Salary disclosure · 2021

Alberta Sunshine List 2021

Salaries paid in calendar year 2021, published in 2022 (the list often called the Sunshine List). 7,752 people at 112 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

7,752

+28.1% vs 2020

Median salary

$153,684

+4.2% vs 2020

Total salaries

$1.2B

Employers

112

Top 100 highest paid in 2021

#	Name	Employer	Compensation	Change
1	Michael LawPresident & Chief Executive Officer	Alberta Electric System Operator	$813,162	−$10,914 (−1.3%)
2	Stanley MagidsonChair and Chief Executive Officer	Alberta Securities Commission	$637,185	+$37,709 (+6.3%)
3	Amid AbdullahLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$589,010	+$82,716 (+16.3%)
4	Verna YiuPresident & CEO	Alberta Health Services	$578,274	+$5,335 (+0.9%)
5	Xin-Min LiProfessor	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$557,068	new
6	Randall MorckProfessor	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$556,246	new
7	Chris BrownChief Executive Officer	LAPP Corporation	$548,432	+$190,028 (+53.0%)
8	Patrick DumelieChief Executive Officer	Covenant Health	$530,569	−$12,495 (−2.3%)
9	Francois BelangerVP and Chief Medical Officer	Alberta Health Services	$496,885	+$31,212 (+6.7%)
10	Carolin TemanLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$482,388	+$410 (+0.1%)
11	Ethan FlynnLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$476,583	+$47,073 (+11.0%)
12	Gregory CummingsChief Zone Officer	Alberta Health Services	$472,272	+$158,562 (+50.5%)
13	Robert HeggieChief executive	Alberta Utilities Commission	$467,118	−$48,210 (−9.4%)
14	Charlene HunterLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$464,777	+$27,356 (+6.3%)
15	Edy WongFull Lecturer	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$464,367	new
16	Paul MajorProfessor	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$463,760	new
17	Matthew ParliamentSenior Medical Director	Alberta Health Services	$458,046	−$785 (−0.2%)
18	Frederick Edward R McCauleyPresident	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$455,789	+$2,142 (+0.5%)
19	Karen NaertLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$455,714	+$22,670 (+5.2%)
20	William FlanaganPresident and ViceChancellor	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$453,766	new
21	Jenika HowellLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$451,090	+$18,076 (+4.2%)
22	Mark JoffeVP and Medical Director	Alberta Health Services	$450,919	−$1,496 (−0.3%)
23	Hua YangLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$450,821	+$31,352 (+7.5%)
24	Erik LarsenLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$446,509	+$55,821 (+14.3%)
25	Owen HeislerChief Medical Officer	Covenant Health	$441,433	+$4,481 (+1.0%)
26	Kathryn KoliaskaLead Medical Officer of Health	Alberta Health Services	$437,861	+$167,760 (+62.1%)
27	David LinderExecutive Director	Alberta Securities Commission	$435,610	−$3,749 (−0.9%)
28	Steve GorombeyLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$435,007	+$24,911 (+6.1%)
29	Karim JamalProfessor	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$434,623	new
30	Dru MarshallProvost & Vice President	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$426,057	−$15,003 (−3.4%)
31	Afshin ShameliLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$421,222	+$29,128 (+7.4%)
32	Anna SienkoLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$420,863	−$479 (−0.1%)
33	Andrew KulagaLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$420,355	+$31,161 (+8.0%)
34	Joseph DoucetInterim College Dean	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$419,604	new
35	David TurpinProfessor	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$418,366	new
36	Nicole BuresLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$418,324	+$22,786 (+5.8%)
37	Thomas FourieLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$417,824	+$28,643 (+7.4%)
38	Samuel WeissProfessor	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$417,385	−$210 (−0.1%)
39	Debrah WirtzfeldAssociate Chief Medical Officer	Alberta Health Services	$416,399	−$6,277 (−1.5%)
40	Sasha LupichukPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$415,788	+$17,522 (+4.4%)
41	Moosa KhalilLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$414,879	+$27,685 (+7.2%)
42	Stefan UrbanskiLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$414,373	+$2,988 (+0.7%)
43	Corinne DollPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$413,110	+$1,221 (+0.3%)
44	Leland BaskinAssociate Medical Director	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$411,037	−$47,407 (−10.3%)
45	Steven DewProvost & VP Academic	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$407,746	new
46	Sid VinerVP and Medical Director	Alberta Health Services	$406,446	+$2,946 (+0.7%)
47	Chen GaoLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$406,252	+$18,065 (+4.7%)
48	Colleen PurdyVice President	Alberta Health Services	$404,622	+$213,286 (+111.5%)
49	Maire Angela DugganProfessor	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$404,033	+$198,551 (+96.6%)
50	Laura KilcreaseCEO	Alberta Innovates	$403,979	−$179,034 (−30.7%)
51	Laura KilcreaseCEO	Alberta Innovates (C-FER Technologies)	$403,979	−$179,034 (−30.7%)
52	Margaret GoreckiLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$403,891	+$11,834 (+3.0%)
53	Weiming YuLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$403,554	+$4,125 (+1.0%)
54	Julie Price HillerPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$403,054	+$15,347 (+4.0%)
55	Michael SiaPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$402,471	+$615 (+0.2%)
56	Roger TsangPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$402,042	+$2,824 (+0.7%)
57	Safiya KarimPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$401,787	−$17,163 (−4.1%)
58	Adrian BegleyChief Executive Officer	Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission	$401,143	+$6,160 (+1.6%)
59	Petra GrendarovaPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$401,032	+$4,340 (+1.1%)
60	Scot DowdenPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$398,672	+$5,405 (+1.4%)
61	Tom CotterVice Chair	Alberta Securities Commission	$397,760	−$617 (−0.2%)
62	Maria SpavorPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$397,728	+$790 (+0.2%)
63	Walid MouradLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$397,699	+$3,706 (+0.9%)
64	Yinong WangLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$397,418	+$7,731 (+2.0%)
65	Marek MichalakProfessor	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$396,506	new
66	Charles ButtsPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$396,231	+$1,733 (+0.4%)
67	Rowland NicholAssociate Chief Medical Officer	Alberta Health Services	$396,080	−$11,698 (−2.9%)
68	Richard GilchristVP Shared Services & Finance	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$395,674	new
69	Gloria Roldan UrgoitiPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$394,312	−$2,565 (−0.6%)
70	Marc KerbaPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$394,125	+$858 (+0.2%)
71	Patricia TangPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$394,125	−$447 (−0.1%)
72	Elizabeth KurienPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$393,976	+$5,018 (+1.3%)
73	Robert WolkowProfessor	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$390,803	new
74	Kevin MartellPhysician	Alberta Health Services	$390,204	+$45,495 (+13.2%)
75	Steven L. BryantProfessor	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$387,188	−$21,544 (−5.3%)
76	Kyle Christopher KurekAssociate Professor	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$385,795	+$240,023 (+164.7%)
77	Jonathan SchaefferProfessor	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$384,298	new
78	Martin KoebelAssociate Professor	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$382,242	+$219,613 (+135.0%)
79	Jennifer Ai-Wen ChanAssociate Professor	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$382,095	+$218,309 (+133.3%)
80	Bill BakerVice President	Alberta Electric System Operator	$381,199	+$10,726 (+2.9%)
81	Muhammad MahmoodLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$380,975	+$34,302 (+9.9%)
82	Jennifer BestardZone Medical Director	Alberta Health Services	$377,900	new
83	Wendy GosseVice President	Workers' Compensation Board	$377,571	+$452 (+0.1%)
84	Jeffrey T. JosephProfessor	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$376,942	+$189,540 (+101.1%)
85	Michael MengelProfessor	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$376,941	new
86	B FalloneProfessor	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$376,902	new
87	Dennis FrehlichAdvisor	Alberta Electric System Operator	$376,759	+$25,261 (+7.2%)
88	Andrew SharmanVicePresidentFacilities &Ops	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$376,641	new
89	Thomas BrennProfessor	University of Calgary Board of Governors	$376,637	+$193,643 (+105.8%)
90	Sandra DavidgeProfessor	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$375,833	new
91	Marie DvorakovaLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$375,524	+$82,160 (+28.0%)
92	Vikas MehrotraProfessor	University of Alberta Board of Governors	$375,303	new
93	Banu SisLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$374,085	+$23,882 (+6.8%)
94	Deborah GordonVice President	Alberta Health Services	$372,966	+$3,864 (+1.0%)
95	Ana Cota SchwarzLab Pathologist	Alberta Precision Laboratories	$371,570	new
96	Carolyn Dahl ReesChair	Alberta Utilities Commission	$371,374	+$125,773 (+51.2%)
97	Ron HelmholdVice President	Workers' Compensation Board	$370,567	new
98	Miranda Keating EricksonVice President	Alberta Electric System Operator	$370,248	−$14,115 (−3.7%)
99	Rosa RudelichChief Operating Officer	Covenant Health	$368,757	+$6,149 (+1.7%)
100	Kari HornVice Chair	Alberta Securities Commission	$368,301	+$9,009 (+2.5%)

By sector

Sector	People	Median	Highest
Post-secondary institutions	3,317	$162,162	$557,068
Health	2,476	$153,009	$589,010
Agencies, boards and commissions	1,890	$119,279	$813,162
Legislature and its offices	69	$159,811	$293,362

Largest employers

All employers

Employer	People	Median	Total
Alberta Health Services	2,126	$152,597	$349M
University of Alberta Board of Governors	1,509	$168,112	$275M
University of Calgary Board of Governors	946	$166,442	$169M
Alberta Electric System Operator	335	$160,233	$57.3M
Covenant Health	210	$150,568	$30.9M
Alberta Energy Regulator	195	$155,205	$31.4M
University of Lethbridge Board of Governors	182	$160,246	$31.3M
Alberta Precision Laboratories	118	$183,015	$28.3M
Athabasca University Board of Governors	114	$160,338	$18.7M
The Appeal Panels Administered by the Ministry of Community and Social Services	99	$13,707	$2.0M
Citizen's Appeal Panel	99	$13,707	$2.0M
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	89	$148,118	$14.0M
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	87	$150,437	$11.8M
Alberta Securities Commission	75	$174,960	$14.4M
Alberta Innovates (C-FER Technologies)	68	$155,870	$10.2M
Mental Health Review Panel	63	$3,430	$1.5M
Workers' Compensation Board	59	$155,784	$9.8M
Grant MacEwan University Board of Governors	58	$150,511	$9.7M
Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers' Compensation	56	$37,882	$3.8M
Land and Property Rights Tribunal	55	$26,066	$1.7M
NorQuest College Board of Governors	48	$141,390	$4.6M
Alberta Utilities Commission	47	$187,393	$9.0M
Municipal Government Board	47	$10,986	$596K
Alberta Innovates	39	$153,734	$5.5M
Red Deer Polytechnic Board of Governors	39	$80,318	$2.9M

Questions and answers

How many people were on the 2021 Sunshine List?

7,752 people paid $136,805 or more in 2021, at 112 employers, +28.1% on 2020 (6,050 people).

Who was the highest paid on the 2021 list?

Michael Law, President & Chief Executive Officer at Alberta Electric System Operator, with a salary of $813,162.

What was the median salary on the 2021 list?

$153,684, +4.2% on 2020. It is the median of people paid $136,805 or more, not of every public employee.

Which sector had the most people on the list in 2021?

Post-secondary institutions, with 3,317 people (median $162,162).

Which employer had the most people on the list in 2021?

Alberta Health Services, with 2,126 people.

When was the 2021 Sunshine List released?

In 2022. 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.