Head-to-head comparison
Ontario vs Alberta
How public-sector pay disclosure stacks up between Ontario and Alberta — thresholds, list sizes, averages, and the very top of the pay scale, side by side.
FIG. 01
The numbers, side by side
Latest disclosed year for each province.
OntarioON · 2025
Threshold$100,000
Employees on list15
Total paid$14.1M
Average compensation$943,188.00
Top salary$1,907,408.69
$200K+ earners15
$500K+ earners15
$1M+ earners3
AlbertaAB · 2024
Threshold$159,833
Employees on list0
Total paid—
Average compensation—
Top salary—
$200K+ earners0
$500K+ earners0
$1M+ earners0
FIG. 02
The verdict
What the numbers say, in plain language.
Alberta sets a higher disclosure threshold ($159,833) than Ontario ($100,000), so Ontario's list captures more employees relative to its workforce.
At the very top, Ontario reports more million-dollar earners (3 vs 0).