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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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YearAll202420232022
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

31 positions in Affordability and Utilities

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
Deputy MinisterAffordability and UtilitiesSnr Officer Deputy Minister$131,473$106,082$7,178$147,800$392,5322024
Deputy MinisterAffordability and UtilitiesSnr Officer Deputy Minister$300,234$5,005$77,291—$382,5302024
Deputy MinisterAffordability and UtilitiesSnr Officer Deputy Minister$290,735$41,750$7,704—$340,1882023
Deputy MinisterAffordability and UtilitiesSnr Officer Deputy Minister$260,788$3,049$58,750—$322,5872022
ADM UtilitiesAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Assistant Deputy Minister$205,823$0$45,787—$251,6102024
ADM Financial Services and SFOAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Assistant Deputy Minister$201,717$10$39,221—$240,9482024
ADM UtilitiesAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Assistant Deputy Minister$180,853$0$37,150—$218,0032023
Executive Assistant to DMAffordability and UtilitiesOpted Out & Excluded Executive Support 3$42,312$19,821$13,627$141,832$217,5922024
ADM AffordabilityAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Assistant Deputy Minister$175,579$0$36,111—$211,6892024
Executive Director, UCAAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Executive Manager 1$172,300$0$33,177—$205,4772024
ADM AffordabilityAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Assistant Deputy Minister$157,821$7,127$32,483—$197,4312023
Executive Director, UCAAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Executive Manager 1$166,430$0$30,955—$197,3852023
ADM UtilitiesAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Assistant Deputy Minister$159,939$0$33,101—$193,0402022
ED, Gen, Trans & Market PolicyAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Executive Manager 1$157,119$0$33,760—$190,8802024
Executive Director, UCAAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Executive Manager 1$160,016$0$30,309—$190,3252022
Executive Director, Priority Initiatives BranchAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Executive Manager 1$147,547$0$31,973—$179,5202024
ED, Retail, Distribution and ProgramsAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Executive Manager 1$146,600$0$32,857—$179,4572024
Executive Director - Strategic Initiatives and Rural UtilitiesAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Executive Manager 1$142,057$0$32,212—$174,2692024
Executive Director, Financial ServicesAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Executive Manager 1$140,664$0$33,320—$173,9842024
Dir, Retail & Dist. PolicyAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$135,583$6,320$29,278—$171,1802023
Dir, Retail & Dist. PolicyAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$140,013$0$31,102—$171,1152024
ED, Gen, Trans & Market PolicyAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Executive Manager 1$144,572$200$25,968—$170,7402023
ED,Retail,Distribution&Coal TrAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Executive Manager 1$137,809$0$30,306—$168,1162023
Director, Rural UtilitiesAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$121,823$19,752$26,026—$167,6022022
ED, Gen, Trans & Market PolicyAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Executive Manager 1$138,026$0$29,493—$167,5192022
Director, DistributionAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$133,907$0$31,115—$165,0222024
Dir, Retail & Dist. PolicyAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$133,318$2,281$28,199—$163,7982022
Director, Policy and PerformanceAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$131,321$0$30,765—$162,0872024
ED,Retail,Distribution&Coal TrAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Executive Manager 1$131,569$150$28,584—$160,3032022
Senior Manager, DistributionAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,939$2,454$26,819—$148,2122022
Chief of Staff to DMAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$119,744$0$27,158—$146,9022022