Highest-Paid Executives (CEOs & Presidents) in Alberta (2024)

In 2024, 402 executive roles appeared on the Alberta Compensation Disclosure, earning an average of $229,316 and a median of $201,850. The highest-paid was Michael Law (President & Chief Executive Officer at Alberta Electric System Operator) at $1,113,612. Chief executive officers, presidents, and executive directors of public bodies.

Figures cover disclosed public-sector employees only (those above Alberta’s $125,000 disclosure threshold). Records span 2021–2024.

Executives (CEOs & Presidents) disclosed (2024)

402

Average

$229,316

Median

$201,850

Highest

$675,314

Top 25 highest-paid executives (ceos & presidents) (2024)

#	Name	Job title	Employer	Total
1	Michael Law	President & Chief Executive Officer	Alberta Electric System Operator	$1,113,612
2	Patrick Dumelie	Chief Executive Officer	Covenant Health	$804,686
3	Stanley Magidson	Chair and Chief Executive Officer	Alberta Securities Commission	$680,744
4	Athana Mentzelopoulos	President & CEO	Alberta Health Services	$633,451
5	Robert Heggie	Chief Executive Officer	Alberta Utilities Commission	$624,389
6	Mark H Snaterse	Executive Director	Alberta Health Services	$606,886
7	Sean Chilton	Vice President	Alberta Health Services	$594,835
8	Trevor Alexander	President & CEO	Workers' Compensation Board	$567,597
9	William Flanagan	President and Vice-Chancellor	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$546,887
10	Marta Krauze	Executive Director	Alberta Health Services	$519,584
11	Frederick Edward R McCauley	President	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$519,081
12	Wendy Gosse	Senior Vice President	Workers' Compensation Board	$518,021
13	James Booth	Executive Director, Ancillary Services	University of Lethbridge Board of Governors	$483,809
14	Tim Rahilly	President & Vice-Chancellor	Mount Royal University Board of Governors	$473,997
15	Susan McGillivray	Vice President	Alberta Health Services	$466,709
16	Laurie Pushor	President and CEO	Alberta Energy Regulator	$463,494
17	David Ross	President & CEO	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$461,850
18	Karen Horon	Vice President	Alberta Health Services	$443,564
19	Digvir Jayas	President	University of Lethbridge Board of Governors	$443,022
20	Samir Sabharwal	Executive Director	Alberta Securities Commission	$438,864
21	Robert Davidson	Vice President	Alberta Electric System Operator	$438,047
22	Thomas L. Bornhorst	Vice President	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$437,788
23	Roel Dykstra	Executive Vice President, Impact	Alberta Innovates	$436,581
24	Adrian Begley	Chief Executive Officer	Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission	$434,330
25	William Baker	Vice President	Alberta Electric System Operator	$433,257

Employers with the most executives (ceos & presidents) (2024)

Alberta Health Services149 · $198,393 avg University of Calgary Board of Governors26 · $260,059 avg Alberta Innovates20 · $211,704 avg University of Lethbridge Board of Governors17 · $249,539 avg Mount Royal University Board of Governors16 · $219,833 avg Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors15 · $230,361 avg Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors14 · $232,584 avg Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission11 · $230,729 avg Alberta Electric System Operator10 · $359,797 avg University of Alberta Board of Governors8 · $218,431 avg Workers' Compensation Board7 · $326,932 avg Bow Valley College Board of Governors7 · $243,906 avg

Job titles included

Executive Director151Associate Vice President39Vice President33Chief Executive Officer13President & CEO9Associate Executive Director8President and CEO7President5Associate Vice-President5Vice President, Academic3

Highest-Paid Executives (CEOs & Presidents) in Alberta (2024)

Top 25 highest-paid executives (ceos & presidents) (2024)

Employers with the most executives (ceos & presidents) (2024)

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