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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
Mgr, First Nations South	EDUCATION	Management Manager Zone 2	$130,426	$0	$28,549	—	$158,975	2024
Dir, Indigenous and North Services	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,214	$0	$28,733	—	$158,947	2022
Dir, Exam Administration	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$25,622	—	$158,940	2022
Dir, Fin Reporting & Account	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,561	$1,113	$29,001	—	$158,675	2023
Dir, North Services	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,919	$0	$31,676	—	$158,595	2019
Chief of Staff	EDUCATION	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$130,977	$0	$27,575	—	$158,553	2022
Director	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$25,151	—	$158,469	2020
Dir, OOR/Associate Registrar	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,308	$0	$26,096	—	$158,404	2020
Director, System Assurance	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,215	$0	$28,031	—	$158,246	2022
Director, French Language Services	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,030	$0	$29,135	—	$158,165	2023
Dir, RedTapeRdctn & StdntRcrds	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,545	—	$157,863	2020
Dir, International Education	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,545	—	$157,863	2020
Dir, Capital Planning North	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$118,073	$15,331	$24,005	—	$157,409	2021
Dir, Diploma Programs	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,690	$0	$26,397	—	$157,087	2021
Dir, French Education (K-12)	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,085	$0	$27,903	—	$156,989	2022
Dir, Exam Administration	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,293	$0	$24,690	—	$156,983	2021
Dir, Busn Ops & Stakehldr Supp	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,321	$0	$24,353	—	$156,674	2020
Dir, Capital Planning North	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,178	$0	$26,454	—	$156,632	2023
Dir, SLA & PAT	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,215	$0	$26,189	—	$156,404	2022
Dir, Curriculum Assurance	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,629	$0	$27,600	—	$156,229	2019
ED, Metis Inuit Rural and Urban	EDUCATION	Management Executive Manager 1	$131,381	$0	$24,600	—	$155,982	2023
Dir, Policy Development&Coord	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,443	$0	$29,380	—	$155,824	2023
Dir, Strategic Business Svcs	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,279	$0	$26,191	—	$155,470	2021
Dir, Strategic Business Svcs	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,011	$0	$26,218	—	$155,229	2020
Dir, Legislative Services	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,561	$0	$26,359	—	$154,920	2023
Dir, Early Years Curriculum	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$31,103	—	$154,799	2019
Dir, South Services	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,255	$0	$28,349	—	$154,604	2023
ED, Capital Planning	EDUCATION	Executive Manager 1	$130,485	$0	$23,950	—	$154,435	2020
Dir, French Education Services	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$30,549	—	$154,245	2019
Dir, Busn Ops & Stakehldr Supp	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,912	$0	$28,327	—	$154,240	2019
Dir, Investigations & Gov	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,629	$0	$25,553	—	$154,182	2020
Dir, Leadership & Assurance	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$30,473	—	$154,169	2019
Dir, Exam Administration	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,833	$0	$23,271	—	$154,104	2020
Dir, Strat & Syst Supports	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$30,392	—	$154,088	2019
Dir, Fin Reporting & Account	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,325	$6,677	$26,978	—	$153,980	2022
ED, Learning & Teaching Resources	EDUCATION	Management Executive Manager 1	$125,599	$547	$27,832	—	$153,978	2022
Dir, FNMI Curriculum	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,724	$0	$30,226	—	$153,950	2019
Dir, Partnership Initiatives	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$112,035	$15,837	$26,002	—	$153,874	2019
Director, French Language Services	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,387	$0	$28,455	—	$153,842	2022
Dir, North Services	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,919	$0	$26,812	—	$153,731	2020
Dir, Mathematics & Sciences	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$29,904	—	$153,600	2019
Dir, Wellness & Languages	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,030	$0	$24,474	—	$153,503	2023
Dir, North Services	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,183	$0	$25,900	—	$153,083	2021
Dir, Diploma Programs	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,407	$0	$25,428	—	$152,835	2020
Dir, FNMI Services	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,365	$0	$29,392	—	$152,757	2019
Dir, Capital Planning North	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,558	$0	$28,106	—	$152,664	2022
Field Services Manager	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$33,465	—	$152,403	2019
Field Services Manager	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$122,122	$0	$29,923	—	$152,045	2019
Diploma Exam Lead, English Language Arts 30-2	EDUCATION	Subsidiary 02B1 3625 Education 1	$118,939	$7,086	$26,011	—	$152,035	2022
Dir, Budget & Fiscal Analysis	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,592	$6,384	$24,431	—	$151,408	2021

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