Specialist salary in Alberta
15 people with this title were paid $159,676 or more in 2025. Half earned between $171,189 and $200,325.
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 | $146,850 | $174,759 |
| 2021 | $153,325 | $176,842 |
| 2022 | $163,352 | $177,025 |
| 2023 | $163,024 | $171,071 |
| 2024 | $175,894 | $179,330 |
| 2025 | $189,488 | $189,488 |
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People with this title by salary, 2025.
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Specialist in Alberta’s public sector?
$189,488 among the 15 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 Specialist on the list earn?
Half were paid between $171,189 and $200,325 in 2025; the highest salary was $233,371.
Which employer has the most people with the title Specialist?
Alberta Electric System Operator, with 13 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Specialist are on the list?
15 in 2025, down from 20 in 2020.
How does Specialist pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $189,488, is 6.1% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($178,591).
How much does a Specialist make at Alberta Electric System Operator?
The median salary of the 13 people with this title at Alberta Electric System Operator was $192,802 in 2025.
Has Specialist pay gone up?
The median rose 7.7% from 2024 ($175,894) to 2025. In 2020 it was $146,850.
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.