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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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27 positions in 2022 in Advanced Education

Total compensation by ministry
MinistryPositionsTotal compensationAvg per position
Justice607$127,351,503$209,805
Environment and Protected Areas126$20,217,096$160,453
Treasury Board and Finance81$14,206,927$175,394
EDUCATION87$13,929,889$160,114
Health74$13,417,687$181,320
SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES78$13,375,176$171,477
Public Safety and Emergency Services74$12,436,602$168,062
Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction69$11,906,536$172,558
Technology and Innovation73$11,841,282$162,209
Transportation and Economic Corridors67$11,330,585$169,113
Infrastructure65$10,501,999$161,569
JOBS, ECONOMY AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT60$10,339,155$172,319
CHILDREN'S SERVICES60$9,988,670$166,478
Agriculture and Irrigation58$9,516,836$164,083
Executive Council36$7,634,707$212,075
ENERGY41$7,346,155$179,175
Public Service Commission41$7,210,293$175,861
FORESTRY, PARKS AND TOURISM39$6,527,539$167,373
Municipal Affairs33$5,855,128$177,428
CULTURE28$4,887,411$174,550
Advanced Education27$4,656,588$172,466
Communications And Public Engagement23$3,839,629$166,940
TRADE, IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURALISM19$3,100,945$163,208
Indigenous Relations14$2,548,577$182,041
SKILLED TRADES AND PROFESSIONS14$2,483,207$177,372
Affordability and Utilities9$1,660,289$184,477
Mental Health and Addiction7$1,354,313$193,473
Total1,910$349,464,726
PositionMinistryClassBase salaryCash benefitsNon-cashSeveranceTotalYear
DM, Advanced EducationAdvanced EducationSnr Officer Deputy Minister$285,878$3,352$64,468$353,6982022
ADM Financial Services and SFOAdvanced EducationManagement Assistant Deputy Minister$175,772$0$36,609$212,3812022
ADM, Insight, Transformation and InnovationAdvanced EducationManagement Assistant Deputy Minister$172,735$0$35,710$208,4442022
Assistant Deputy Minister, Post-Secondary Policy and StrategyAdvanced EducationManagement Assistant Deputy Minister$160,959$0$34,836$195,7952022
Executive Director, Digital TransformationAdvanced EducationManagement Executive Manager 1$157,536$0$32,440$189,9762022
ED, Planning, Data and PerformanceAdvanced EducationManagement Executive Manager 1$151,571$0$31,647$183,2182022
Post-Secondary Fiscal OversightAdvanced EducationManagement Executive Manager 1$145,453$7,727$29,583$182,7622022
Executive Director, InsightAdvanced EducationManagement Executive Manager 1$147,295$0$30,147$177,4422022
Executive Director, Student Financial ServicesAdvanced EducationManagement Executive Manager 1$143,601$0$30,759$174,3592022
Executive Director, InnovationAdvanced EducationManagement Executive Manager 1$140,632$0$30,411$171,0432022
Director, International, Intergovernmental, Cross-Ministry & Industry CollaborationAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$125,599$13,978$28,304$167,8822022
ED, Governance and LegislationAdvanced EducationManagement Executive Manager 1$137,010$0$29,903$166,9132022
Director, Planning, Reporting & System PerformanceAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$29,092$162,4102022
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
ED, Policy Development and CoordinationAdvanced EducationManagement Executive Manager 1$131,569$0$29,231$160,8002022
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
PSI Oversight and AccountabilityAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,272$158,5902022
Director, Business and System IntegrationAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$128,693$0$25,931$154,6242022
Executive Director, TransformationAdvanced EducationManagement Executive Manager 1$124,859$1,180$28,113$154,1532022
Director, Special ProjectsAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$133,318$7,537$10,738$151,5932022
Director, Business Analysis and EvaluationAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$121,574$0$26,368$147,9412022
Sr. Mgr Agency Appointments and CompensationAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$26,311$145,2492022
Director, System Data and AnalyticsAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,489$0$25,957$144,4462022
Manager, System Quality and CAQC SecretariatAdvanced EducationManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$24,568$143,5062022
Mgr,Financial Reporting & ContAdvanced EducationManagement Manager Zone 2$0$0$0$106,120$106,1202022