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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 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

214 positions in ENERGY

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
Special Representative, DMO	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$30,782	—	$164,100	2020
Senior Engineer, Engineering	ENERGY	Engineering & Related Level 4	$137,039	$100	$26,905	—	$164,044	2021
Director, Natural Gas Strategy	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,764	$2,285	$28,983	—	$164,031	2022
Director, Crown Agreement Mgmt	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,574	$0	$28,292	—	$163,866	2022
Chief of Staff	ENERGY	Ministerial Ministerial EA	$137,709	$0	$26,133	—	$163,842	2020
Dir, Proj Apps & Compliance	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,615	$150	$32,007	—	$163,771	2019
Senior Engineer, Engineering	ENERGY	Opted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4	$137,039	$0	$26,682	—	$163,721	2022
ED, Strategic Initiatives	ENERGY	Executive Manager 1	$136,405	$0	$27,168	—	$163,573	2021
Director, PDIM	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,230	$0	$31,938	—	$163,167	2019
Dir, Research and Analysis	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$29,663	—	$162,981	2019
Snr Comm Mgr, Sturgeon Rfy	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$29,530	—	$162,848	2020
Director, Geoscience	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,764	$0	$29,570	—	$162,334	2022
Dir, Proj Apps & Compliance	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,834	—	$162,152	2022
Dir., Gas Royalty Operations	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,834	—	$162,152	2022
Director, PDIM	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,374	$4,293	$26,481	—	$162,148	2021
Director, Resource Map & Anlys	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,787	—	$162,105	2022
Dir., Gas Royalty Operations	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,249	$0	$31,763	—	$162,013	2019
Director, Resource Initiatives	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,232	$0	$28,775	—	$162,007	2022
Director, Oil Operations	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,558	—	$161,875	2022
Special Advisor	ENERGY	Ministerial Ministerial EA	$134,069	$17,697	$9,983	—	$161,749	2020
Senior Engineer, Engineering	ENERGY	Engineering & Related Level 4	$137,039	$0	$24,670	—	$161,709	2019
Director, Oil Operations	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,857	$0	$31,693	—	$161,550	2019
Snr Comm Mgr, Sturgeon Rfy	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,905	—	$161,223	2022
Dir, Business Info & Research	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,569	—	$160,887	2020
Director, Resource Map & Anlys	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$200	$27,369	—	$160,886	2020
Dir, Env & Tech Integration	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,121	$0	$31,563	—	$160,684	2019
Special Representative, DMO	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,231	—	$160,549	2021
Dir, Business Info & Research	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$26,984	—	$160,301	2021
Dir, Energy Diversification	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$26,751	—	$160,069	2021
Senior Audit Manger	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$17,804	$26,536	—	$160,064	2019
Director, Resource Map & Anlys	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$26,631	—	$159,949	2021
Director, Royalty Disputes	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$26,624	—	$159,942	2022
Director, Crown Agreement Mgmt	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$26,604	—	$159,922	2020
Director, Royalty Disputes	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,559	$0	$29,173	—	$159,731	2019
Dir, Proj Apps & Compliance	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,704	$0	$26,892	—	$159,597	2021
Chief of Staff	ENERGY	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$130,340	$17,205	$11,470	—	$159,015	2021
Dir, Proj Apps & Compliance	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,615	$0	$27,334	—	$158,949	2020
Director, Regulatory Policy	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$4,427	$30,599	—	$158,722	2019
Director, Oil Sands Commercial	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$11,806	$27,969	—	$158,714	2019
Director, Geoscience	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,407	$0	$31,259	—	$158,666	2019
Director Royalty and Tenure	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,336	$4,396	$27,923	—	$158,654	2022
Chief of Staff	ENERGY	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$130,977	$17,289	$10,231	—	$158,497	2022
Snr Comm Mgr, Sturgeon Rfy	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$25,102	—	$158,420	2021
Director, Engineering	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,407	$0	$30,704	—	$158,111	2019
Dir, Energy Diversification	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,545	—	$157,863	2020
Director Strategy & Operations	ENERGY	Executive Manager 1	$130,342	$150	$27,138	—	$157,630	2020
Dir, Energy Markets	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,204	—	$157,522	2022
Director, Western Market Acces	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,534	$0	$30,888	—	$157,422	2019
Dir., Gas Royalty Operations	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,249	$0	$27,145	—	$157,394	2020
Dir., Gas Royalty Operations	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,462	$200	$26,587	—	$157,249	2021

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