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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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Government of Albertaret 2026-05-08

YearAll 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019

MinistryAll Justice JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL SERVICE ALBERTA Health Treasury Board and Finance ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS EDUCATION Infrastructure Public Service Commission Environment and Protected Areas Executive Council Municipal Affairs AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY CHILDREN'S SERVICES TRANSPORTATION Advanced Education COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES ENERGY Technology and Innovation Public Safety and Emergency Services LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION Transportation and Economic Corridors Agriculture and Irrigation Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Communications And Public Engagement JOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADE Children and Family Services Indigenous Relations JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION Energy and Minerals Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development Forestry and Parks ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN SENIORS AND HOUSING JOBS, ECONOMY AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT Arts, Culture and Status of Women FORESTRY, PARKS AND TOURISM Affordability and Utilities Mental Health and Addiction Immigration and Multiculturalism CULTURE CULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMEN TRADE, IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURALISM SKILLED TRADES AND PROFESSIONS Tourism and Sport

11,953 positions

Total compensation by ministry
Ministry	Positions	Total compensation	Avg per position
Justice	1,914	$432,793,980	$226,120
JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	1,973	$372,396,893	$188,747
SERVICE ALBERTA	566	$90,898,524	$160,598
Health	492	$89,136,095	$181,171
Treasury Board and Finance	494	$88,056,547	$178,252
ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	537	$86,432,392	$160,954
EDUCATION	497	$80,451,345	$161,874
Infrastructure	364	$59,660,651	$163,903
Public Service Commission	285	$49,518,687	$173,750
Environment and Protected Areas	284	$49,023,747	$172,619
Executive Council	227	$46,955,068	$206,851
Municipal Affairs	267	$46,854,462	$175,485
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	280	$45,501,907	$162,507
CHILDREN'S SERVICES	246	$40,731,241	$165,574
TRANSPORTATION	248	$40,003,962	$161,306
Advanced Education	226	$39,526,394	$174,896
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	236	$38,881,284	$164,751
SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	212	$38,441,271	$181,327
ENERGY	214	$37,988,370	$177,516
Technology and Innovation	209	$36,217,043	$173,287
Public Safety and Emergency Services	180	$32,714,044	$181,745
LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	181	$29,474,761	$162,844
Transportation and Economic Corridors	165	$29,240,801	$177,217
Agriculture and Irrigation	149	$26,175,693	$175,676
Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction	140	$25,415,591	$181,540
Communications And Public Engagement	150	$25,160,322	$167,735
JOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADE	114	$21,716,682	$190,497
Children and Family Services	111	$20,142,802	$181,467
Indigenous Relations	104	$18,906,605	$181,794
JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION	112	$18,905,655	$168,800
Energy and Minerals	75	$14,496,635	$193,288
Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development	89	$13,965,776	$156,919
Forestry and Parks	74	$13,344,993	$180,338
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM	75	$13,081,719	$174,423
CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN	72	$12,472,519	$173,229
SENIORS AND HOUSING	71	$12,334,087	$173,720
JOBS, ECONOMY AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT	60	$10,339,155	$172,319
Arts, Culture and Status of Women	42	$8,133,067	$193,644
FORESTRY, PARKS AND TOURISM	39	$6,527,539	$167,373
Affordability and Utilities	31	$6,422,045	$207,163
Mental Health and Addiction	29	$5,865,914	$202,273
Immigration and Multiculturalism	25	$4,907,256	$196,290
CULTURE	28	$4,887,411	$174,550
CULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMEN	25	$4,278,579	$171,143
TRADE, IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURALISM	19	$3,100,945	$163,208
SKILLED TRADES AND PROFESSIONS	15	$2,882,406	$192,160
Tourism and Sport	7	$1,381,698	$197,385
Total	11,953	$2,195,744,564

Position	Ministry	Class	Base salary	Cash benefits	Non-cash	Severance	Total	Year
Dir, Drinking Water Wastewater	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,938	—	$162,255	2019
Dir., Strategic Bus. Services	Transportation and Economic Corridors	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$26,672	—	$162,255	2023
Director, Roadway Engineering	Transportation and Economic Corridors	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$26,672	—	$162,255	2023
Director, Planning & Analytics	SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,936	—	$162,254	2022
Senior Manager, Tax Policy	Treasury Board and Finance	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,696	$7,559	$27,998	—	$162,253	2022
Dir, Forest Resource Mgmt	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,979	$0	$31,273	—	$162,253	2019
Dir-ABC Governance	SKILLED TRADES AND PROFESSIONS	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$3,704	$25,226	—	$162,247	2022
Dir-Finance & Admin	Municipal Affairs	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$26,663	—	$162,246	2023
Dir Debt Oper & Corp Finance	Treasury Board and Finance	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,926	—	$162,244	2022
Director, Alternative and Accessible Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,926	—	$162,244	2022
ED, Strategic Program Services	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Executive Manager 1	$152,752	$0	$9,491	—	$162,242	2019
Veterinary Toxicologist	Agriculture and Irrigation	Opted Out & Excluded Veterinarian Level 3	$138,574	$88	$23,581	—	$162,242	2023
SM. Fiscal Planning & Analysis	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$200	$28,704	—	$162,222	2021
Director, Strategic Policy	Health	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,904	—	$162,222	2022
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Civil Crown Counsel 2	$132,945	$0	$29,273	—	$162,219	2023
Director, North District	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,663	$0	$29,546	—	$162,210	2019
Director, Innovation Discovery	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,798	$2,927	$26,484	—	$162,209	2023
Dir, Busn Ops & Stakehldr Supp	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,506	$0	$28,702	—	$162,208	2023
Legal Counsel	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$152,200	$0	$9,995	—	$162,194	2020
Director, Portfolio Management, Accountability & Oversight	Advanced Education	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,191	$5,116	$27,887	—	$162,194	2022
Director, Compensation and Job Evaluation Policy	Public Service Commission	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,328	$0	$29,860	—	$162,188	2023
Forensic Unit Supervisor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Scientific 5	$127,560	$8,197	$26,423	—	$162,179	2021
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 3	$137,139	$0	$25,038	—	$162,177	2020
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,502	$0	$32,672	—	$162,174	2019
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Civil Crown Counsel 2	$132,945	$0	$29,214	—	$162,159	2023
Regional Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Executive Manager 1	$132,307	$6,000	$23,852	—	$162,159	2020
Dir, CRMDA	Health	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,834	—	$162,152	2022
Dir, Wildlife Health & Licens	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,834	—	$162,152	2022
Dir, Proj Apps & Compliance	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,834	—	$162,152	2022
Director, Public Lands Policy	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,834	—	$162,152	2022
Dir., Gas Royalty Operations	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,834	—	$162,152	2022
Dir, Commodity Tax Audit	Treasury Board and Finance	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,834	—	$162,152	2022
Director, PDIM	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,374	$4,293	$26,481	—	$162,148	2021
Legal Counsel	Justice	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$150,120	$0	$12,001	—	$162,121	2023
Director, AFRRCS	Public Safety and Emergency Services	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$2,177	$26,624	—	$162,119	2022
Executive Director, Innovation	Advanced Education	Executive Manager 1	$133,592	$0	$28,524	—	$162,116	2020
Dir, OOR/Associate Registrar	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,558	$0	$28,548	—	$162,106	2021
Director, Resource Map & Anlys	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,787	—	$162,105	2022
Executive Director, Licensing & Compliance Monitoring	Health	Management Executive Manager 1	$133,796	$0	$28,303	—	$162,099	2023
Dir, Workforce Reporting & Analytics	Public Service Commission	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,121	$0	$28,977	—	$162,098	2023
Director - Regional Finance	SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,924	$0	$30,170	—	$162,094	2024
Chief of Staff	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,776	—	$162,094	2021
Director, Inspection and Investigation	Agriculture and Irrigation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,714	$2,778	$27,599	—	$162,091	2024
Chief of Staff	Treasury Board and Finance	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,772	—	$162,090	2022
Director, Policy and Performance	Affordability and Utilities	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,321	$0	$30,765	—	$162,087	2024
Executive Director, FSOS	Justice	Management Executive Manager 1	$133,760	$0	$28,327	—	$162,086	2022
Dir, Workforce Policy	Public Service Commission	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,945	$8,988	$24,512	$9,638	$162,084	2022
Dir Strat Pol Edu & Inn	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,152	$0	$31,932	—	$162,084	2019
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 3	$137,025	$0	$25,058	—	$162,083	2020
Dir, PASI and Student Records	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,765	—	$162,083	2019

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