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James Betterton

VP, Information Management & Technology at Alberta Energy Regulator. On Alberta’s compensation disclosure list 5 years between 2020 and 2024.

Salary disclosure2024
James Betterton
VP, Information Management & Technology
Alberta Energy Regulator
Compensation
$263,326.07
Source: Government of Alberta, Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act. © Government of Alberta.
Change from 2023: +$11,167 (+4.4%)
5years on
the list

Among 219 people at Alberta Energy Regulator in 2024

12th highest paid. Their median: $178,681.

Paid more than 92% of everyone on the 2024 compensation disclosure list, which only lists people paid $155,176 or more.

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Compensation by year

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YearCompensation
2020$239,647
2021$234,231
2022$246,842
2023$252,159
2024$263,326

History

YearEmployer and jobCompensationIn 2025 dollarsChange
2024Alberta Energy RegulatorVP, Information Management & Technology$263,326$268,471+$11,167 (+4.4%)
2023Alberta Energy RegulatorVP, Information Management & Technology$252,159$264,606+$5,317 (+2.2%)
2022Alberta Energy RegulatorVP, Information Management & Technology$246,842$267,503+$12,612 (+5.4%)
2021Alberta Energy RegulatorVP, Information Management & Technology$234,231$270,157−$5,416 (−2.3%)
2020Alberta Energy RegulatorVP, Information Management & Technology$239,647$285,192

In 2025 dollars: each year’s pay at 2025 prices, by Alberta’s consumer price index (Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01).

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Questions and answers

Why is James Betterton on the compensation disclosure list?

Alberta Energy Regulator paid James Betterton $263,326 in 2024. Alberta’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $155,176 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act.

What is “compensation”?

The one pay figure Alberta publishes for each person for the calendar year, shown as published. Alberta does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work

What do the comparisons mean?

Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $155,176 are not on the list, so they are not counted.

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Years are matched by name and employer. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Alberta published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal