Alberta’s 2023 compensation disclosure: every disclosed public-sector compensation for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2023, 7,065 employees at 104 Alberta public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s compensation disclosure. The average disclosed compensation was $155,761 and the median was $166,773 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $125,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
Compared with 2022, the list shrank by 655 names (-8.5%, from 7,720 to 7,065), and the average disclosed compensation rose 3% from $151,264.
The highest-paid person on the 2023 list was Mauro Chies (President & CEO) at Alberta Health Services, at $2,174,576. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 7,065 records, use the data explorer or see the Alberta dashboard for the latest year.
Top 25 by compensation on the 2023 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.
| Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation | Top Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 2,455 | $179,532 | $2,174,576 |
| Universities | 2,359 | $184,153 | $592,152 |
| Colleges & Polytechnics | 479 | $100,459 | $648,605 |
| Tribunals & Appeals | 432 | $27,499 | $311,074 |
| Regulatory Bodies | 411 | $174,637 | $635,835 |
| Crown Corporations | 400 | $159,690 | $743,967 |
| Boards & Councils | 265 | $2,880 | $71,250 |
| Financial Bodies | 139 | $124,218 | $437,437 |
| Government Agencies | 90 | $126,985 | $372,041 |
| Other | 35 | $5,081 | $78,133 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2023.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Health Services | Health | 2,095 | $181,510 |
| University of Alberta Board of Governors | Universities | 1,224 | $194,102 |
| University of Calgary Board of Governors | Universities | 799 | $186,556 |
| Alberta Energy Regulator | Regulatory Bodies | 239 | $177,674 |
| Covenant Health | Health | 214 | $156,896 |
| Alberta Electric System Operator | Crown Corporations | 175 | $176,808 |
| University of Lethbridge Board of Governors | Universities | 148 | $161,384 |
| Alberta Precision Laboratories | Health | 102 | $226,656 |
| Athabasca University Board of Governors | Universities | 100 | $145,713 |
| Citizen's Appeal Panel | Tribunals & Appeals | 92 | $22,020 |
| Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors | Colleges & Polytechnics | 92 | $116,606 |
| Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors | Colleges & Polytechnics | 87 | $145,296 |
| Land and Property Rights Tribunal | Tribunals & Appeals | 86 | $30,311 |
| Alberta Securities Commission | Regulatory Bodies | 84 | $206,628 |
| Grant MacEwan University Board of Governors | Universities | 71 | $122,968 |