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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).

75 positions in ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM

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
Dir. Advanced IndustriesECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$200$30,610$149,7492019
Sr Dir Regional Economic DevECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 2$119,196$0$30,257$149,4532019
Dir. Operations & PolicyECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$29,987$148,9262019
Dir, Middle East & AfricaECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$114,874$5,485$26,196$146,5552019
Dir. Trade & InvestmentECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$27,107$146,0462019
Dir, Oil & Gas Svcs & TechECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$27,107$146,0462019
Dir. Investment OperationsECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$27,107$146,0462019
Senior Director, IndiaECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$27,107$146,0462019
Sr Dir, Investment & SuppECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 2$115,725$0$30,316$146,0402019
Dir. ManufacturingECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$26,911$145,8502019
Sr. Dir. ICT IndustriesECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 2$119,196$0$26,599$145,7952019
Dir. Medical DevicesECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$116,721$0$28,503$145,2242019
Dir. Innov. Policy & StrategyECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$114,207$0$30,550$144,7572019
Director,Tourism Policy & Str.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$113,752$0$29,780$143,5322019
Sr. Dir. Strat. Ind. Opps.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 2$116,759$50$26,721$143,5302019
Dir, Strat InitiativesECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$113,705$0$29,770$143,4752019
Chief of StaffECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 2$115,859$0$26,560$142,4182019
Dir. Trade & InvestmentECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$115,725$0$26,536$142,2612019
Sr. Dir. Key AccountsECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 2$115,439$0$26,485$141,9242019
Dir, Trade & Investmt AnalysisECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$115,725$0$25,306$141,0312019
Sr. Dir. Reseach CapacityECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 2$114,566$0$26,322$140,8892019
Mgr. Innovation PolicyECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMManager Zone 2$114,241$0$25,001$139,2422019
Mgr. Research & ModellingECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMManager Zone 2$111,796$0$25,785$137,5812019
Dir. Industrial OpportunityECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$111,579$0$24,378$135,9572019
Dir. Advanced IndustriesECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$10,333$129,2722019
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