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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

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

284 positions in Environment and Protected Areas

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, Contaminated Sites & Remediation	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$140,013	$0	$31,138	—	$171,151	2024
Director, Water Quality and Industrial Wastewater	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$140,013	$0	$31,138	—	$171,151	2024
Director, Circular Economy and Waste Management	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$140,013	$0	$31,007	—	$171,020	2024
Exec Director, Lands Planning	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Executive Manager 1	$140,757	$4,585	$25,665	—	$171,006	2022
Dir, Land & Env Plan-Central	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$139,625	$0	$31,086	—	$170,711	2024
ED, Air and Climate Policy	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Executive Manager 1	$140,609	$0	$30,004	—	$170,613	2023
Reg Dir, Fish & Wildlife NW	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,779	$9,911	$27,410	—	$170,100	2024
Director, Clean Growth Policy	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$142,448	$0	$27,339	—	$169,787	2024
Regulatory Assurance Manager (Calgary)	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$140,013	$0	$29,432	—	$169,445	2024
Chief of Staff	Environment and Protected Areas	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$134,483	$19,834	$15,118	—	$169,436	2024
Reg Dir, Fish & Wildlife NE	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$140,013	$0	$29,323	—	$169,336	2024
Dir, Prov. Air & Watershed Resource Management	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$139,692	$0	$29,515	—	$169,207	2024
Dir,Env Know and Data Stewards	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$3,505	$30,010	—	$169,098	2023
Dir Spec at Risk and Stewardship	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$137,420	$2,709	$28,838	—	$168,967	2022
Dir, Land & Env Planning-North	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$140,013	$0	$28,766	—	$168,779	2024
ED, Policy and Climate Systems	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Executive Manager 1	$137,816	$2,499	$28,109	—	$168,423	2022
Director, OHS & Business Continuity	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$136,762	$0	$31,510	—	$168,272	2024
Director, Conventional Oil and Gas	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$139,528	$0	$28,737	—	$168,265	2024
Director, Financial Operations and Reporting	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$2,614	$30,015	—	$168,212	2023
Director, Watershed Sciences	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$139,294	$0	$28,706	—	$168,000	2024
Reg Dir, Fish & Wildlife NW	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,008	$13,213	$25,443	—	$167,664	2023
Sr Manager, Special Projects	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$6,419	$27,637	—	$167,374	2022
Director, Policy Coordination	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$140,013	$10	$27,201	—	$167,225	2024
Reg Dir, Fish & Wildlife NW	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$6,786	$27,097	—	$167,201	2022
Dir, Grants & Program Delivery	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$136,780	$0	$30,157	—	$166,937	2023
Director, Financial Planning	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$134,522	$1,221	$31,164	—	$166,906	2024
Director, Airshed Sciences	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,151	$5,023	$30,415	—	$166,589	2022
Dir, Community-Based Monitorin	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$30,965	—	$166,548	2023
ED, Water and Waste Policy	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Executive Manager 1	$136,832	$0	$29,395	—	$166,226	2022
Director,Intergov. Relations	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$1,023	$29,256	—	$165,863	2023
Director, Regulatory Transformation	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,049	$6,000	$27,709	—	$165,758	2024
Dir, Strategic Climate Policy	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,705	$4,028	$28,998	—	$165,731	2023
Director, Public Lands Policy	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$30,015	—	$165,598	2023
Dir, CEM Planning	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$30,015	—	$165,598	2023
Director, Regulatory Excellence	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$30,010	—	$165,593	2023
ED, Oil Sands Monitoring	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Executive Manager 1	$137,010	$50	$28,526	—	$165,586	2022
Director, Regulatory Excellence	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$29,974	—	$165,558	2023
Dir, CEM Planning	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$136,085	$200	$29,192	—	$165,477	2022
Dir,Environ Science&Field Ope	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,715	$4,711	$29,996	—	$165,422	2024
Dir,Env Know and Data Stewards	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$3,209	$28,742	—	$165,268	2022
Chief of Staff	Environment and Protected Areas	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$135,120	$16,657	$13,347	—	$165,124	2023
ED, Financial Admin	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Executive Manager 1	$132,289	$4,008	$28,690	—	$164,987	2022
Dir, Climate Partnerships & Adaptation	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,014	$0	$29,935	—	$164,949	2023
Dir, Prov Geospatial Centre	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,014	$0	$29,930	—	$164,945	2023
Director, Air Policy	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,014	$0	$29,930	—	$164,945	2023
Director, Integrated Planning and Land Use Framework Implementation	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$29,320	—	$164,903	2023
Dir. Water Alloc & Quantity	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$29,308	—	$164,891	2023
Director, Waste Policy	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$29,075	—	$164,658	2023
Dir, Industrial Climate Policy	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,827	$16,950	$26,688	—	$164,465	2022
Director, Financial Operations	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$2,041	$28,834	—	$164,192	2022

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