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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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60 positions in 2020 in Public Service Commission

Total compensation by ministry
MinistryPositionsTotal compensationAvg per position
JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL657$121,886,081$185,519
SERVICE ALBERTA193$31,091,136$161,094
ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS175$28,297,329$161,699
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY144$23,758,145$164,987
Treasury Board and Finance99$16,637,900$168,060
EDUCATION105$16,449,718$156,664
Health89$15,679,735$176,177
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES82$13,365,646$162,996
TRANSPORTATION81$12,757,523$157,500
Infrastructure68$10,659,933$156,764
Municipal Affairs63$10,563,646$167,677
Public Service Commission60$10,165,154$169,419
JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION60$10,027,056$167,118
CHILDREN'S SERVICES61$9,954,546$163,189
ENERGY54$9,557,655$176,994
LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION58$9,303,648$160,408
Executive Council39$8,093,519$207,526
Advanced Education48$7,954,837$165,726
CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN35$6,094,648$174,133
Communications And Public Engagement28$4,488,667$160,310
SENIORS AND HOUSING26$4,404,224$169,393
Indigenous Relations20$3,360,291$168,015
Total2,245$384,551,038
PositionMinistryClassBase salaryCash benefitsNon-cashSeveranceTotalYear
Public Service CommissionerPublic Service CommissionSnr Officer Deputy Minister$285,877$47,029$7,886$340,7922020
Designated Officer, PID(W) ActPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$175,975$132,954$6,955$315,8842020
Dir, Divisional OperationsPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$15,833$24,979$6,974$206,622$254,4082020
ED,Employee Relations ServicesPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$96,623$33,204$21,337$86,433$237,5982020
ADM, Client Service DeliveryPublic Service CommissionAssistant Deputy Minister$183,243$0$37,624$220,8682020
Executive Director, Sector 2Public Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$180,467$0$34,379$214,8462020
Director, Profess Dev PSCPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$28,931$16,176$7,735$158,618$211,4592020
ADM, Strat Serv&PA SecretariatPublic Service CommissionAssistant Deputy Minister$170,744$0$34,189$204,9332020
ED, LR Policy and ProgramsPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$171,078$0$33,543$204,6212020
Executive Lead, 1GX ImplemPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$161,379$6,207$32,080$199,6662020
ED, Workforce Dev & AnalyticsPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$32,056$196,1172020
ED, CSD, Portfolio 2Public Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$30,315$194,3762020
ED, Strat. Integration BranchPublic Service CommissionAssistant Deputy Minister$164,061$0$29,674$193,7352020
Senior Financial OfficerPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$138,821$26,881$27,672$193,3732020
ED, Public Agency SecretariatPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$164,061$300$28,422$192,7832020
Dir, ERS Portfolio 5Public Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$12,809$7,240$9,201$159,195$188,4452020
PD, CSD, EDTT, AE and IRPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$150,345$0$31,195$181,5402020
ED, Wellness, Health & SafetyPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$145,979$0$29,034$175,0132020
ED APS Comms & EE EngagementPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$144,445$0$29,609$174,0532020
BPL Human Capital MgmtPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$143,983$0$27,970$171,9542020
ED, Workforce PolicyPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$141,726$0$29,233$170,9592020
ED, TACCSPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$137,208$0$28,028$165,2362020
PD, CSD, Sol GenPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$28,439$161,7572020
Dir, Exec Search & WF SourcingPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$28,073$161,3912020
Dir.Strategic InitiativesPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$28,073$161,3912020
PD, CSD, JusticePublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$131,513$0$28,270$159,7842020
ED, CSD, Portfolio 1Public Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$131,678$0$27,336$159,0142020
Dir.Strategic InitiativesPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$129,857$150$27,595$157,6022020
PD, CSD, Service AlbertaPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$128,454$0$27,969$156,4222020
ExecLead,Strategic InitiativesPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$129,134$0$26,196$155,3292020
Director Arbritation& DisputesPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$128,458$0$25,647$154,1052020
ED, CSD, Portfolio 1Public Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$114,212$14,916$24,454$153,5812020
Dir, Policy and NegotiationsPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$123,724$0$26,749$150,4732020
PD, CSD, Exec Coun and PAMPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$124,886$0$25,087$149,9722020
PD, CSD, Env & ParksPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$0$26,241$149,9372020
PD, CSD, Ag & ForestryPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$123,956$0$23,625$147,5812020
Dir, Disability MgmtPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$28,619$147,5572020
Chief of Staff, PSCPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$121,888$0$25,060$146,9482020
Dir,Total Comp&Job Eval PolicyPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$120,011$0$26,056$146,0672020
PD, CSD, HealthPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$119,045$0$26,670$145,7152020
Dir, Strategic Planning&PolicyPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$115,725$3,622$25,599$144,9462020
Dir, Strategic InitiativesPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$25,904$144,8432020
Dir, WHS Policy & Prog DevtPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$25,580$144,5182020
Dir, WHS Program DeliveryPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$23,947$142,8852020
Director, Class/Comp DeliveryPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$200$23,731$142,8702020
Arbitrations & Disputes RepPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$116,935$0$25,812$142,7472020
Exec Lead, Strat. InitiativesPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$133,268$0$9,308$142,5762020
CJD ProjectLead,ClassificationPublic Service CommissionManager Zone 2$118,939$0$22,560$141,4992020
Dir, Workforce AnalyticsPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$115,725$150$25,342$141,2172020
Portfolio Director,CSD, EnergyPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$115,555$0$25,495$141,0502020
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