Chair salary in Alberta
27 people with this title were paid $159,676 or more in 2025. Half earned between $8,283 and $167,850.
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 | $45,494 | $54,140 |
| 2021 | $139,115 | $160,453 |
| 2022 | $114,178 | $123,734 |
| 2023 | $151,528 | $159,008 |
| 2024 | $54,774 | $55,844 |
| 2025 | $88,937 | $88,937 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Chair in Alberta’s public sector?
$88,937 among the 27 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 Chair on the list earn?
Half were paid between $8,283 and $167,850 in 2025; the highest salary was $492,824.
Which employer has the most people with the title Chair?
Mount Royal University Board of Governors, with 6 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Chair are on the list?
27 in 2025.
How does Chair pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $88,937, is 50.2% below the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($178,591).
How much does a Chair make at Mount Royal University Board of Governors?
The median salary of the 6 people with this title at Mount Royal University Board of Governors was $172,065 in 2025.
Has Chair pay gone up?
The median rose 62.4% from 2024 ($54,774) to 2025. In 2020 it was $45,494.
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.