Associate Professor salary in Alberta
200 people with this title were paid $159,676 or more in 2025. Half earned between $165,329 and $204,571.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list. The line is the same median in 2025 dollars, by Alberta’s consumer price index (Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01).
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| Year | Median | In 2025 dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $147,043 | $174,988 |
| 2021 | $147,053 | $169,608 |
| 2022 | $154,790 | $167,746 |
| 2023 | $169,012 | $177,354 |
| 2024 | $176,174 | $179,616 |
| 2025 | $177,640 | $177,640 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
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Median salary at each of the 3 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Associate Professor in Alberta’s public sector?
$177,640 among the 200 people with this title on the 2025 list. Only people paid $159,676 or more are listed, so this is not the median for everyone in the job.
How much do most people with the title Associate Professor on the list earn?
Half were paid between $165,329 and $204,571 in 2025; the highest salary was $390,962.
Which employer pays Associate Professor the most?
University of Alberta Board of Governors: a median of $180,685 among 85 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.
Which employer has the most people with the title Associate Professor?
University of Calgary Board of Governors, with 92 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Associate Professor are on the list?
200 in 2025, down from 238 in 2020.
How does Associate Professor pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $177,640, is 0.5% below the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($178,591).
How much does a Associate Professor make at University of Calgary Board of Governors?
The median salary of the 92 people with this title at University of Calgary Board of Governors was $176,236 in 2025.
How much does a Associate Professor make at University of Alberta Board of Governors?
The median salary of the 85 people with this title at University of Alberta Board of Governors was $180,685 in 2025.
How much does a Associate Professor make at University of Lethbridge Board of Governors?
The median salary of the 21 people with this title at University of Lethbridge Board of Governors was $175,247 in 2025.
Has Associate Professor pay gone up?
The median rose 0.8% from 2024 ($176,174) to 2025. In 2020 it was $147,043.
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.