Alberta’s 2022 compensation disclosure: every disclosed public-sector compensation for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2022, 7,720 employees at 103 Alberta public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s compensation disclosure. The average disclosed compensation was $151,264 and the median was $157,473 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $125,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
Compared with 2021, the list shrank by 209 names (-2.6%, from 7,929 to 7,720), and the average disclosed compensation rose 3.8% from $145,661.
The highest-paid person on the 2022 list was Michael Law (President & Chief Executive Officer) at Alberta Electric System Operator, at $1,149,555. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 7,720 records, use the data explorer or see the Alberta dashboard for the latest year.
Top 25 by compensation on the 2022 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.
| Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation | Top Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 2,720 | $168,476 | $1,007,744 |
| Universities | 2,681 | $175,400 | $717,044 |
| Crown Corporations | 526 | $165,728 | $1,149,555 |
| Colleges & Polytechnics | 491 | $97,376 | $730,368 |
| Tribunals & Appeals | 427 | $28,998 | $280,389 |
| Regulatory Bodies | 395 | $159,794 | $635,965 |
| Boards & Councils | 239 | $2,895 | $65,625 |
| Financial Bodies | 131 | $118,025 | $603,968 |
| Government Agencies | 106 | $117,908 | $359,314 |
| Other | 4 | $29,803 | $50,776 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2022.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Health Services | Health | 2,317 | $169,020 |
| University of Alberta Board of Governors | Universities | 1,408 | $184,842 |
| University of Calgary Board of Governors | Universities | 914 | $176,632 |
| Alberta Electric System Operator | Crown Corporations | 291 | $185,152 |
| Covenant Health | Health | 242 | $149,462 |
| Alberta Energy Regulator | Regulatory Bodies | 217 | $165,719 |
| University of Lethbridge Board of Governors | Universities | 143 | $140,897 |
| Alberta Precision Laboratories | Health | 118 | $231,799 |
| Athabasca University Board of Governors | Universities | 116 | $151,182 |
| Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors | Colleges & Polytechnics | 111 | $123,567 |
| Citizen's Appeal Panel | Tribunals & Appeals | 105 | $22,059 |
| Alberta Securities Commission | Regulatory Bodies | 81 | $192,112 |
| Grant MacEwan University Board of Governors | Universities | 79 | $125,100 |
| Land and Property Rights Tribunal | Tribunals & Appeals | 79 | $36,596 |
| Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors | Colleges & Polytechnics | 73 | $153,884 |