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Cost of government

Sunshine list

Senior public servant compensation disclosures. Positions above the disclosure threshold, broken down by base salary, benefits, and severance. Data from Alberta’s Public Disclosure of Salary and Severance (2019–present).

Total disclosed compensation over time

Total compensation and position count per year for all senior positions above the disclosure threshold.

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Per-position senior compensation rows from the annual Public Disclosure of Salary and Severance, broken down into base salary, cash benefits, non-cash benefits, and severance. Coverage is 2019 through the most recent disclosure year.
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YearAll202420232022202120202019
MinistryAllJusticeJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSERVICE ALBERTAHealthTreasury Board and FinanceENVIRONMENT AND PARKSEDUCATIONInfrastructurePublic Service CommissionEnvironment and Protected AreasExecutive CouncilMunicipal AffairsAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYCHILDREN'S SERVICESTRANSPORTATIONAdvanced EducationCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESSENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESENERGYTechnology and InnovationPublic Safety and Emergency ServicesLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONTransportation and Economic CorridorsAgriculture and IrrigationService Alberta and Red Tape ReductionCommunications And Public EngagementJOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADEChildren and Family ServicesIndigenous RelationsJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONEnergy and MineralsAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentForestry and ParksECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMCULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMENSENIORS AND HOUSINGJOBS, ECONOMY AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENTArts, Culture and Status of WomenFORESTRY, PARKS AND TOURISMAffordability and UtilitiesMental Health and AddictionImmigration and MulticulturalismCULTURECULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMENTRADE, IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURALISMSKILLED TRADES AND PROFESSIONSTourism and Sport

226 positions in Advanced Education

Total compensation by ministry
MinistryPositionsTotal compensationAvg per position
Justice1,914$432,793,980$226,120
JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL1,973$372,396,893$188,747
SERVICE ALBERTA566$90,898,524$160,598
Health492$89,136,095$181,171
Treasury Board and Finance494$88,056,547$178,252
ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS537$86,432,392$160,954
EDUCATION497$80,451,345$161,874
Infrastructure364$59,660,651$163,903
Public Service Commission285$49,518,687$173,750
Environment and Protected Areas284$49,023,747$172,619
Executive Council227$46,955,068$206,851
Municipal Affairs267$46,854,462$175,485
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY280$45,501,907$162,507
CHILDREN'S SERVICES246$40,731,241$165,574
TRANSPORTATION248$40,003,962$161,306
Advanced Education226$39,526,394$174,896
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES236$38,881,284$164,751
SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES212$38,441,271$181,327
ENERGY214$37,988,370$177,516
Technology and Innovation209$36,217,043$173,287
Public Safety and Emergency Services180$32,714,044$181,745
LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION181$29,474,761$162,844
Transportation and Economic Corridors165$29,240,801$177,217
Agriculture and Irrigation149$26,175,693$175,676
Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction140$25,415,591$181,540
Communications And Public Engagement150$25,160,322$167,735
JOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADE114$21,716,682$190,497
Children and Family Services111$20,142,802$181,467
Indigenous Relations104$18,906,605$181,794
JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION112$18,905,655$168,800
Energy and Minerals75$14,496,635$193,288
Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development89$13,965,776$156,919
Forestry and Parks74$13,344,993$180,338
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM75$13,081,719$174,423
CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN72$12,472,519$173,229
SENIORS AND HOUSING71$12,334,087$173,720
JOBS, ECONOMY AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT60$10,339,155$172,319
Arts, Culture and Status of Women42$8,133,067$193,644
FORESTRY, PARKS AND TOURISM39$6,527,539$167,373
Affordability and Utilities31$6,422,045$207,163
Mental Health and Addiction29$5,865,914$202,273
Immigration and Multiculturalism25$4,907,256$196,290
CULTURE28$4,887,411$174,550
CULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMEN25$4,278,579$171,143
TRADE, IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURALISM19$3,100,945$163,208
SKILLED TRADES AND PROFESSIONS15$2,882,406$192,160
Tourism and Sport7$1,381,698$197,385
Total11,953$2,195,744,564
PositionMinistryClassBase salaryCash benefitsNon-cashSeveranceTotalYear
Dir. Policy & EngagementAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,833$0$31,900—$165,7332019
Director Financial PlanningAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$32,300—$165,6172019
Cross Ministry & Intergov StraAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$132,805$0$32,773—$165,5782019
Executive Director, InnovationAdvanced EducationExecutive Manager 1$133,869$0$30,608—$164,4772021
Dir, Client SvcsAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$30,734—$164,0522019
Director, Program Oversight and Workforce PlanningAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$135,066$0$28,542—$163,6082023
Director, Assessment, Cert. & Business IntegrationAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$135,583$0$27,940—$163,5242023
Director, Strategy & PlanningAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$29,663—$162,9812019
Dir,Foundational Learning SuppAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$132,705$0$30,258—$162,9632023
Sr. Dir.,StrategicPolicyAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$29,334—$162,6522020
Senior Manager, IPSAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$16,910$26,792—$162,6402020
Sr Mgr Industry Prog & StandAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$12,619$30,887—$162,4452019
Director, Planning, Reporting & System PerformanceAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$29,092—$162,4102022
Director, Apprenticeship Delivery ServicesAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$132,705$100$29,511—$162,3162023
Director, Post-Secondary Research & Innovation StrategyAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$28,984—$162,3022022
Director, Portfolio Management, Accountability & OversightAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$129,191$5,116$27,887—$162,1942022
Executive Director, InnovationAdvanced EducationExecutive Manager 1$133,592$0$28,524—$162,1162020
Dir Business TransformationsAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$28,704—$162,0212020
Dir, Board Intergovtl ConnAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$28,704—$162,0212020
Dir, Governance & LegislationAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$28,704—$162,0212020
Dir, AIT Industry Prog & StandAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$28,503—$161,8212020
Cross Ministry & Intergov StraAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$250$28,039—$161,6072020
Dir. Capital Plan & Grant MgmtAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$28,149—$161,4672020
Dir.,Strategic Planning & EvalAdvanced EducationExecutive Manager 1$133,318$0$28,149—$161,4672020
Executive Director Student Financial ServicesAdvanced EducationExecutive Manager 1$134,511$0$26,792—$161,3022021
Director of GovernanceAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$135,583$233$25,356—$161,1722023
PSI Oversight and AccountabilityAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$135,583$0$25,392—$160,9752023
ED, Policy Development and CoordinationAdvanced EducationManagement Executive Manager 1$131,569$0$29,231—$160,8002022
Director, Public Agency and System GovernanceAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$27,042—$160,3602021
Director, Apprenticeship Delivery ServicesAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$200$26,751—$160,2692021
Executive Director, TransformationAdvanced EducationExecutive Manager 1$132,056$0$28,061—$160,1172020
PSI Oversight and AccountabilityAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,751—$160,0692021
Director, Apprenticeship Delivery & Industry Support ServicesAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,631—$159,9492021
Director, Planning, Reporting & System PerformanceAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,335—$159,6532021
Director, Strategy & PlanningAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$132,805$0$26,751—$159,5562021
Director, Post-Secondary Research & Innovation StrategyAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,151—$159,4692021
Director, Program Design & System InnovationAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$130,402$0$28,977—$159,3802022
Director Private Career CollegesAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$130,215$200$28,951—$159,3662022
Dir, Client SvcsAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,995—$159,3122020
PSI Oversight and AccountabilityAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,272—$158,5902022
Director, Strategy & PlanningAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$24,955—$158,2722020
Director Financial PlanningAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$24,924—$158,2422020
Director, Procurement and Business ServicesAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$24,841—$158,1582021
Director, Data Management and GovernanceAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$129,384$266$28,339—$157,9902023
Dir, Portfolio Mgmt, Acct&OpsAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$126,348$0$29,568—$155,9162019
Director Post-Sec ProgramsAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$123,874$0$31,764—$155,6382019
Director, Business IntegrationAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$150$31,733—$155,5792019
Director, Financial Operations & ProjectsAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$140,013$1,853$13,440—$155,3062024
Director,Sys Design & OperatioAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$124,289$0$30,877—$155,1662019
ED, Policy Development and CoordinationAdvanced EducationExecutive Manager 1$125,242$150$29,468—$154,8602021
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