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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).

28 positions in CULTURE

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 MinisterCULTURESnr Officer Deputy Minister$285,878$13,500$64,700$364,0782022
ADM, Heritage DivisionCULTUREManagement Assistant Deputy Minister$200,405$250$41,385$242,0402022
ADM, Creative & Community Dev.CULTUREManagement Assistant Deputy Minister$186,523$0$37,596$224,1202022
ADM, SW& Strat. IntegrationCULTUREManagement Assistant Deputy Minister$183,587$0$36,684$220,2712022
Exec Director Prov ArchivistCULTUREManagement Executive Manager 1$164,061$200$30,038$194,2982022
Executive Director Arts BranchCULTUREManagement Executive Manager 1$157,182$0$31,340$188,5222022
ED, Sport, Phys Activity& RecCULTUREManagement Executive Manager 1$144,184$0$40,545$184,7292022
ED, Historic Res. MgmtCULTUREManagement Executive Manager 1$146,391$150$28,405$174,9462022
ED/Commissioner Cul IndustriesCULTUREManagement Executive Manager 1$146,174$315$28,416$174,9062022
ED, Community EngagementCULTUREManagement Executive Manager 1$138,275$0$30,686$168,9612022
Executive Director, RAMCULTUREManagement Executive Manager 1$137,447$0$31,297$168,7442022
ED, Senior Financial OfficerCULTUREManagement Executive Manager 1$135,223$4,368$29,146$168,7372022
ED,Policy,Planning&Leg ServiceCULTUREManagement Executive Manager 1$139,817$0$26,113$165,9302022
Chief of StaffCULTUREManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$28,981$162,2992022
Director, Strategic Stakeholder OutreachCULTUREManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$121,823$10,109$27,227$159,1592022
ED, Francophone SecretariatCULTUREManagement Executive Manager 1$131,417$0$27,216$158,6332022
Director,Community DevelopmentCULTUREManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$130,066$0$27,064$157,1292022
Director,Community GrantsCULTUREManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$130,549$0$26,236$156,7852022
ED, Status of Women & InclusionCULTUREManagement Executive Manager 1$128,056$0$24,815$152,8712022
Director, Corporate SupportsCULTUREManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$119,033$8,324$20,562$147,9202022
Dir Hist Places StewardshipCULTUREManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$12,533$145,8512022
Direct, Plan & Perform MeasureCULTUREManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,933$0$25,863$144,7962022
Director, Business OperationsCULTUREManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,939$1,025$24,609$144,5732022
Dir Collections ManagementCULTUREManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$25,239$144,1782022
Director, Reynolds - AB MuseumCULTUREManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$119,246$0$24,652$143,8982022
Manager, Art CollectionCULTUREManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$119,482$0$24,362$143,8432022
Sr Mgr, Organizational DevelopCULTUREManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$24,609$143,5482022
Director of Pres and ResearchCULTUREManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,969$0$22,677$141,6462022