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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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Government of Albertaret 2026-05-08

YearAll 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019

MinistryAll Justice JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL SERVICE ALBERTA Health Treasury Board and Finance ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS EDUCATION Infrastructure Public Service Commission Environment and Protected Areas Executive Council Municipal Affairs AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY CHILDREN'S SERVICES TRANSPORTATION Advanced Education COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES ENERGY Technology and Innovation Public Safety and Emergency Services LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION Transportation and Economic Corridors Agriculture and Irrigation Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Communications And Public Engagement JOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADE Children and Family Services Indigenous Relations JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION Energy and Minerals Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development Forestry and Parks ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN SENIORS AND HOUSING JOBS, ECONOMY AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT Arts, Culture and Status of Women FORESTRY, PARKS AND TOURISM Affordability and Utilities Mental Health and Addiction Immigration and Multiculturalism CULTURE CULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMEN TRADE, IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURALISM SKILLED TRADES AND PROFESSIONS Tourism and Sport

497 positions in EDUCATION

Total compensation by ministry
Ministry	Positions	Total compensation	Avg per position
Justice	1,914	$432,793,980	$226,120
JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	1,973	$372,396,893	$188,747
SERVICE ALBERTA	566	$90,898,524	$160,598
Health	492	$89,136,095	$181,171
Treasury Board and Finance	494	$88,056,547	$178,252
ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	537	$86,432,392	$160,954
EDUCATION	497	$80,451,345	$161,874
Infrastructure	364	$59,660,651	$163,903
Public Service Commission	285	$49,518,687	$173,750
Environment and Protected Areas	284	$49,023,747	$172,619
Executive Council	227	$46,955,068	$206,851
Municipal Affairs	267	$46,854,462	$175,485
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	280	$45,501,907	$162,507
CHILDREN'S SERVICES	246	$40,731,241	$165,574
TRANSPORTATION	248	$40,003,962	$161,306
Advanced Education	226	$39,526,394	$174,896
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	236	$38,881,284	$164,751
SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	212	$38,441,271	$181,327
ENERGY	214	$37,988,370	$177,516
Technology and Innovation	209	$36,217,043	$173,287
Public Safety and Emergency Services	180	$32,714,044	$181,745
LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	181	$29,474,761	$162,844
Transportation and Economic Corridors	165	$29,240,801	$177,217
Agriculture and Irrigation	149	$26,175,693	$175,676
Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction	140	$25,415,591	$181,540
Communications And Public Engagement	150	$25,160,322	$167,735
JOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADE	114	$21,716,682	$190,497
Children and Family Services	111	$20,142,802	$181,467
Indigenous Relations	104	$18,906,605	$181,794
JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION	112	$18,905,655	$168,800
Energy and Minerals	75	$14,496,635	$193,288
Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development	89	$13,965,776	$156,919
Forestry and Parks	74	$13,344,993	$180,338
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM	75	$13,081,719	$174,423
CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN	72	$12,472,519	$173,229
SENIORS AND HOUSING	71	$12,334,087	$173,720
JOBS, ECONOMY AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT	60	$10,339,155	$172,319
Arts, Culture and Status of Women	42	$8,133,067	$193,644
FORESTRY, PARKS AND TOURISM	39	$6,527,539	$167,373
Affordability and Utilities	31	$6,422,045	$207,163
Mental Health and Addiction	29	$5,865,914	$202,273
Immigration and Multiculturalism	25	$4,907,256	$196,290
CULTURE	28	$4,887,411	$174,550
CULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMEN	25	$4,278,579	$171,143
TRADE, IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURALISM	19	$3,100,945	$163,208
SKILLED TRADES AND PROFESSIONS	15	$2,882,406	$192,160
Tourism and Sport	7	$1,381,698	$197,385
Total	11,953	$2,195,744,564

Position	Ministry	Class	Base salary	Cash benefits	Non-cash	Severance	Total	Year
ED Policy & Planning	EDUCATION	Management Executive Manager 1	$138,240	$3,858	$28,869	—	$170,967	2022
Dir, Strategic Business Svcs	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$140,013	$0	$30,803	—	$170,816	2024
Dir, Busn Ops & Stakehldr Supp	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$139,733	$150	$30,928	—	$170,811	2024
ED Strategic/Collaborative Svs	EDUCATION	Executive Manager 1	$140,905	$0	$29,160	—	$170,065	2020
ED, TLE/Registrar	EDUCATION	Executive Manager 1	$143,983	$0	$26,017	—	$170,001	2020
Director, Provincial Digital Assessment Coordination	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$140,013	$2,426	$27,521	—	$169,960	2024
ED, Provincial Assessment	EDUCATION	Executive Manager 1	$143,611	$0	$25,966	—	$169,577	2020
Director, International Education	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$140,013	$0	$28,802	—	$168,815	2024
ED, Curric Coord & Implementn	EDUCATION	Management Executive Manager 1	$139,280	$0	$29,164	—	$168,444	2022
Dir, FNMI Curriculum (K-12)	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$136,646	$0	$31,617	—	$168,264	2024
ED, Early & Middle Yrs Curric	EDUCATION	Executive Manager 1	$137,711	$0	$30,444	—	$168,154	2019
Executive Director, Stakeholder Relations	EDUCATION	Management Executive Manager 1	$137,329	$0	$30,505	—	$167,834	2022
ED, FNMI Education	EDUCATION	Executive Manager 1	$140,104	$0	$27,679	—	$167,783	2021
Director, Investigations	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,561	$10,034	$29,066	—	$167,661	2023
ED, Learning & Teaching Resources	EDUCATION	Management Executive Manager 1	$135,951	$0	$31,411	—	$167,362	2024
Dir, Capital Planning North	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$138,482	$0	$28,560	—	$167,042	2024
SM, Corporate Research	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$20,393	$27,372	—	$166,703	2022
ED, Education Supports	EDUCATION	Management Executive Manager 1	$135,327	$0	$31,347	—	$166,674	2024
Dir, South Services	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,649	$0	$30,954	—	$166,603	2024
Dir, Strategic Planning	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$33,223	—	$166,541	2019
ED, Field Services	EDUCATION	Executive Manager 1	$138,938	$150	$27,407	—	$166,496	2021
ED, Curric Coord & Implementn	EDUCATION	Executive Manager 1	$133,592	$0	$32,862	—	$166,454	2019
Dir, SLA & PAT	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$200	$32,813	—	$166,331	2019
Dir, Strategic Planning	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$30,614	—	$166,197	2023
Dir, French Assessment	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$32,692	—	$166,010	2019
ED, First Nations Education	EDUCATION	Management Executive Manager 1	$131,381	$6,400	$28,155	—	$165,936	2023
Chief of Staff	EDUCATION	Ministerial Ministerial EA	$137,709	$0	$28,172	—	$165,881	2020
Dir, Analytics	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$32,145	—	$165,462	2019
Dir, School & Comm. Supports	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$32,111	—	$165,428	2019
Dir, Planning Coordination	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$150	$31,931	—	$165,399	2019
Dir, Fin Reporting & Account	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$31,931	—	$165,249	2019
Dir Strategic Initiatives	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,545	$0	$29,702	—	$165,248	2024
Dir, Indigenous and North Services	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,014	$0	$29,940	—	$164,954	2023
Dir Corp Strategic Initiatives	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$138,404	$0	$26,503	—	$164,908	2020
Dir, Learner Services	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$31,584	—	$164,901	2019
Practice Assurance Manager	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$31,584	—	$164,901	2019
Dir, Teacher Certification	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$31,584	—	$164,901	2019
Dir, Legislative Services	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$31,457	—	$164,775	2019
Director, Career Education	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$29,173	—	$164,756	2023
Dir, Strategic Business Svcs	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$250	$28,757	—	$164,590	2023
Dir, French Education (K-12)	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,014	$0	$29,238	—	$164,253	2023
Director, System Assurance	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,014	$0	$29,140	—	$164,155	2023
ED, K-12 Fiscal Oversight	EDUCATION	Management Executive Manager 1	$135,713	$444	$27,996	—	$164,153	2022
Field Services Manager	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$64,501	$5,178	$13,974	$80,421	$164,074	2020
Dir, Wellness & Languages	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$137,260	$0	$26,793	—	$164,053	2024
Chief of Staff	EDUCATION	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$134,483	$16,138	$13,367	—	$163,988	2024
Dir, Exam Administration	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,778	$150	$30,930	—	$163,859	2024
Dir, OOR/Associate Registrar	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,779	$0	$30,965	—	$163,744	2024
SM, Financial Systems	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$15,118	$29,462	—	$163,518	2019
Dir, OOR/Associate Registrar	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,308	$0	$31,155	—	$163,463	2019

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