Alberta Public Sector Compensation Disclosure · 2024
Professor / Instructor salary in Alberta
University professors, associate professors, and college instructors at publicly-funded post-secondary institutions.
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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.
Highest: $585,447 · Lowest: $161,204 · Reporting year: 2024
Highest disclosed records
| Name | Job title / employer | Disclosed compensation |
|---|---|---|
| Randall Morck | Professor University of Alberta Board of Governors | $585,447 |
| Xin-Min Li | Professor University of Alberta Board of Governors | $544,979 |
| Steven L. Bryant | Professor University of Calgary Board of Governors | $467,649 |
| Brian Chiu | Associate Professor University of Alberta Board of Governors | $467,473 |
| Steven Dew | Professor University of Alberta Board of Governors | $462,692 |
| Joseph Doucet | Professor University of Alberta Board of Governors | $460,366 |
| Robert Wolkow | Professor University of Alberta Board of Governors | $452,567 |
| Lakshmi Puttagunta | Professor University of Alberta Board of Governors | $442,396 |
| Samuel Weiss | Professor University of Calgary Board of Governors | $441,581 |
| Sandra Davidge | Professor University of Alberta Board of Governors | $439,817 |
| Ross Mitchell | Professor University of Alberta Board of Governors | $436,539 |
| Jennifer Ai-Wen Chan | Associate Professor University of Calgary Board of Governors | $430,167 |
| Martin Koebel | Associate Professor University of Calgary Board of Governors | $429,458 |
| Jeffrey T. Joseph | Professor University of Calgary Board of Governors | $428,973 |
| Marek Michalak | Professor University of Alberta Board of Governors | $424,383 |
University professor — collective-agreement salary floors
Rank salary FLOORS (Assistant-Professor floor up to Full-Professor floor) at one representative research university per province. Actual pay rises well above these floors through merit/progression, so they are not compared to disclosed pay. Faculty pay has no province-wide grid — other universities differ.
Previously published benchmark snapshot; effective dates and agreement scope are shown below. These base-pay ranges differ from annual disclosure totals.
| Province / agreement | Base-pay range | Basis / source |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta U of Calgary (TUCFA) | $89,204 – $122,148 | CA floors: Assistant → Full Prof; Jul 2026 Source |
Title matching rules: %professor%, %instructor%, %lecturer%. Counts describe disclosure records, not unique people.