Alberta’s 2021 compensation disclosure: every disclosed public-sector compensation for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2021, 7,929 employees at 106 Alberta public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s compensation disclosure. The average disclosed compensation was $145,661 and the median was $152,605 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $125,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
Compared with 2020, the list grew by 246 names (+3.2%, from 7,683 to 7,929), and the average disclosed compensation rose 3.8% from $140,345.
The highest-paid person on the 2021 list was Michael Law (President & Chief Executive Officer) at Alberta Electric System Operator, at $824,650. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 7,929 records, use the data explorer or see the Alberta dashboard for the latest year.
Top 25 by compensation on the 2021 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.
| Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation | Top Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 2,931 | $172,329 | $730,851 |
| Health | 2,509 | $164,057 | $661,378 |
| Crown Corporations | 562 | $157,682 | $824,650 |
| Colleges & Polytechnics | 546 | $96,005 | $621,216 |
| Tribunals & Appeals | 519 | $24,314 | $270,878 |
| Regulatory Bodies | 372 | $154,657 | $642,743 |
| Boards & Councils | 252 | $2,714 | $70,025 |
| Financial Bodies | 131 | $110,091 | $621,216 |
| Government Agencies | 102 | $115,791 | $452,290 |
| Other | 5 | $25,543 | $49,429 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2021.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Health Services | Health | 2,128 | $163,879 |
| University of Alberta Board of Governors | Universities | 1,533 | $179,530 |
| University of Calgary Board of Governors | Universities | 968 | $174,783 |
| Alberta Electric System Operator | Crown Corporations | 335 | $171,085 |
| Covenant Health | Health | 214 | $144,269 |
| University of Lethbridge Board of Governors | Universities | 207 | $151,046 |
| Alberta Energy Regulator | Regulatory Bodies | 195 | $160,974 |
| Athabasca University Board of Governors | Universities | 129 | $145,010 |
| Alberta Precision Laboratories | Health | 119 | $238,203 |
| Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors | Colleges & Polytechnics | 111 | $125,805 |
| Citizen's Appeal Panel | Tribunals & Appeals | 106 | $18,669 |
| Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors | Colleges & Polytechnics | 96 | $123,130 |
| Alberta Securities Commission | Regulatory Bodies | 75 | $191,924 |
| Grant MacEwan University Board of Governors | Universities | 75 | $129,706 |
| Mental Health Review Panel | Tribunals & Appeals | 69 | $21,643 |