Job

Instructor salary in Alberta

57 people with this title were paid $159,676 or more in 2025. Half earned between $101,062 and $175,680.

Median salary

$163,409

−1.7% vs 2024

People on the list

Middle half

$101K–$176K

Highest

$286,926

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).

MedianIn 2025 dollars

$163K −1.7%

Show as a table

Year	Median	In 2025 dollars
2020	$138,964	$165,374
2021	$142,678	$164,562
2022	$147,231	$159,554
2023	$163,113	$171,164
2024	$166,220	$169,468
2025	$163,409	$163,409

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K3

$125K–$150K1

$150K–$200K34

$200K–$300K5

$300K or more0

Same job, different employer

Median salary at each of the 2 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.

Median for everyone with this title: $163,409

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors22 people$166,490

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors27 people$101,062

Employers with the most

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors27

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors22

Covenant Health4

Portage College Board of Governors2

University of Lethbridge Board of Governors2

Highest paid in 2025

#	Name	Employer	Compensation	Change
1	Mohamad Huss Chaitani	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$286,926	new
2	Alanna Kissel	Covenant Health	$255,607	+$60,504 (+31.0%)
3	Nathan Humphrey	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$212,816	+$10,956 (+5.4%)
4	William Haggeman	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$211,274
5	David Quintilio	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$204,094	−$1,206 (−0.6%)
6	Charmaine McLeod	Covenant Health	$196,052	−$24,102 (−10.9%)
7	Clayton Crawford	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$195,187	+$18,242 (+10.3%)
8	Anna Beukes	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$187,137	new
9	Arjun Chopra	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$186,853	new
10	Sami Haji	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$181,434	new
11	Jiqian Yu	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$179,604	+$15,965 (+9.8%)
12	Steve Chattargoon	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$179,257	−$5,370 (−2.9%)
13	Yvonne Bouchard	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$178,159	−$21,051 (−10.6%)
14	Shane Kelemen	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$176,241	−$5,444 (−3.0%)
15	Shahzada Jun Qazi	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$175,680	new
16	David Kinasevych	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$174,329	new
17	Babak Mohamadi Niaye Roods	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$171,308	new
18	Carmen Puchyr	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$170,056	−$1,550 (−0.9%)
19	Milad Sabeti	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$167,690	+$5,555 (+3.4%)
20	Deanna Gillespie	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$167,338	new
21	Gary Gora	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$165,783	+$8,144 (+5.2%)
22	David Roberts	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$165,641	new
23	Michelle Cyca	Covenant Health	$165,011	+$8,766 (+5.6%)
24	Wes Sallenback	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$164,346	+$5,837 (+3.7%)
25	Patricia Pryce	Portage College Board of Governors	$164,176	new
26	Nermine Mahmoud	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$164,019	new
27	Natalie Versteege	Covenant Health	$163,937	new
28	Craig Milner	University of Lethbridge Board of Governors	$163,737	new
29	Ahmad Bahaaddeen	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$163,409	new
30	Lara Ripkens	Portage College Board of Governors	$163,402	−$3,116 (−1.9%)
31	Mustafa Ibrahim	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$162,572	new
32	Helle Rasmussen	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$162,543	−$35,567 (−18.0%)
33	Shashi Persaud	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$161,945	new
34	Paresh Solanki	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$161,760	new
35	Harley Breadner	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$161,254	new
36	Christopher Lindquist	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$161,182	new
37	Joanne McKenzie	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$160,015	new
38	Alexander Hesse	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$159,951	new
39	Sam Wu	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$159,724
40	Bente Hansen	University of Lethbridge Board of Governors	$128,606	new
41	Nurudeen Ajayi	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$120,663	new
42	Garfield De'Pluzer	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$113,502	new
43	John Zabiuk	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$101,062
44	Mahmoud Bader	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$92,850	new
45	Warren Burkholder	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$91,774	new
46	Barrett Olson	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$91,716	new
47	Scott Empson	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$89,791	new
48	Osama Albanna	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$87,893	new
49	Don Henderson	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$87,720	new
50	Carmen Schnirer	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors	$85,128	new

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Instructor in Alberta’s public sector?

$163,409 among the 57 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 Instructor on the list earn?

Half were paid between $101,062 and $175,680 in 2025; the highest salary was $286,926.

Which employer pays Instructor the most?

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors: a median of $166,490 among 22 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.

Which employer has the most people with the title Instructor?

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors, with 27 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title Instructor are on the list?

57 in 2025, up from 45 in 2020.

How does Instructor pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $163,409, is 8.5% below the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($178,591).

How much does a Instructor make at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors?

The median salary of the 27 people with this title at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors was $101,062 in 2025.

How much does a Instructor make at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors?

The median salary of the 22 people with this title at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors was $166,490 in 2025.

Has Instructor pay gone up?

The median fell 1.7% from 2024 ($166,220) to 2025. In 2020 it was $138,964.

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.