Saskatchewan gov’t discloses salaries of Crown employees

For the most part, the salaries of the heads of Saskatchewan’s Crown corporations in the 2021-22 fiscal year were consistent with their pay in the year before.

The provincial government released its payee disclosure report for the Crowns on Monday. The report covers the year from April 1, 2021 to March 31 of this year, and includes the salaries of all employees who received more than $50,000.

SaskTel president-CEO Doug Burnett received more in 2021-22 than he did the previous year. He earned $608,366 this year compared to $590,588 the year before.

Former SaskPower president and CEO Mike Marsh got $477,404 in the 2021-22 fiscal year. Marsh was paid $590,314 the year before.

Ken From, formerly the president-CEO of SaskEnergy, received a salary of $493,268 in the 2021-22 year. He was paid $495,504 the year before.

Andrew Cartmell, the former head of SGI, was paid a salary of $495,493 this year — up slightly from the $495,428 he got the previous year.

Crown Investments Corporation boss Kent Campbell was paid $430,222 in 2021-22.

“Total payments to the sector’s 11,000-plus employees for the reporting period were slightly over $1 billion, a 3.9 per cent increase over 2020-21 due to economic adjustments included in collective bargaining agreements and the resumption of SaskGaming operations after public health orders were lifted,” the government said in a media release.

The release added that through grants, contributions, donations and sponsorships, the Crown sector put about $10.4 million into charitable organizations, local sports associations and leagues, major tourism events and more.

The payee disclosure report can be seen here under Reports and Publications.