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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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149 positions in Agriculture and Irrigation

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
Veterinary ToxicologistAgriculture and IrrigationOpted Out & Excluded Veterinarian Level 3$136,262$0$23,629$159,8912022
Director North Central Bow OpsAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$132,778$0$27,001$159,7802024
Director Southern OperationsAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$133,050$0$26,229$159,2792022
Director, Financial PlanningAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$132,705$182$26,333$159,2202023
Dir, Agri-Food AssuranceAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,825$159,1432022
Dir, Meat & Dairy InspectionAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$132,767$0$26,359$159,1262023
Director, Plant & Bee HealthAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$132,887$0$25,972$158,8592022
ED, Food SafetyAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Executive Manager 1$131,417$0$27,093$158,5112022
Director Southern OperationsAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$135,583$0$22,514$158,0972023
Assistant Chief Provincial VeterinarianAgriculture and IrrigationOpted Out & Excluded Veterinarian Level 3$133,946$100$23,655$157,7002023
Surveillance VeterinarianAgriculture and IrrigationOpted Out & Excluded Veterinarian Level 3$133,751$1,203$22,660$157,6132023
Executive DirectorAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Executive Manager 1$128,868$0$27,940$156,8092023
Director, BWM & Ir SecretariatAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$127,790$3,531$25,469$156,7902023
Director, Fin Oper. & RptingAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$138,610$7,559$10,412$156,5812022
Surveillance VeterinarianAgriculture and IrrigationOpted Out & Excluded Veterinarian Level 3$131,437$0$24,998$156,4352024
Director, Fin Oper. & RptingAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$138,903$5,607$11,550$156,0602023
Food Scientist, Dairy Product/Process DevelopmentAgriculture and IrrigationSubsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 3$129,869$0$26,091$155,9602023
Director, Natural Resource Program Development and DeliveryAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$129,647$0$26,306$155,9532023
Food Scientist, Dairy & CropsAgriculture and IrrigationSubsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 3$129,869$150$25,388$155,4072022
Senior Crop ScientistAgriculture and IrrigationSubsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 5$129,869$150$24,901$154,9212022
Senior Crop ScientistAgriculture and IrrigationSubsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 5$132,076$0$22,606$154,6832023
Assoc. Property Rights AdvocatAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$126,945$0$27,093$154,0372023
Director, Investment Attraction and EvaluationAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$128,123$0$25,896$154,0192022
Director, Natural Resource AnalysisAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$127,864$0$25,829$153,6932023
Director, Fin Plan & PolicyAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$126,696$0$26,002$152,6982022
Director, Policy Advice, Coordination and EngagementAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$125,263$0$27,307$152,5702022
Dir, Meat & Dairy InspectionAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$126,755$0$25,321$152,0772022
Senior Dam Safety EngineerAgriculture and IrrigationOpted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4$121,596$4,859$25,047$151,5022022
Chief of StaffAgriculture and IrrigationMinisterial Ministerial 2$123,100$0$28,216$151,3162022
Public Health VeterinarianAgriculture and IrrigationOpted Out & Excluded Veterinarian Level 3$127,592$0$23,615$151,2062022
Executive Director, Financial Services, FPTAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Executive Manager 1$127,940$12,429$9,174$149,5432023
Surveillance VeterinarianAgriculture and IrrigationOpted Out & Excluded Veterinarian Level 3$126,337$0$22,703$149,0402023
Assoc. Property Rights AdvocatAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$121,197$250$25,939$147,3852022
Director, Natural Resource AnalysisAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$122,074$0$25,049$147,1232022
Director, BWM & Ir SecretariatAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$122,004$150$24,745$146,8992022
Director, Natural Resource Program Development and DeliveryAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$121,173$0$25,040$146,2132022
Diagnostic Unit LeadAgriculture and IrrigationSubsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 4$122,899$150$22,712$145,7612022
Director North Central Bow OpsAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$121,116$250$24,316$145,6822022
Director, Emergency ManagementAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$25,995$144,9342022
Surveillance VeterinarianAgriculture and IrrigationOpted Out & Excluded Veterinarian Level 3$121,557$0$22,923$144,4802022
Research ScientistAgriculture and IrrigationSubsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 4$121,037$0$23,350$144,3872022
Chemistry and Food Unit HeadAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$120,201$0$23,935$144,1362022
O&I Manager-Peace-AthabascaAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,939$150$24,609$143,6982022
Biology Unit HeadAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,730$298$24,652$143,6802022
Ops Mgr, SouthAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$24,022$142,9602022
Director, Rural ProgrammingAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$23,608$142,5462022
Senior Dam Safety EngineerAgriculture and IrrigationOpted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4$121,597$0$10,091$131,6872022
Dir, Cropping Systems&ProgramsAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$8,268$10,112$2,876$106,812$128,0682022
ED, Livestock& Crop ResearchAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Executive Manager 1$0$0$0$100,000$100,0002022
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