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Cost of government

Sunshine list

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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YearAll202420232022202120202019
MinistryAllJusticeJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSERVICE ALBERTAHealthTreasury Board and FinanceENVIRONMENT AND PARKSEDUCATIONInfrastructurePublic Service CommissionEnvironment and Protected AreasExecutive CouncilMunicipal AffairsAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYCHILDREN'S SERVICESTRANSPORTATIONAdvanced EducationCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESSENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESENERGYTechnology and InnovationPublic Safety and Emergency ServicesLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONTransportation and Economic CorridorsAgriculture and IrrigationService Alberta and Red Tape ReductionCommunications And Public EngagementJOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADEChildren and Family ServicesIndigenous RelationsJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONEnergy and MineralsAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentForestry and ParksECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMCULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMENSENIORS AND HOUSINGJOBS, ECONOMY AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENTArts, Culture and Status of WomenFORESTRY, PARKS AND TOURISMAffordability and UtilitiesMental Health and AddictionImmigration and MulticulturalismCULTURECULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMENTRADE, IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURALISMSKILLED TRADES AND PROFESSIONSTourism and Sport

267 positions in Municipal Affairs

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, Grant Program DeliveryMunicipal AffairsManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$121,823$0$28,793—$150,6172022
Dir-Municipal Sustainability and AccountabilityMunicipal AffairsManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$122,957$0$26,923—$149,8802022
Dir-Asmt & Prop Tax PolMunicipal AffairsManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$121,821$0$27,733—$149,5532022
Dir-Policy and StrategyMunicipal AffairsManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$121,823$0$27,188—$149,0112022
Director, OperationsMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$123,812$0$24,767—$148,5802021
Administrator, FireMunicipal AffairsStds Safety and Compliance 7$111,865$12,245$24,434—$148,5442019
Dir-LADMMunicipal AffairsManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$121,823$100$26,424—$148,3472022
Dir-Central OperationsMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$115,725$5,650$26,536—$147,9112019
Director, OperationsMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$123,556$0$24,222—$147,7782020
ED-SSSMunicipal AffairsExecutive Manager 1$122,300$0$25,121—$147,4212021
Dir-PlanningMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$116,989$0$30,348—$147,3372019
Dir-Property Admin-SABMunicipal AffairsManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$121,823$0$25,013—$146,8372022
Dir-Info Mgt Leg and Admin SvcMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$116,787$0$29,276—$146,0632019
Dir-Fin Ops and ActMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 1$115,725$0$30,316—$146,0402019
Dir, Grant Program DeliveryMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$115,725$0$30,316—$146,0402019
Dir-Corp Strat Plan and ReportMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 1$115,725$0$30,316—$146,0402019
Dir-Fin Ops and ActMunicipal AffairsManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$119,504$150$26,254—$145,9082022
Dir-Policy and StrategyMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$115,725$0$29,761—$145,4862019
Director, Tax Program DeliveryMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$115,187$0$30,030—$145,2172019
Dir-Stds Dev and Supp-MechMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$115,725$50$29,252—$145,0262019
Director, Tax Program DeliveryMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$117,636$2,492$24,789—$144,9182021
Project Dir-CIPAMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$115,725$0$29,086—$144,8112019
Mgr-Asmt AuditMunicipal AffairsManager Zone 2$115,247$0$28,954—$144,2012019
Mgr-Municipal AccountabilityMunicipal AffairsManager Zone 2$118,527$0$25,563—$144,0902019
Dir, Grant Program DeliveryMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$115,965$0$28,123—$144,0882021
Manager, Community Recovery ServicesMunicipal AffairsManager Zone 2$115,725$4,497$23,772—$143,9942021
Dir-Policy and StrategyMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$118,182$0$25,667—$143,8482020
Dir-Policy and StrategyMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$117,567$1,496$24,489—$143,5522021
Dir, Grant Program DeliveryMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$116,615$0$26,014—$142,6292020
Director, Tax Program DeliveryMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$116,612$0$25,840—$142,4532020
Dir-Engagement and Information ServicesMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$118,691$0$23,603—$142,2952021
Dir-Property Admin-SABMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$115,725$0$26,536—$142,2612019
Dir-PlanningMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$116,989$0$24,785—$141,7742020
Dir-Fin Ops and ActMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 1$115,725$0$25,897—$141,6212020
Dir-Info Mgt Leg and Admin SvcMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$116,787$0$24,792—$141,5792020
Asst Dir, Public Libr ServicesMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 1$114,207$0$26,952—$141,1592019
Dir-Stds Dev and Supp-MechMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$116,820$0$24,050—$140,8702021
Project Dir-CIPAMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$115,725$0$24,645—$140,3692020
Dir-Property Admin-SABMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$115,965$0$24,343—$140,3082021
Dir-Recovery Branch SupportsMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 1$111,608$2,450$26,229—$140,2872019
Mgr-Asmt AuditMunicipal AffairsManager Zone 2$115,659$0$24,588—$140,2472020
Dir-Info Mgt Leg and Admin SvcMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$117,030$0$23,197—$140,2272021
Dir-Stds Dev and Supp-MechMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$115,725$0$24,008—$139,7332020
Dir-Corp Strat Plan and ReportMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 1$115,280$0$24,352—$139,6322020
Dir-Training/Accred-and-StndsMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$111,560$0$27,962—$139,5212019
Dir-Mun Capacity BuildingMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$115,965$450$22,945—$139,3602021
Dir-Municipal Sustainability and AccountabilityMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$115,965$0$23,383—$139,3482021
Project Dir-CIPAMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$115,965$0$23,049—$139,0142021
Administrator, ElectricalMunicipal AffairsStds Safety and Compliance 7$113,812$10$25,012—$138,8342020
Administrator, Plumbing GasMunicipal AffairsStds Safety and Compliance 7$114,034$0$24,665—$138,6992020
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