Professor salary in Alberta
1,602 people with this title were paid $159,676 or more in 2025. Half earned between $174,372 and $224,822.
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 | $169,863 | $202,146 |
| 2021 | $174,551 | $201,324 |
| 2022 | $175,779 | $190,492 |
| 2023 | $182,285 | $191,283 |
| 2024 | $187,391 | $191,052 |
| 2025 | $192,908 | $192,908 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
Same job, different employer
Median salary at each of the 5 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 Professor in Alberta’s public sector?
$192,908 among the 1,602 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 Professor on the list earn?
Half were paid between $174,372 and $224,822 in 2025; the highest salary was $617,609.
Which employer pays Professor the most?
University of Alberta Board of Governors: a median of $197,166 among 910 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.
Which employer has the most people with the title Professor?
University of Alberta Board of Governors, with 910 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Professor are on the list?
1,602 in 2025, up from 688 in 2020.
How does Professor pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $192,908, is 8.0% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($178,591).
How much does a Professor make at University of Alberta Board of Governors?
The median salary of the 910 people with this title at University of Alberta Board of Governors was $197,166 in 2025.
How much does a Professor make at University of Calgary Board of Governors?
The median salary of the 578 people with this title at University of Calgary Board of Governors was $192,775 in 2025.
How much does a Professor make at Mount Royal University Board of Governors?
The median salary of the 52 people with this title at Mount Royal University Board of Governors was $171,345 in 2025.
Has Professor pay gone up?
The median rose 2.9% from 2024 ($187,391) to 2025. In 2020 it was $169,863.
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.