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37 job titles with 15 or more people on the 2025 list, 3,670 people in all. The best paid and the fastest changing, the same job at different employers, and every job to filter and rank.

Jobs with their own page

15 or more people each

People in these jobs

3,670

73% of the 2025 list

Most common

Professor

1,602 people

Highest median

Lab Pathologist

$428,403

Professions

Each profession’s many job titles together, beside what everyone in the occupation earns.

All professions

Nurses · 148 Professors · 1,895

Most common jobs

Job

At a glance

Highest median salary

Lab Pathologist$428,403
Vice President$282,829
Dean$231,825
PhD Clinical Scientist - Lab Board Certified$218,714
Associate Vice President$216,024
Executive Director$199,974
Manager$199,092
Assistant Professor$198,977
Vice Dean$198,552
Professor$192,908

Most people added, 2024 to 2025

Professor+160 (+11.1%)
Associate Professor+28 (+16.3%)
Instructor+27 (+90.0%)
Committee Member+23 (+46.9%)
Associate Vice President+17 (+48.6%)
Engineer+15 (+53.6%)
Member of Council+14 (+31.1%)
Dean+12 (+24.5%)
Analyst+10 (+76.9%)
Vice Dean+8 (+44.4%)

Biggest median raise, 2024 to 2025

Tribunal Member+$2,606 (+15.7%)
Manager+$19,712 (+11.0%)
Public Member+$313 (+11.0%)
Director+$11,402 (+6.7%)
Registered Nurse+$5,930 (+3.4%)
Professor+$5,517 (+2.9%)
Associate Professor+$1,466 (+0.8%)
Board Member−$327 (−10.7%)
Member−$4,173 (−30.8%)

Jobs with 50 or more people on both lists.

Same job, different employer

Median pay at the lowest- and highest-paying employers with 10 or more people in the job, 2025.

lowest-paying employermedian for the jobhighest-paying employer

ProfessorGrant MacEwan University Board of Governors $165,590University of Alberta Board of Governors $197,166

Board MemberLethbridge Polytechnic Board of Governors $720Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission $34,290

DirectorLAPP Corporation $12,900Alberta Electric System Operator $279,731

Every job

Ranked by people on the 2025 list.

Filters

The 37 most common of 37 jobsRank by

#	Job	People	Median	Median change
1	Professormiddle half $174,372–$224,822	1,602	$192,908	+$5,517 (+2.9%)
2	Board Membermiddle half $1,200–$10,300	348	$2,737	−$327 (−10.7%)
3	Associate Professormiddle half $165,329–$204,571	200	$177,640	+$1,466 (+0.8%)
4	Directormiddle half $166,988–$212,136	187	$182,590	+$11,402 (+6.7%)
5	Membermiddle half $2,487–$21,284	139	$9,394	−$4,173 (−30.8%)
6	Registered Nursemiddle half $167,122–$198,389	106	$181,964	+$5,930 (+3.4%)
7	Tribunal Membermiddle half $6,013–$35,468	85	$19,155	+$2,606 (+15.7%)
8	Managermiddle half $165,955–$212,032	82	$199,092	+$19,712 (+11.0%)
9	Committee Membermiddle half $904–$5,052	72	$1,914	−$229 (−10.7%)
10	Deanmiddle half $201,621–$298,999	61	$231,825	−$6,501 (−2.7%)
11	Member of Councilmiddle half $382–$1,606	59	$1,109	+$589 (+113.3%)
12	Instructormiddle half $101,062–$175,680	57	$163,409	−$2,811 (−1.7%)
13	Associate Vice Presidentmiddle half $185,799–$233,476	52	$216,024	+$2,109 (+1.0%)
14	Public Membermiddle half $1,499–$7,843	52	$3,170	+$313 (+11.0%)
15	PhD Clinical Scientist - Lab Board Certifiedmiddle half $202,995–$229,040	47	$218,714	new
16	Engineermiddle half $168,699–$197,933	43	$183,461	+$4,252 (+2.4%)
17	Assistant Professormiddle half $180,094–$210,630	40	$198,977	+$10,425 (+5.5%)
18	Appeals Board Membermiddle half $12,908–$38,759	35	$27,288	+$4,442 (+19.4%)
19	Assistant Head Nursemiddle half $170,092–$190,095	30	$179,451	+$9,761 (+5.8%)
20	Operatormiddle half $184,593–$195,755	28	$188,288	−$43,442 (−18.7%)
21	Vice Presidentmiddle half $252,229–$386,393	27	$282,829	−$38,704 (−12.0%)
22	Chairmiddle half $8,283–$167,850	27	$88,937	+$34,163 (+62.4%)
23	Vice Deanmiddle half $184,786–$230,110	26	$198,552	−$5,825 (−2.9%)
24	Lab Pathologistmiddle half $376,522–$515,575	25	$428,403	−$2,375 (−0.6%)
25	Executive Directormiddle half $177,362–$236,411	24	$199,974	+$14,254 (+7.7%)
26	Analystmiddle half $166,964–$174,617	23	$170,300	−$2,388 (−1.4%)
27	Senior Directormiddle half $170,343–$187,756	21	$177,097	−$12,221 (−6.5%)
28	Associate Deanmiddle half $162,360–$181,918	21	$167,915	+$1,421 (+0.9%)
29	Psychiatrist Membermiddle half $15,138–$38,472	20	$22,802	−$733 (−3.1%)
30	Hearing Chairmiddle half $143,734–$162,968	18	$156,509	+$6,907 (+4.6%)
31	Vice-Chairmiddle half $3,521–$231,970	17	$67,037	+$9,031 (+15.6%)
32	Project Managermiddle half $166,045–$178,030	17	$172,063	+$5,210 (+3.1%)
33	Audit Principalmiddle half $170,751–$187,988	17	$178,272	+$4,134 (+2.4%)
34	Council Membermiddle half $906–$4,443	16	$2,098	+$874 (+71.4%)
35	Faculty Service Officermiddle half $163,258–$166,561	16	$163,258	new
36	Specialistmiddle half $171,189–$200,325	15	$189,488	+$13,595 (+7.7%)
37	Panel Membermiddle half $2,789–$2,929	15	$2,929	+$640 (+28.0%)

Questions and answers

Which job has the most people on the list?

Professor, with 1,602 people in 2025.

Which job has the highest median salary?

Lab Pathologist: $428,403 in 2025, among jobs with at least 15 people on the list.

Which job’s median rose the most?

Tribunal Member: from $16,549 to $19,155 (+15.7%), among jobs with 50 or more people on both lists.

Why are some job titles merged?

Employers write the same job differently (“Teacher, Elementary” and “Elementary Teacher”). Titles that differ only in case, punctuation, a French half or a short inversion count as one job here; person pages keep each title exactly as published.

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

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Professions

Most common jobs

Professor

Board Member

Associate Professor

Director

Member

Registered Nurse

Tribunal Member

Manager