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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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284 positions in Environment and Protected Areas

Total compensation by ministry
MinistryPositionsTotal compensationAvg per position
Justice1,914$432,793,980$226,120
JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL1,973$372,396,893$188,747
SERVICE ALBERTA566$90,898,524$160,598
Health492$89,136,095$181,171
Treasury Board and Finance494$88,056,547$178,252
ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS537$86,432,392$160,954
EDUCATION497$80,451,345$161,874
Infrastructure364$59,660,651$163,903
Public Service Commission285$49,518,687$173,750
Environment and Protected Areas284$49,023,747$172,619
Executive Council227$46,955,068$206,851
Municipal Affairs267$46,854,462$175,485
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY280$45,501,907$162,507
CHILDREN'S SERVICES246$40,731,241$165,574
TRANSPORTATION248$40,003,962$161,306
Advanced Education226$39,526,394$174,896
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES236$38,881,284$164,751
SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES212$38,441,271$181,327
ENERGY214$37,988,370$177,516
Technology and Innovation209$36,217,043$173,287
Public Safety and Emergency Services180$32,714,044$181,745
LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION181$29,474,761$162,844
Transportation and Economic Corridors165$29,240,801$177,217
Agriculture and Irrigation149$26,175,693$175,676
Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction140$25,415,591$181,540
Communications And Public Engagement150$25,160,322$167,735
JOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADE114$21,716,682$190,497
Children and Family Services111$20,142,802$181,467
Indigenous Relations104$18,906,605$181,794
JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION112$18,905,655$168,800
Energy and Minerals75$14,496,635$193,288
Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development89$13,965,776$156,919
Forestry and Parks74$13,344,993$180,338
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM75$13,081,719$174,423
CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN72$12,472,519$173,229
SENIORS AND HOUSING71$12,334,087$173,720
JOBS, ECONOMY AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT60$10,339,155$172,319
Arts, Culture and Status of Women42$8,133,067$193,644
FORESTRY, PARKS AND TOURISM39$6,527,539$167,373
Affordability and Utilities31$6,422,045$207,163
Mental Health and Addiction29$5,865,914$202,273
Immigration and Multiculturalism25$4,907,256$196,290
CULTURE28$4,887,411$174,550
CULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMEN25$4,278,579$171,143
TRADE, IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURALISM19$3,100,945$163,208
SKILLED TRADES AND PROFESSIONS15$2,882,406$192,160
Tourism and Sport7$1,381,698$197,385
Total11,953$2,195,744,564
PositionMinistryClassBase salaryCash benefitsNon-cashSeveranceTotalYear
Dir. Engagement&EducationEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$129,370$200$28,264$157,8342022
Chief of StaffEnvironment and Protected AreasMinisterial Ministerial 2$129,473$20,660$7,598$157,7312022
Director,Air&WatershedMonitorEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$129,391$0$28,048$157,4392022
Director Fish & Wildlife SouthEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$130,981$0$26,445$157,4262023
ED, Water and Waste PolicyEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Executive Manager 1$143,322$0$14,032$157,3542023
Air&Watrshed ResourMangr-PeaceEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,939$11,768$26,124$156,8302022
Dir, Grants & Program DeliveryEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$128,639$0$28,178$156,8182022
Director of SurveysEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$129,681$0$26,100$155,7812022
Approvals ManagerEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$123,696$6,000$25,698$155,3942022
Director, Land Cons & Rclm PolEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$127,350$0$27,905$155,2552022
Dir, Strategic Climate PolicyEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$126,696$0$27,635$154,3312022
Dir, Planning & PerformanceEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$132,764$1,603$19,551$153,9182022
Director, Governance and ReportingEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$126,005$0$27,729$153,7352022
Sr Hydrologic SpecialistEnvironment and Protected AreasOpted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4$127,545$250$25,819$153,6142022
Dir, Land & Env Planning-SouthEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$127,601$0$25,794$153,3962023
Director, Conventional Oil and Gas and Cost ContainmentEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$127,733$0$25,657$153,3892022
Director, Regulatory TransformationEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$122,255$6,000$25,043$153,2982022
Sr Surface Water Policy SpecEnvironment and Protected AreasSubsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 4$130,404$200$22,334$152,9382023
Transboundary Section LeadEnvironment and Protected AreasOpted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4$121,597$7,015$24,252$152,8642022
Dir, Contm Sites & RemediationEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$125,303$0$27,031$152,3342022
Senior Source Standards EngEnvironment and Protected AreasOpted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4$141,750$0$10,431$152,1812024
Director, Provincial Airshed and Watershed MonitoringEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$127,451$0$24,414$151,8652023
Public Lands Disposition ManagEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$126,077$0$25,609$151,6862022
ED, Indigenous RelationsEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Executive Manager 1$126,877$0$24,219$151,0962023
Reg Assurance Mgr - CapitalEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$140,013$0$11,046$151,0592024
Director, Operational ServicesEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$123,491$0$27,420$150,9122022
Director, Watershed SciencesEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$125,655$0$24,181$149,8362022
Director,Fish &Wildlife PolicyEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$121,519$0$27,994$149,5132022
Proj.Leader,Geodectic Con.UnitEnvironment and Protected AreasOpted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 2$125,575$300$23,506$149,3822022
Dir, Land & Env Plan-CentralEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$122,579$0$26,741$149,3212022
Dir, Planning & PerformanceEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$135,583$350$13,309$149,2422023
Dir Air & Watershed ManagementEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$123,403$0$25,787$149,1902022
Governance & Corporate ServiceEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$124,245$0$24,722$148,9672022
Aquatic ScientistEnvironment and Protected AreasSubsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 4$121,037$3,676$23,875$148,5882022
Approvals ManagerEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,939$4,354$25,035$148,3272022
Aquatic ScientistEnvironment and Protected AreasSubsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 4$123,718$257$23,943$147,9182022
Director Fish & Wildlife SouthEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$121,519$644$25,489$147,6522022
Approvals ManagerEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,939$3,662$24,609$147,2102022
ED, Climate Regulation and Carbon MarketsEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Executive Manager 1$122,057$0$24,982$147,0392022
Dir, Land & Env Planning-SouthEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$121,823$0$25,013$146,8372022
Flood Hazard SpecialistEnvironment and Protected AreasOpted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4$121,597$0$25,004$146,6012022
Modelling Support Team LeadEnvironment and Protected AreasOpted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4$121,597$0$24,824$146,4202022
Sr. Mgr. Systems ImplementationEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$121,824$0$24,511$146,3352022
Manager,Community ResilienceEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$119,396$0$26,788$146,1842022
Transbdry Water Quality SpecEnvironment and Protected AreasSubsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 4$121,037$0$25,117$146,1542022
Reg Assurance Mgr - CapitalEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$135,583$0$10,570$146,1542023
Senior Source Standards EngEnvironment and Protected AreasOpted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4$137,266$0$8,704$145,9692023
Consequence ManagerEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$26,832$145,7712022
Director, Ministry ServicesEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$26,819$145,7582022
Atmospheric ScientistEnvironment and Protected AreasSubsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 4$122,005$0$23,708$145,7132022
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