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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
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$161,213$0$30,641$191,8552021
Executive DirectorENERGYExecutive Manager 1$161,195$0$30,628$191,8232021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$161,214$0$30,500$191,7132021
Chief of StaffAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager Zone 2$129,868$35,523$26,273$191,6642021
Education CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$156,518$0$35,070$191,5892021
ADM, Agency Governance & ProgramJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONAssistant Deputy Minister$151,393$10,785$29,262$191,4412021
Dir & Chief Prov VeterinarianAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager Zone 2$160,785$0$30,626$191,4112021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$160,562$0$30,757$191,3192021
ED, Regulatory Assurance NorthENVIRONMENT AND PARKSExecutive Manager 1$160,729$0$30,564$191,2932021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$161,559$0$29,589$191,1482021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$161,642$0$29,505$191,1472021
ED, Policy & Strategic Ini.InfrastructureExecutive Manager 1$139,159$24,583$27,385$191,1272021
Assistant DirectorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$158,376$0$32,681$191,0562021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$156,518$6,000$28,536$191,0542021
ED, Resolution ServicesJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALExecutive Manager 1$160,512$0$30,534$191,0462021
PD, CSD, JusticePublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$131,638$32,878$26,518$191,0352021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$138,361$0$52,518$190,8792021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$152,099$10,698$27,927$190,7242021
ED-Corp Planning and PolicyMunicipal AffairsExecutive Manager 1$162,527$0$28,170$190,6972021
Resolution CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$161,213$0$29,347$190,5602021
ED, Strategic Eng & Policy InnIndigenous RelationsExecutive Manager 1$158,547$0$31,985$190,5322021
Exec Dir, Royalty OperationsENERGYExecutive Manager 1$160,849$0$29,590$190,4392021
Executive Director, OutreachCommunications And Public EngagementExecutive Manager 1$149,960$11,373$29,061$190,3932021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$161,214$0$29,168$190,3822021
Executive Dir. Major Cap. ProjTRANSPORTATIONExecutive Manager 1$159,659$0$30,416$190,0752021
SCIO-Enviroment and ResourcesSERVICE ALBERTAExecutive Manager 1$159,643$0$30,414$190,0572021
Director, ImmunizationHealthSenior Manager Zone 2$115,965$46,720$27,368$190,0522021
ED, Health Economics & FundingHealthExecutive Manager 1$156,543$0$33,375$189,9172021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$151,959$8,749$29,203$189,9102021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$156,182$0$33,703$189,8852021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$159,304$0$30,557$189,8612021
Sector CIOSERVICE ALBERTAExecutive Manager 1$159,711$0$30,003$189,7142021
ED, System AccountabilityHealthExecutive Manager 1$140,098$19,451$29,965$189,5132021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$14,088$31,065$189,3772021
ED, Info MgtHealthExecutive Manager 1$144,282$16,785$28,273$189,3412021
ED, Corp ServHealthExecutive Manager 1$160,965$0$28,311$189,2762021
ED, Irrigation & Farm WaterAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentExecutive Manager 1$145,819$13,589$29,844$189,2512021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$157,590$0$31,465$189,0552021
Exec Dir-Ent Information MgmtSERVICE ALBERTAExecutive Manager 1$159,711$0$29,129$188,8392021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$156,518$0$32,319$188,8372021
Ex Dir-LRBLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONExecutive Manager 1$158,655$0$30,128$188,7832021
ED, Science IntegrationENVIRONMENT AND PARKSExecutive Manager 1$158,470$0$30,102$188,5722021
Exec Dir-Client Svcs OpsSERVICE ALBERTAExecutive Manager 1$157,961$1,217$29,078$188,2552021
ADM, Financial Service SFOTreasury Board and FinanceAssistant Deputy Minister$156,730$0$31,441$188,1712021
Barrister and SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$159,212$0$28,914$188,1272021
Ex Dir-Prog Info Eval and PerfCHILDREN'S SERVICESExecutive Manager 1$157,661$300$30,129$188,0902021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$157,707$0$30,136$187,8432021
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$133,086$24,574$30,184$187,8432021
ADM-Community Serv and SuppCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESAssistant Deputy Minister$158,328$0$29,512$187,8402021
Project CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$154,297$0$33,492$187,7892021
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