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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
Veterinary Toxicologist	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Veterinarian Level 3	$136,262	$0	$25,818	—	$162,080	2020
Dir-Field Ops	Municipal Affairs	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,762	—	$162,080	2019
Director, Executive Operations	Children and Family Services	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,684	$0	$29,395	—	$162,079	2023
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Civil Crown Counsel 2	$132,945	$50	$29,081	—	$162,077	2023
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,797	$0	$33,270	—	$162,067	2019
ED, Employer Services	LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	Executive Manager 1	$130,106	$50	$31,904	—	$162,060	2019
Dir, River Eng & Tech Serv.	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,742	—	$162,060	2022
Dir, Cross Ministry Governance	Health	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,591	$0	$30,467	—	$162,058	2024
Team Lead - South	Transportation and Economic Corridors	Opted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4	$130,713	$6,497	$24,848	—	$162,057	2024
Dir. Project Delivery Central	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,308	$0	$29,750	—	$162,057	2019
Dir, Budget & Analytics	Health	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,014	$250	$26,790	—	$162,054	2023
Associate Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,249	$0	$31,801	—	$162,050	2019
ED, Economic and Trade Policy	JOBS, ECONOMY AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT	Management Executive Manager 1	$136,394	$0	$25,655	—	$162,050	2022
Director	SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$26,463	—	$162,046	2023
Legal Counsel	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 3	$127,356	$0	$34,688	—	$162,045	2019
Mgr-Prog Support & Monitoring	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$19,724	$23,379	—	$162,042	2020
Director, Executive Operations	Tourism and Sport	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,310	$0	$30,729	—	$162,039	2024
Dir-Stakeholder Relations	Municipal Affairs	Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,480	$0	$32,547	—	$162,027	2019
Director, Policy Dvlp & Engage	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,707	—	$162,024	2021
Dir Business Transformations	Advanced Education	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,704	—	$162,021	2020
Dir, Board Intergovtl Conn	Advanced Education	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,704	—	$162,021	2020
Dir, Governance & Legislation	Advanced Education	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,704	—	$162,021	2020
Dir., Gas Royalty Operations	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,249	$0	$31,763	—	$162,013	2019
Director, Resource Initiatives	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,232	$0	$28,775	—	$162,007	2022
Regional Director	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,091	$9,449	$24,454	—	$161,994	2020
Director, Southern Region	Indigenous Relations	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,663	$5,373	$28,957	—	$161,994	2021
Dir. Bus. Planning & Risk Mgmt	JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,666	—	$161,984	2021
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 3	$137,139	$0	$24,844	—	$161,982	2020
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 3	$137,139	$0	$24,844	—	$161,982	2020
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 3	$137,139	$0	$24,844	—	$161,982	2020
Dir, Community Resilience	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,511	$4,814	$24,649	—	$161,973	2020
Director, Operations	Agriculture and Irrigation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$26,385	—	$161,969	2023
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Civil Crown Counsel 3	$130,958	$0	$31,009	—	$161,968	2024
Director, Common Data Services	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,561	$4,335	$29,068	—	$161,965	2023
BPL Human Capital Mgmt	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,171	$0	$30,793	—	$161,964	2019
Director, Watershed Resilience and Grants	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,118	$100	$30,743	—	$161,961	2024
Dir, EHR Del Svcs	Health	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,640	—	$161,958	2020
Assistant Public Trustee	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,640	—	$161,958	2020
Director Pavement Engineering	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,324	$200	$30,426	—	$161,950	2019
Dir, Policy and Central Ops	Municipal Affairs	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,399	$0	$29,548	—	$161,947	2022
Dir, Strat Stakehldr Outreach	CULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMEN	Senior Manager Zone 2	$116,559	$20,806	$24,579	—	$161,943	2021
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$132,351	$0	$29,589	—	$161,940	2019
Dir Land Titles N and Surveys	Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,615	—	$161,932	2022
Director of Surveys	Forestry and Parks	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$135,122	$0	$26,801	—	$161,923	2023
BPL Contract Mgmt	SERVICE ALBERTA	Executive Manager 1	$131,307	$0	$30,601	—	$161,908	2019
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$118,950	$18,854	$24,100	—	$161,904	2021
Dir - Portfolio & Project Mgt	Children and Family Services	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,328	$0	$29,572	—	$161,900	2023
Director, Project Delivery	Infrastructure	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,737	$0	$29,161	—	$161,898	2024
Director, Investigations	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,667	$0	$29,227	—	$161,894	2024
Director of Research	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$134,249	$0	$27,643	—	$161,892	2022

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