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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 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

227 positions in Executive Council

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
Chief of Staff, DM	Executive Council	Executive Manager 1	$133,748	$0	$29,715	—	$163,463	2021
Director, Cabinet Coordination	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,423	$0	$30,965	—	$163,388	2024
ED, Legislative Review	Executive Council	Executive Manager 1	$133,363	$0	$29,639	—	$163,002	2019
Director, Cabinet Coordination	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$29,663	—	$162,981	2019
MD, AB Washington Office	Executive Council	Management Executive Manager 1	$156,077	$100	$6,602	—	$162,779	2022
Director, Americas and Europe	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$134,717	$1,647	$26,047	—	$162,411	2023
Director, Strategic Plan & Ops	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,764	$0	$28,782	—	$161,546	2022
State and Intergovernmental Relations	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$300	$27,833	—	$161,451	2022
Chief of Staff, DM	Executive Council	Executive Manager 1	$133,470	$150	$27,389	—	$161,010	2020
Private Secr & Dir to Lt. Gov	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,084	$0	$29,289	—	$160,373	2022
Managing Director, Mexico & Latin America Office	Executive Council	Management Executive Manager 1	$153,136	$0	$6,821	—	$159,957	2024
Director, U.S. Midwest	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$24,147	—	$159,730	2023
Executive Director, International Relations	Executive Council	Management Executive Manager 1	$129,748	$0	$29,862	—	$159,610	2023
Director of Policy	Executive Council	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$130,340	$0	$28,686	—	$159,026	2021
Executive Director, Executive Operations	Executive Council	Management Executive Manager 1	$130,044	$0	$28,868	—	$158,912	2023
Government Relations Officer	Executive Council	Ministerial Ministerial 3	$129,215	$0	$29,430	—	$158,644	2023
Deputy Chief of Staff	Executive Council	Ministerial Ministerial 4	$130,007	$0	$28,372	—	$158,379	2022
ED, Ops & Machinery of Govt.	Executive Council	Executive Manager 1	$125,499	$0	$32,546	—	$158,044	2019
Director, Strategic Plan & Ops	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,545	—	$157,863	2020
Special Advisor/Tour and Advance Coordinator	Executive Council	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$129,502	$15,959	$12,195	—	$157,656	2023
Chief of Staff, DM	Executive Council	Executive Manager 1	$125,774	$0	$31,240	—	$157,014	2019
Director of Policy	Executive Council	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$118,165	$15,490	$23,047	—	$156,703	2021
Director, Policy and Planning	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,601	$0	$28,944	—	$156,545	2023
Senior Policy Manager	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,809	$0	$29,173	—	$155,982	2022
Chief of Staff	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,614	$0	$31,231	—	$155,846	2019
Private Secr & Dir to Lt. Gov	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,521	$0	$30,918	—	$155,439	2019
Director, Policy and Planning	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,601	$150	$27,466	—	$155,217	2023
Director, Cabinet Coordination	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,040	$0	$29,038	—	$155,079	2023
Senior Policy Manager	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,696	$0	$27,998	—	$154,694	2022
Director, Social Policy	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,354	$6,943	$26,536	—	$153,833	2020
Manager, Americas and Europe	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,184	$0	$25,316	—	$153,500	2022
Exc Dir, Comms and Planning	Executive Council	Ministerial 3	$130,000	$18,668	$4,764	—	$153,432	2019
Senior Policy Manager	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,772	$100	$30,403	—	$153,275	2019
Assistant Deputy Minister, ESGS	Executive Council	Executive Manager 2	$127,180	$0	$25,654	—	$152,834	2021
Principal Advisor	Executive Council	Ministerial 3	$129,253	$18,561	$4,927	—	$152,741	2019
Chief Negotiator	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$28,548	—	$152,244	2019
Director of Research	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,538	$0	$29,550	—	$152,088	2019
Director, Social Policy	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,354	$0	$31,139	—	$151,493	2019
Private Secr & Dir to Lt. Gov	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,521	$0	$26,168	—	$150,689	2020
Director, Service Design	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,538	$0	$27,662	—	$150,200	2019
Executive Advisor	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,824	$150	$28,038	—	$150,011	2022
Deputy Director of Government Communications	Executive Council	Non-Mgt Ministerial 2	$125,685	$0	$23,838	—	$149,523	2021
Director of Policy	Executive Council	Ministerial Ministerial EA	$124,557	$0	$24,924	—	$149,480	2020
Director, U.S. West Coast	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$140,013	$345	$9,119	—	$149,477	2024
Director, Social Policy	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,937	$0	$25,427	—	$149,364	2021
Director, Architecture	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,540	$0	$29,444	—	$148,985	2019
Director, Cabinet Coordination	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,803	$150	$27,894	—	$148,847	2022
Senior Policy Manager	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,823	$0	$26,948	—	$148,771	2022
Senior Policy Manager	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,772	$0	$25,686	—	$148,458	2020
Director, Strategic Plan & Ops	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,409	$4,589	$28,076	—	$148,073	2019

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