Average weekly pay during each premier's tenure
13 premiers, ranked by how average weekly pay changed from their first day in office, next to Canada over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Premier | Country | In office | Total | vs Canada | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PC Danny Williams | Newfoundland and Labrador | 6 Nov 2003 – 3 Dec 2010 | +17.2% Oct 2003 → Nov 2010 | +8.8 pts Canada +8.4% | +2.3%/yr | |
| 2 | PC Ed Stelmach | Alberta | 14 Dec 2006 – 7 Oct 2011 | +12.8% Nov 2006 → Sep 2011 | +8.9 pts Canada +3.9% | +2.5%/yr | |
| 3 | Lib. Stephen McNeil | Nova Scotia | 22 Oct 2013 – 23 Feb 2021 | +12.7% Sep 2013 → Jan 2021 | +2.4 pts Canada +10.4% | +1.6%/yr | |
| 4 | Lib. Robert Ghiz | Prince Edward Island | 13 Jun 2007 – 23 Feb 2015 | +12.0% May 2007 → Jan 2015 | +3.2 pts Canada +8.8% | +1.5%/yr | |
| 5 | SKP Brad Wall | Saskatchewan | 21 Nov 2007 – 2 Feb 2018 | +11.5% Oct 2007 → Jan 2018 | +5.7 pts Canada +5.8% | +1.1%/yr | |
| 6 | N P.J. Akeeagok | Nunavut | 19 Nov 2021 – 20 Nov 2025 | +9.8% Oct 2021 → Oct 2025 | +9.2 pts Canada +0.6% | +2.4%/yr | |
| 7 | PLQ Jean Charest | Quebec | 29 Apr 2003 – 19 Sep 2012 | +9.6% Mar 2003 → Aug 2012 | −2.5 pts Canada +12.1% | +1.0%/yr | |
| 8 | YP Dennis Fentie | Yukon | 30 Nov 2002 – 11 Jun 2011 | +9.1% Oct 2002 → May 2011 | +1.4 pts Canada +7.7% | +1.0%/yr | |
| 9 | PC Doug Ford | Ontario | 29 Jun 2018 – now | +9.0% May 2018 → Jul 2026 | +2.7 pts Canada +6.3% | +1.1%/yr | |
| 10 | CAQ François Legault | Quebec | 18 Oct 2018 – 15 Apr 2026 | +8.7% Sep 2018 → Mar 2026 | +2.3 pts Canada +6.4% | +1.1%/yr |
Showing 10 of 56 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Canada is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. C$ per week, in today's money, all employees · Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (table 14-10-0222), seasonally adjusted, adjusted for inflation with the province's CPI (18-10-0004; a territory's capital's) · province or territory data · as of Sep 2026.