Executive Director salary in Alberta
24 people with this title were paid $159,676 or more in 2025. Half earned between $177,362 and $236,411.
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 | $163,360 | $194,406 |
| 2021 | $163,884 | $189,021 |
| 2022 | $168,996 | $183,141 |
| 2023 | $176,241 | $184,940 |
| 2024 | $185,720 | $189,349 |
| 2025 | $199,974 | $199,974 |
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Executive Director in Alberta’s public sector?
$199,974 among the 24 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 Executive Director on the list earn?
Half were paid between $177,362 and $236,411 in 2025; the highest salary was $447,029.
Which employer has the most people with the title Executive Director?
Alberta Precision Laboratories, with 4 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Executive Director are on the list?
24 in 2025, down from 163 in 2020.
How does Executive Director pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $199,974, is 12.0% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($178,591).
Has Executive Director pay gone up?
The median rose 7.7% from 2024 ($185,720) to 2025. In 2020 it was $163,360.
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.