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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
Regulatory Assurance Mgr - RD	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$28,409	—	$163,992	2023
Dir. Engagement&Education	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,437	$766	$29,721	—	$163,924	2023
Director, 1GX Continuity	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$28,256	—	$163,839	2023
Director, Transboundary Waters	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,067	$0	$30,727	—	$163,794	2024
Reg Dir, Fish & Wildlife NW	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$6,000	$22,111	—	$163,694	2023
Director, Policy Coordination	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,734	$0	$29,756	—	$163,490	2023
Senior Aquatic Scientist	Environment and Protected Areas	Subsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 5	$137,291	$43	$25,947	—	$163,281	2024
Director, Land Cons & Rclm Pol	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,390	$0	$29,710	—	$163,099	2023
Regulatory Assurance Mgr - Cal	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$27,500	—	$163,083	2023
Reg Dir, Fish & Wildlife NE	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$27,391	—	$162,974	2023
Dir, Community-Based Monitorin	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$29,616	—	$162,934	2022
Dir, River Eng & Tech Serv.	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,779	$0	$30,151	—	$162,930	2024
Director, Provincial Airshed and Watershed Monitoring	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$136,762	$0	$26,071	—	$162,832	2024
Director, Contaminated Sites & Remediation	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,666	$0	$29,040	—	$162,706	2023
Reg Assurance Mgr - Boreal	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,804	$6,000	$26,713	—	$162,517	2023
Dir, Land & Env Planning-North	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$26,834	—	$162,417	2023
Director, Environmental Investigations	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,999	$0	$29,395	—	$162,394	2024
Dir, Wildlife Health & Licens	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,834	—	$162,152	2022
Director, Public Lands Policy	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,834	—	$162,152	2022
Dir, River Eng & Tech Serv.	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,742	—	$162,060	2022
Director, Watershed Resilience and Grants	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,118	$100	$30,743	—	$161,961	2024
Dir. Water Alloc & Quantity	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$200	$28,154	—	$161,672	2022
Director, Integrated Planning and Land Use Framework Implementation	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,295	—	$161,613	2022
Director, Waste Policy	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,235	—	$161,553	2022
Dir, Land & Env Plan-Central	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,124	$200	$28,838	—	$161,161	2023
Dir, Regulatory Excellence	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,426	$150	$28,570	—	$161,146	2022
Director, Air Policy	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,264	$0	$28,800	—	$161,065	2022
Regulatory Assurance Mgr - RD	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,728	—	$161,046	2022
Dir, Regulatory Assurance	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,399	$0	$28,613	—	$161,012	2022
Director, 1GX Continuity	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,637	—	$160,955	2022
Dir, Planning & Performance	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$145,701	$0	$15,150	—	$160,851	2024
Director, Policy Coordination	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,360	$0	$29,218	—	$160,578	2022
Director,Intergov. Relations	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,399	$0	$28,106	—	$160,506	2022
Reg Dir, Fish & Wildlife NE	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,175	—	$160,493	2022
Dir, Inte Env Mod & Prediction	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,696	$7,645	$26,121	—	$160,463	2022
Regulatory Assurance Mgr - Cal	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,084	—	$160,402	2022
Director,Fish &Wildlife Policy	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,981	$0	$29,386	—	$160,367	2023
Dir, Inte Env Mod & Prediction	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,705	$0	$27,162	—	$159,868	2023
Dir Air & Watershed Management	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,365	$0	$27,182	—	$159,547	2023
Director, Watershed Sciences	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,941	$0	$26,516	—	$159,457	2023
Dir, Land & Env Planning-North	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,799	$0	$26,502	—	$159,301	2022
Public Lands Appeal Coord.	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$25,929	—	$159,247	2022
Director, Conventional Oil and Gas and Cost Containment	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,756	$0	$26,485	—	$159,241	2023
Dir WShed Resilience & TranB W	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,659	$100	$28,268	—	$159,027	2022
Director, OHS & Business Continuity	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,659	$0	$29,221	—	$158,880	2023
Director, Emissions Offsets	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,693	$0	$26,168	—	$158,860	2024
ED, Climate Regulation and Carbon Markets	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Executive Manager 1	$132,570	$150	$26,034	—	$158,753	2023
Director, Airshed Sciences	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,159	$0	$27,593	—	$158,752	2024
Dir, Climate Partnerships & Adaptation	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,215	$0	$28,399	—	$158,614	2022
Dir, Prov Geospatial Centre	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,215	$0	$28,307	—	$158,522	2022

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