Alberta’s 2024 compensation disclosure: every disclosed public-sector compensation for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2024, 6,537 employees at 109 Alberta public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s compensation disclosure. The average disclosed compensation was $157,757 and the median was $173,246 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $125,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
Compared with 2023, the list shrank by 528 names (-7.5%, from 7,065 to 6,537), and the average disclosed compensation rose 1.3% from $155,761.
The highest-paid person on the 2024 list was Michael Law (President & Chief Executive Officer) at Alberta Electric System Operator, at $1,113,612. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 6,537 records, use the data explorer or see the Alberta dashboard for the latest year.
Top 25 by compensation on the 2024 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.
| Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation | Top Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 2,349 | $188,815 | $585,447 |
| Health | 1,806 | $188,597 | $804,686 |
| Colleges & Polytechnics | 503 | $104,494 | $461,850 |
| Tribunals & Appeals | 447 | $28,255 | $331,907 |
| Crown Corporations | 436 | $173,388 | $1,113,612 |
| Regulatory Bodies | 403 | $180,982 | $680,744 |
| Boards & Councils | 309 | $2,812 | $71,780 |
| Financial Bodies | 152 | $128,255 | $783,328 |
| Government Agencies | 98 | $131,048 | $463,279 |
| Other | 34 | $5,818 | $58,006 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2024.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Health Services | Health | 1,431 | $192,817 |
| University of Alberta Board of Governors | Universities | 1,200 | $199,574 |
| University of Calgary Board of Governors | Universities | 810 | $191,044 |
| Alberta Energy Regulator | Regulatory Bodies | 219 | $186,540 |
| Alberta Electric System Operator | Crown Corporations | 204 | $200,516 |
| Covenant Health | Health | 195 | $161,733 |
| University of Lethbridge Board of Governors | Universities | 142 | $165,644 |
| Alberta Precision Laboratories | Health | 132 | $223,077 |
| Athabasca University Board of Governors | Universities | 98 | $152,865 |
| Alberta Securities Commission | Regulatory Bodies | 95 | $209,820 |
| Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors | Colleges & Polytechnics | 95 | $129,195 |
| Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors | Colleges & Polytechnics | 95 | $144,360 |
| Land and Property Rights Tribunal | Tribunals & Appeals | 91 | $24,394 |
| Citizen's Appeal Panel | Tribunals & Appeals | 87 | $24,076 |
| Grant MacEwan University Board of Governors | Universities | 77 | $132,240 |