Salary disclosure · 2020

Alberta Sunshine List 2020

Salaries paid in calendar year 2020, published in 2021 (the list often called the Sunshine List). 6,050 people at 113 employers. The list covers Alberta's public agencies, boards and commissions, Alberta Health Services, Covenant Health and the universities; the line is indexed every year and board members are listed whatever their pay. Alberta Health Services' 2025 list is due by December 31, 2026.

People on the list

6,050

Median salary

$147,422

Total salaries

$816M

Employers

113

Top 100 highest paid in 2020

#	Name	Employer	Compensation
1	Michael LawPresident & Chief Executive Officer	Alberta Electric System Operator	$824,076
2	Stanley MagidsonChair and Chief Executive Officer	Alberta Securities Commission	$599,476
3	Laura KilcreaseCEO	Alberta Innovates	$583,012
4	Laura KilcreaseCEO	Alberta Innovates (C-FER Technologies)	$583,012
5	Verna YiuPresident & CEO	Alberta Health Services	$572,939
6	David RossPresident and CEO	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$545,832
7	Patrick DumelieChief Executive Officer	Covenant Health	$543,064
8	Robert HeggieChief executive	Alberta Utilities Commission	$515,327
9	Amid AbdullahLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$506,294
10	Carolin TemanLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$481,977
11	Francois BelangerVP and Chief Medical Officer	Alberta Health Services	$465,673
12	Matthew ParliamentSenior Medical Director	Alberta Health Services	$458,831
13	Leland BaskinAssociate Medical Director	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$458,444
14	Frederick Edward R McCauleyPresident	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$453,647
15	Mark JoffeVP and Medical Director	Alberta Health Services	$452,415
16	Neil FassinaPresident	Athabasca University Board of Governors	$442,082
17	Dru MarshallProvost & Vice President	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$441,061
18	David LinderExecutive Director	Alberta Securities Commission	$439,359
19	Charlene HunterLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$437,421
20	Owen HeislerChief Medical Officer	Covenant Health	$436,952
21	Todd GilchristVice President	Alberta Health Services	$435,037
22	Karen NaertLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$433,044
23	Jenika HowellLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$433,013
24	Ethan FlynnLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$429,510
25	Debrah WirtzfeldAssociate Chief Medical Officer	Alberta Health Services	$422,676
26	Anna SienkoLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$421,342
27	Hua YangLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$419,469
28	Safiya KarimPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$418,950
29	Samuel WeissProfessor	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$417,595
30	Michelle SchneiderLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$412,893
31	Corinne DollPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$411,889
32	Stefan UrbanskiLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$411,386
33	Steve GorombeyLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$410,096
34	Steven L. BryantProfessor	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$408,732
35	Rowland NicholAssociate Chief Medical Officer	Alberta Health Services	$407,778
36	Todd FiorVice President	Alberta Electric System Operator	$405,888
37	Sid VinerZone Medical Director	Alberta Health Services	$403,500
38	Ted BraunVP and Medical Director	Alberta Health Services	$403,256
39	Michael SiaPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$401,855
40	Christopher VennerPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$400,162
41	Weiming YuLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$399,428
42	Roger TsangPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$399,217
43	Michael MahonPresident	University of Lethbridge Board of Governors	$398,398
44	Tom CotterVice Chair	Alberta Securities Commission	$398,377
45	Sasha LupichukPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$398,266
46	Maria SpavorPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$396,938
47	Gloria Roldan UrgoitiPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$396,877
48	Petra GrendarovaPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$396,693
49	Abhijit GhosePhysician	Alberta Health Services	$395,857
50	Nicole BuresLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$395,537
51	Adrian BegleyChief Executive Officer	Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission	$394,983
52	Patricia TangPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$394,571
53	Charles ButtsPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$394,497
54	Peter CraigheadPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$394,266
55	Walid MouradLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$393,992
56	Scot DowdenPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$393,266
57	Marc KerbaPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$393,266
58	Afshin ShameliLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$392,093
59	Margaret GoreckiLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$392,057
60	Erik LarsenLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$390,687
61	Yinong WangLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$389,687
62	Andrew KulagaLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$389,193
63	Thomas FourieLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$389,181
64	Elizabeth KurienPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$388,958
65	Chen GaoLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$388,187
66	Julie Price HillerPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$387,706
67	Moosa KhalilLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$387,193
68	Douglas LarderGeneral Counsel	Alberta Utilities Commission	$384,736
69	Miranda Keating EricksonVice President	Alberta Electric System Operator	$384,363
70	Nuvyn PetersVice President	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$383,517
71	Wendy GosseVice President	Workers' Compensation Board	$377,120
72	Bill BakerVice President	Alberta Electric System Operator	$370,473
73	Margaret Elizabeth CannonPresident Emerita	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$370,212
74	Ronald HelmholdVice President	Workers' Compensation Board	$370,061
75	Deborah GordonVice President	Alberta Health Services	$369,102
76	Lisa NadeauVice President	Alberta Electric System Operator	$363,768
77	Stephen TsekrekosMedical Leader	Alberta Health Services	$363,719
78	Paula BurnsPresident and CEO	Lethbridge College Board of Governors	$362,906
79	Paula BurnsPresident and CEO	Lethbridge Polytechnic Board of Governors	$362,906
80	Rosa RudelichChief Operating Officer	Covenant Health	$362,608
81	Laura McDougallSenior Medical Director	Alberta Health Services	$361,791
82	Csaba HegedusLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$359,327
83	Kari HornVice Chair	Alberta Securities Commission	$359,292
84	Chris BrownChief Executive Officer	LAPP Corporation	$358,403
85	Gerald LimPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$352,458
86	Dennis FrehlichVice President	Alberta Electric System Operator	$351,498
87	Sean ChiltonVice President	Alberta Health Services	$350,851
88	Safwat GirgisLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$350,747
89	Erasmus OkineProvost & Vice President (Academic)	University of Lethbridge Board of Governors	$350,601
90	Mireille KattarLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$350,565
91	Banu SisLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$350,203
92	Muhammad MahmoodLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$346,673
93	Trevor AlexanderPresident & CEO	Workers' Compensation Board	$346,377
94	Kevin MartellPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$344,709
95	Julinor BacaniLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$344,147
96	Katherine ChubbsChief Zone Officer	Alberta Health Services	$343,858
97	Mark KolesarChair	Alberta Utilities Commission	$339,822
98	Nancy WalkerVice President Finance & Administration	University of Lethbridge Board of Governors	$336,181
99	Barrie R NaultProfessor	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$335,193
100	M Scott TaylorProfessor	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$335,041

By sector

Sector	People	Median	Highest
Agencies, boards and commissions	2,069	$47,218	$824,076
Health	1,966	$151,179	$572,939
Post-secondary institutions	1,945	$153,263	$545,832
Legislature and its offices	70	$156,839	$282,492

Largest employers

All employers

Employer	People	Median	Total
Alberta Health Services	1,651	$150,422	$269M
University of Calgary Board of Governors	1,056	$162,182	$179M
Alberta Energy Regulator	351	$146,021	$43.6M
Alberta Electric System Operator	295	$163,011	$51.1M
University of Lethbridge Board of Governors	188	$157,548	$31.0M
Covenant Health	161	$146,322	$22.7M
Alberta Precision Laboratories	129	$180,681	$29.9M
Athabasca University Board of Governors	125	$156,890	$19.5M
The Appeal Panels Administered by the Ministry of Community and Social Services	102	$15,842	$2.0M
Citizen's Appeal Panel	102	$15,842	$2.0M
Mental Health Review Panel	96	$2,831	$1.7M
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	81	$150,446	$10.9M
Alberta Securities Commission	77	$173,698	$14.8M
Alberta Innovates (C-FER Technologies)	74	$151,265	$10.9M
Workers' Compensation Board	66	$153,643	$10.5M
Grant MacEwan University Board of Governors	58	$148,195	$8.6M
Municipal Government Board	57	$16,469	$973K
NorQuest College Board of Governors	57	$140,157	$5.9M
Alberta Utilities Commission	52	$191,320	$10.8M
Medicine Hat College Board of Governors	43	$54,844	$2.8M
Alberta Innovates	42	$150,602	$5.9M
Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers' Compensation	41	$55,568	$3.4M
The Board of Governors of Northwestern Polytechnic	39	$62,427	$2.7M
Grande Prairie Regional College Board of Governors	39	$62,427	$2.7M
Lethbridge College Board of Governors	37	$59,422	$3.2M

Questions and answers

How many people were on the 2020 Sunshine List?

6,050 people paid $135,317 or more in 2020, at 113 employers.

Who was the highest paid on the 2020 list?

Michael Law, President & Chief Executive Officer at Alberta Electric System Operator, with a salary of $824,076.

What was the median salary on the 2020 list?

$147,422. It is the median of people paid $135,317 or more, not of every public employee.

Which sector had the most people on the list in 2020?

Agencies, boards and commissions, with 2,069 people (median $47,218).

Which employer had the most people on the list in 2020?

Alberta Health Services, with 1,651 people.

When was the 2020 Sunshine List released?

In 2021. Each list covers the salaries paid in one year and is published after it ends.

What is “compensation”?

The one pay figure Alberta publishes for each person for the year, shown as published. Alberta does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work

Why is someone not on the list?

Only people paid $159,676 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.