http://www.justice.gov.sk.ca/provcou...20MCMillan.pdf
According to that, Per capita incomes in Alberta have gone up from 30K to 48K from 2000-2010. In 2000 the population was about 2.88 million and in 2010 it was 3.725 million. In 2000 we were spending $6,800 million on public sector salaries and in 2010 it was $14,900 million. So on a per capita basis we were spending $2,361 in 2000 and in 2010 it was $4,000. A growth of 69% while all per capita income increased 60% in the same time span.
Keep in mind that public sector salaries are included in the per capita salary. If you take those away, private sector salary increases are even less.