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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

150 positions in Communications And Public Engagement

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
Director, Communications (TS)Communications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$134,585$2,989$28,569—$166,1442024
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$32,593—$165,9112019
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$32,467—$165,7852019
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$135,583$0$30,019—$165,6032023
Director, Alternative and Accessible CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$135,583$0$30,019—$165,6032023
Chief of StaffCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$400$31,584—$165,3012019
Dir. Cross Min. InitiativesCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$31,553—$164,8712019
Director, Communications (FP)Communications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$135,266$0$29,370—$164,6352024
Executive AdvisorCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$31,269—$164,5872019
Director, Communications (MHA)Communications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$133,067$0$31,344—$164,4102024
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$135,253$0$28,654—$163,9072023
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$135,583$0$28,256—$163,8392023
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$135,253$0$28,495—$163,7482023
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$135,253$0$28,125—$163,3772023
Communications DirectorCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$29,852—$163,1692022
Director, AdvertisingCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$118,722$19,154$24,726—$162,6022021
Dir. Cross Min. InitiativesCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$2,800$26,435—$162,5532020
Director, Communications (EPA)Communications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$134,529$0$28,020—$162,5492024
Director, Alternative and Accessible CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$28,926—$162,2442022
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$129,502$0$32,672—$162,1742019
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$128,797$0$33,270—$162,0672019
Director, Communications (IM)Communications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$133,664$0$27,936—$161,6012024
Director, Communications (IGR) (JET)Communications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$134,868$10$26,504—$161,3822024
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$133,068$150$27,975—$161,1932020
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$132,305$0$28,784—$161,0892022
Director, Communications (EM)Communications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$132,014$0$28,619—$160,6332024
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$132,081$0$28,481—$160,5612020
Director, Alberta.ca PlatformCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$132,672$0$27,800—$160,4722024
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$131,083$0$29,323—$160,4072022
Director, Alternative and Accessible CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,751—$160,0692021
Chief of StaffCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,443—$159,7612020
Director, Executive OperationsCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$130,715$1,489$27,536—$159,7402024
Director, Communications (EDU)Communications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$132,014$0$27,675—$159,6892024
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$132,305$0$27,276—$159,5822022
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,205—$159,5232020
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$129,419$0$29,939—$159,3582023
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$132,834$0$26,495—$159,3292023
Director, Communications (ACSW)Communications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$130,063$0$28,930—$158,9922024
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$131,083$0$27,203—$158,2862022
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$125,772$50$32,199—$158,0202019
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$129,502$2,900$25,404—$157,8062020
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$131,809$0$25,656—$157,4652023
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$117,868$16,800$22,412—$157,0802020
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$129,962$0$27,036—$156,9982023
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$132,107$0$24,885—$156,9922023
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$128,797$0$28,186—$156,9832020
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$130,344$0$26,064—$156,4082023
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$129,766$0$26,259—$156,0252021
Director, Brand and MarketingCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$128,047$0$27,758—$155,8052023
Executive Director, OutreachCommunications And Public EngagementManagement Executive Manager 1$127,040$0$27,687—$154,7272022
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