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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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1,976 positions in 2021

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
Executive Director - Civil Society & Community InitiativesCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$31,180$195,2412021
ED, Education SupportsEDUCATIONExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$31,180$195,2412021
Executive Dir, Fin Inst PolicyTreasury Board and FinanceExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$31,180$195,2412021
ED, Industry Gov & ResearchAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$31,180$195,2412021
ED, StrategyJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$31,180$195,2412021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$161,678$0$33,434$195,1122021
ED, Regulatory Assurance SouthENVIRONMENT AND PARKSExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$31,039$195,1002021
ED,Fed/Prov Relations & SocPolExecutive CouncilExecutive Manager 1$161,155$0$33,792$194,9472021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$161,213$200$33,524$194,9372021
ED, CSD, Portfolio 2Public Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$30,774$194,8342021
SCIO-Economy & GrowthSERVICE ALBERTAExecutive Manager 1$163,720$0$31,100$194,8202021
Dir-Fin Planning and ReportingMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$126,337$38,792$29,562$194,6912021
Exec Director Prov ArchivistCULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMENExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$30,515$194,5762021
ED,Water Infrastructure & OperENVIRONMENT AND PARKSExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$30,462$194,5232021
ED, Strat Planning & OperationsCHILDREN'S SERVICESExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$30,219$194,2802021
Legal CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$145,623$22,236$26,418$194,2772021
Exec Director Tax PolicyTreasury Board and FinanceExecutive Manager 1$147,030$18,448$28,654$194,1322021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$159,636$0$34,450$194,0862021
Barrister and SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$159,603$0$34,463$194,0662021
ED, Public Agency SecretariatPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$29,885$193,9462021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$162,613$0$31,113$193,7262021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$162,935$0$30,684$193,6192021
Senior Legal CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$151,959$12,241$29,203$193,4032021
Reg Dir, Ft McMur & NCentralTRANSPORTATIONExecutive Manager 1$162,403$200$30,795$193,3982021
Regulatory Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$162,407$150$30,814$193,3722021
Resolution CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$185,006$0$8,361$193,3672021
ADM, Strategy & Market AccessENERGYAssistant Deputy Minister$160,969$0$32,337$193,3072021
ED, Sport, Phys Activity& RecCULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMENExecutive Manager 1$162,121$0$31,125$193,2462021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$162,408$0$30,814$193,2222021
Board Legal CounselENVIRONMENT AND PARKSLegal NonJustice Legal Counsel 3$162,407$0$30,814$193,2222021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$165,129$0$28,027$193,1562021
ADM, Communications - EconomicCommunications And Public EngagementAssistant Deputy Minister$159,718$0$33,403$193,1212021
Regional DirectorCHILDREN'S SERVICESExecutive Manager 1$132,582$34,376$26,095$193,0532021
SCIO-Ppl, Families&CommunitiesSERVICE ALBERTAExecutive Manager 1$147,745$11,835$27,407$6,054$193,0412021
Resolution CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$162,328$0$30,661$192,9892021
ED, Regional Service DeliveryENVIRONMENT AND PARKSExecutive Manager 1$162,193$0$30,766$192,9592021
ED-Grants and Ed Property TaxMunicipal AffairsExecutive Manager 1$162,193$0$30,766$192,9592021
Executive Director, RMITreasury Board and FinanceExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$28,820$192,8812021
ED, Claims & RecoveriesTreasury Board and FinanceExecutive Manager 1$162,546$500$29,830$192,8762021
Legal CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$177,660$6,833$8,357$192,8502021
Exec Dir, TelecommunicationsSERVICE ALBERTAExecutive Manager 1$139,707$25,537$27,513$192,7562021
Executive Director, Financial ServicesCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESExecutive Manager 1$135,043$30,508$26,996$192,5472021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$156,546$6,000$29,980$192,5262021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$156,518$6,000$29,831$192,3482021
Chief of StaffSENIORS AND HOUSINGSenior Manager Zone 2$126,337$56,851$8,993$192,1812021
Regional DirectorCHILDREN'S SERVICESExecutive Manager 1$135,449$29,590$27,047$192,0872021
Post-Secondary Fiscal OversightAdvanced EducationExecutive Manager 1$136,711$28,079$27,176$191,9652021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$162,407$0$29,520$191,9272021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$159,212$0$32,694$191,9072021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$161,214$0$30,641$191,8552021
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