asked for the run
Consecutive Days (12-hour)150% / 200%
The 4th day in a row at 150%, the 5th and later at 200%. Not when you asked for the run
Notes
- •Rates are hourly: the Schedule A grid (three steps on the CG scale) plus the LPN adjustment described below. Full-time is 75 hours a fortnight: an 8-hour shift pays 7.5 hours and a 12-hour shift pays 11.25 hours. The yearly figures shown are the hourly rate × 1,950 hours (37.5 × 52).
- •The last rise in this agreement was 2% from 1 April 2025. LPN I and Psychiatric LPN II are paid on range CG-29 and LPN II on CG-33. Other psychiatric LPN grades (CG-28, CG-31 and CG-34) aren't shown here.
- •The rates shown include a fixed hourly adjustment for LPNs from a September 2023 memorandum that hasn't been published: $2.55 an hour on CG-29 (LPN I and Psychiatric LPN II) and $2.90 on CG-33 (LPN II), the amounts paid in NL Health Services job postings (for example, LPN I at $29.62 to $32.62 an hour in November 2024). The printed Schedule A grid is lower by that amount.
- •The agreement expired on 31 March 2026 and stays in force until a new one replaces it (Art. 34.04). No new agreement has been published.
- •Temporary LPNs earn vacation and holidays like permanent staff, so there is no percentage in lieu of benefits.
- •Holidays: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Commonwealth Day, Memorial Day, Labour Day, Armistice Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, plus one agreed at each facility. A holiday runs from 00:01 to 24:00.
- •LPNs at CUPE-certified sites are on a separate CUPE agreement with the same CG ranges, but a few rules and holidays differ. The Labrador Allowance and Travel Allowance (see the RN tab) also apply to LPNs in Labrador.
- •Source: Collective Agreement between Treasury Board and the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees (Health Services Staff), November 1, 2022 – March 31, 2026 (Schedule A) — gov.nl.ca
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