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Richard McFarlane

Expert Researcher at Alberta Innovates (C-FER Technologies). On Alberta’s compensation disclosure list 6 years between 2020 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Richard McFarlane
Expert Researcher
Alberta Innovates (C-FER Technologies)
Compensation
$178,777.16
Source: Government of Alberta, Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act. © Government of Alberta.
Change from 2024: +$4,063 (+2.3%)
6years on
the list

Among 78 people at Alberta Innovates (C-FER Technologies) in 2025

21st highest paid. Their median: $161,943.

Paid more than 50% of everyone on the 2025 compensation disclosure list, which only lists people paid $159,676 or more.

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Compensation by year

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YearCompensationMedian for the job
2020$166,123
2021$164,433
2022$171,892$148,868
2023$170,553
2024$174,714
2025$178,777

History

YearEmployer and jobCompensationIn 2025 dollarsChange
2025Alberta Innovates (C-FER Technologies)Expert Researcher$178,777$178,777+$4,063 (+2.3%)
2024Alberta Innovates (C-FER Technologies)Expert Researcher$174,714$178,128+$4,161 (+2.4%)
2023Alberta Innovates (C-FER Technologies)Expert Researcher$170,553$178,972−$1,339 (−0.8%)
2022Alberta Innovates (C-FER Technologies)Expert Researcher$171,892$186,279+$7,459 (+4.5%)
2021Alberta Innovates (C-FER Technologies)Expert Researcher$164,433$189,655−$1,689 (−1.0%)
2020Alberta Innovates (C-FER Technologies)Expert Researcher$166,123$197,694

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 Richard McFarlane on the compensation disclosure list?

Alberta Innovates (C-FER Technologies) paid Richard McFarlane $178,777 in 2025. Alberta’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $159,676 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 $159,676 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