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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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42 positions in 2021 in Public Service Commission

Total compensation by ministry
MinistryPositionsTotal compensationAvg per position
JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL642$121,272,842$188,899
SERVICE ALBERTA164$26,048,087$158,830
ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS156$24,837,630$159,216
Health87$15,703,711$180,502
EDUCATION97$15,060,560$155,264
Treasury Board and Finance87$14,920,990$171,506
Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development89$13,965,776$156,919
TRANSPORTATION75$12,029,640$160,395
Infrastructure63$9,909,601$157,295
CHILDREN'S SERVICES56$9,445,319$168,666
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES55$9,157,336$166,497
JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION52$8,878,599$170,742
ENERGY51$8,813,849$172,821
LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION52$8,619,587$165,761
Advanced Education46$7,777,704$169,081
Municipal Affairs44$7,419,859$168,633
Public Service Commission42$6,941,464$165,273
Executive Council34$6,660,326$195,892
CULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMEN25$4,278,579$171,143
Communications And Public Engagement22$3,704,540$168,388
SENIORS AND HOUSING20$3,643,544$182,177
Indigenous Relations17$2,963,156$174,303
Total1,976$342,052,699
PositionMinistryClassBase salaryCash benefitsNon-cashSeveranceTotalYear
Public Service CommissionerPublic Service CommissionSnr Officer Deputy Minister$285,877$41,052$8,682$335,6112021
ADM, LR, Pol & ProgsPublic Service CommissionAssistant Deputy Minister$174,121$39,541$33,526$247,1882021
Executive Director, Sector 2Public Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$180,467$29,493$34,988$244,9482021
ADM, Client Service DeliveryPublic Service CommissionAssistant Deputy Minister$170,557$25,222$32,823$228,6022021
ADM, Strat Serv&PA SecretariatPublic Service CommissionAssistant Deputy Minister$171,099$19,701$32,262$223,0622021
ED, Workforce Dev & AnalyticsPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$164,061$150$31,039$195,2502021
ED, CSD, Portfolio 2Public Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$30,774$194,8342021
ED, Public Agency SecretariatPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$29,885$193,9462021
PD, CSD, JusticePublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$131,638$32,878$26,518$191,0352021
ED, CSD, Portfolio 1Public Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$139,319$11,263$27,584$178,1662021
PD, CSD, Sol GenPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$14,145$26,631$174,0942021
ED, Wellness, Health & SafetyPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$146,283$0$27,736$174,0192021
Dir.Strategic InitiativesPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$141,153$0$27,785$168,9382021
ED, Workforce PolicyPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$139,340$0$27,797$167,1372021
Dir.Strategic InitiativesPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$138,227$919$27,499$166,6452021
PD, CSD, Service AlbertaPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$128,720$0$30,209$158,9292021
ED, Workforce Dev & AnalyticsPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$132,150$0$26,690$158,8402021
Director, Portfolio 1Public Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$17,315$24,341$157,6032021
Public Service CommissionerPublic Service CommissionSenior Official$0$0$0$154,774$154,7742021
Dir, Exec Search & WF SourcingPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$127,472$0$26,751$154,2232021
PD, CSD, Env & ParksPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$123,953$50$28,476$152,4792021
PD, CSD, Ag & ForestryPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$124,213$0$26,763$150,9762021
Chief of Staff, PSCPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$122,141$4,688$23,797$150,6262021
PD, CSD, Exec Coun and PAMPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$125,145$0$24,482$149,6272021
Director, Class/Comp DeliveryPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$4,575$23,078$146,5912021
PD, CSD, ED and L&IPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$121,242$0$25,076$146,3182021
Lead, Workforce StrategyPublic Service CommissionManager Zone 2$11,830$12,580$4,644$116,432$145,4862021
Dir,Total Comp&Job Eval PolicyPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$120,260$150$24,832$145,2422021
PD, CSD, HealthPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$119,292$100$24,805$144,1972021
Dir, Disability MgmtPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$25,129$144,0672021
PD, CSD, PSC/TBF/CPEPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$118,595$0$24,709$143,3042021
Dir, WHS Policy & Prog DevtPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$118,252$0$24,756$143,0082021
OHS ConsultantPublic Service CommissionHuman Relations Level 3$116,629$0$24,301$140,9302021
Dir, Workforce AnalyticsPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$116,909$0$23,914$140,8222021
Dir, Agency Comp & Recruit PolPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$115,965$150$24,586$140,7012021
Director, Employee Eng and D&IPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$115,965$0$24,343$140,3082021
Dir, Strategic Planning&PolicyPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Arbitrations & Disputes RepPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$23,960$139,9072021
Director APS CommunicationsPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$115,014$0$24,470$139,4842021
Director, Portfolio 2Public Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$114,736$0$22,382$137,1192021
Dir, Workforce InvestigationsPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$120,593$0$8,536$129,1292021
ED Employee Relations ServicesPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$0$0$0$63,010$63,0102021