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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
Director, Royalty Disputes	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,750	$0	$26,395	—	$157,145	2021
Senior Audit Manager	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 1	$124,062	$300	$32,776	—	$157,139	2019
Director Strategy & Operations	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,075	$0	$31,022	—	$157,096	2019
Dir, Energy Trans & Pol Innov	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,075	$0	$31,022	—	$157,096	2019
Dir, Generation & Tx Policy	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$12,011	$29,182	—	$156,918	2019
Director, Oil Operations	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,097	$250	$26,508	—	$156,854	2021
Director, Crown Equity	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$11,878	$29,182	—	$156,785	2019
Special Advisor	ENERGY	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$130,340	$17,205	$9,133	—	$156,678	2021
Director, Oil Operations	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,857	$0	$26,713	—	$156,570	2020
Dir, Env & Tech Integration	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,121	$0	$26,990	—	$156,111	2020
Director, Engineering	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,672	$0	$28,438	—	$156,109	2021
Director, Resource Initiatives	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,388	$200	$26,090	—	$155,678	2021
Dir.Crown Equity,Sales&Bus.Sup	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,823	$6,418	$27,223	—	$155,465	2022
Director, Oil Sands Commercial	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$119,378	$11,436	$24,588	—	$155,403	2022
Special Advisor	ENERGY	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$130,340	$0	$25,044	—	$155,384	2021
Director, Resource Initiatives	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,119	$0	$26,083	—	$155,202	2020
Director,Royalty-in-Kind Opera	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,724	$7,657	$31,353	—	$154,734	2019
Director, Royalty Disputes	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,559	$0	$24,164	—	$154,723	2020
Director, Geoscience	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,407	$0	$26,754	—	$154,161	2020
Director, Geoscience	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,672	$300	$25,968	—	$153,940	2021
Director, Resource Access	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,610	$0	$28,326	—	$153,936	2021
Director, Engineering	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,407	$150	$26,199	—	$153,756	2020
Chief of Staff, DMO	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,626	$0	$27,790	—	$153,417	2022
Senior Audit Manager	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 1	$122,452	$0	$30,358	—	$152,809	2019
Director, Comm Rel & Monit.	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$10,255	$9,159	—	$152,732	2019
Dir, Business Operations	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,953	$4,764	$23,542	—	$152,259	2021
Dir, Econ & Proj Evaluations	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,708	$0	$30,246	—	$151,954	2019
Director, Resource Access	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,113	$0	$32,297	—	$151,409	2019
Dir, Engagement & Integration	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$4,218	$31,324	—	$151,266	2019
Director, Western Market Acces	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,882	$0	$26,217	—	$151,099	2020
Director, Operational Policy	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,202	$0	$25,882	—	$150,084	2022
Dir, Econ & Proj Evaluations	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,414	$131	$25,516	—	$150,062	2021
Director, Regulatory Policy	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$26,241	—	$149,937	2020
Senior Manager, Distribution	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 1	$123,239	$0	$26,155	—	$149,393	2020
Director, Oil Sands Commercial	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$7,618	$22,728	—	$149,285	2021
Director Royalty and Tenure	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,373	$0	$29,830	—	$149,203	2019
Dir, Business Operations	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$25,310	—	$149,006	2020
Director Royalty and Tenure	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,624	$1,971	$25,115	—	$148,710	2021
Senior Manager, Distribution	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$29,753	—	$148,692	2019
Dir, Energy Trans & Pol Innov	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,393	$0	$27,163	—	$148,556	2022
ADM, Ministry Services	ENERGY	Assistant Deputy Minister	$114,843	$8,601	$24,510	—	$147,955	2021
Dir, Econ & Proj Evaluations	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,708	$150	$25,967	—	$147,825	2020
Director, Resource Access	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,113	$0	$28,092	—	$147,204	2020
Director, Oil Sands Commercial	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$4,081	$23,796	—	$146,815	2020
Director, Regulatory Affairs	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,707	$0	$25,001	—	$145,708	2021
Director Royalty and Tenure	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,373	$0	$25,644	—	$145,017	2020
Senior Manager, Distribution	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 1	$120,018	$0	$24,898	—	$144,917	2021
Executive Dir, Fin & Admin	ENERGY	Executive Manager 1	$117,998	$2,573	$23,919	—	$144,489	2020
Dir, Fin Rep& Assurance	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$118,563	$0	$25,914	—	$144,477	2022
Director, Comm Rel & Monit.	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$9,771	—	$143,089	2020

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