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Project Manager salary in Alberta

17 people with this title were paid $159,676 or more in 2025. Half earned between $166,045 and $178,030.

Median salary
$172,063
+3.1% vs 2024
People on the list
17
Middle half
$166K–$178K
Highest
$231,375

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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YearMedianIn 2025 dollars
2020$162,575$193,473
2021$157,978$182,209
2022$158,899$172,199
2023$156,859$164,602
2024$166,852$170,112
2025$172,063$172,063

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K1
$125K–$150K0
$150K–$200K15
$200K–$300K1
$300K or more0

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Questions and answers

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

$172,063 among the 17 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 Project Manager on the list earn?

Half were paid between $166,045 and $178,030 in 2025; the highest salary was $231,375.

Which employer has the most people with the title Project Manager?

Alberta Electric System Operator, with 16 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title Project Manager are on the list?

17 in 2025, down from 21 in 2020.

How does Project Manager pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $172,063, is 3.7% below the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($178,591).

How much does a Project Manager make at Alberta Electric System Operator?

The median salary of the 16 people with this title at Alberta Electric System Operator was $172,364 in 2025.

Has Project Manager pay gone up?

The median rose 3.1% from 2024 ($166,852) to 2025. In 2020 it was $162,575.

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.