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Alberta Public Sector Compensation Disclosure · 2024

IT Specialist salary in Alberta

Information technology specialists, systems analysts, and software developers in public sector organizations.

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Alberta disclosure data includes published public-sector compensation records; some government records may be anonymized by position. It is not a general wage survey. Reported amounts may include overtime or expenses; these figures are not typical base salaries. Role matching uses published title keywords and can include related roles.

Average disclosed compensation$204,738
Matching records39

Highest: $388,193 · Lowest: $85,360 · Reporting year: 2024

Highest disclosed records

NameJob title / employerDisclosed compensation
Paul MelenchukDeveloper
Alberta Electric System Operator
$388,193
Adebola TalabiVP, Regulatory Applications
Alberta Energy Regulator
$325,241
Jay RedmondVice President, Information Technology & CIO
Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission
$270,751
Darren SchellAssociate Vice President Information Technology
University of Lethbridge Board of Governors
$251,534
Wayne R. WeinheimerAVP, Information Technology Services & Chief Information Officer
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors
$245,758
Janet MccolganDirector, Information Technology Services
Alberta Energy Regulator
$242,181
Steven StrydeSenior Advisor, Regulatory Applications
Alberta Energy Regulator
$235,836
Shayne KitzIT Application Services
Alberta Health Services
$225,420
Stephen BruceTeam Lead, Business system developers and solution
Alberta Utilities Commission
$222,450
Jason MansellDirector, Information Technology Services
Bow Valley College Board of Governors
$217,860
Valerie RutherfordDirector of Information Technology and Broadcast Services
Legislative Assembly Office
$216,527
Tiffany PoonManager, Oil & Gas Subsurface Applications
Alberta Energy Regulator
$216,075
Serguei FilineManager, Application Support
Alberta Energy Regulator
$211,756
Victoria BurnicManager, Application Integrity
Alberta Energy Regulator
$209,282
Shay DoddsManager, In Situ Applications Conformance
Alberta Energy Regulator
$208,512

Government IT specialist — public-service base pay grid

A working/intermediate IT-analyst classification (grid entry step to top step) in each province’s core public service. Class levels differ, so rows are only approximately equivalent. Ontario reflects the last in-force OPS Unified rate (2024; successor in bargaining).

Previously published benchmark snapshot; effective dates and agreement scope are shown below. These base-pay ranges differ from annual disclosure totals.

Province / agreementBase-pay rangeBasis / source
Alberta
GoA (excluded)
$75,253 – $103,326IT Level 2, annualized ×26.089; effective Apr 2025 Source

Title matching rules: %information technology%, %it specialist%, %systems analyst%, %software%, %application%, %developer%. Counts describe disclosure records, not unique people.