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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, Reporting & Policy	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,325	—	$161,643	2020
Portfolio Dir, AE & EXT	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,325	—	$161,643	2020
Director, Design and Development	Children and Family Services	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,601	$6,693	$27,345	—	$161,640	2023
Chief of Staff	Transportation and Economic Corridors	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,177	$11,936	$26,502	—	$161,615	2022
Director, Integrated Planning and Land Use Framework Implementation	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,295	—	$161,613	2022
Director, Financial Services	Transportation and Economic Corridors	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,228	$0	$28,380	—	$161,608	2024
Cross Ministry & Intergov Stra	Advanced Education	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$250	$28,039	—	$161,607	2020
Director, Communications (IM)	Communications And Public Engagement	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,664	$0	$27,936	—	$161,601	2024
Dir, SR1 Project Mgmt Office	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,744	$0	$30,855	—	$161,599	2019
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Civil Crown Counsel 2	$132,945	$3,652	$24,995	—	$161,593	2023
Dir-Labour Force Policy& Strat	JOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADE	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,802	$653	$29,134	—	$161,589	2024
Dir. Construction Procurement	Infrastructure	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,468	$1,699	$27,421	—	$161,588	2022
Director, Waste Policy	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,235	—	$161,553	2022
Director, Oil Operations	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,857	$0	$31,693	—	$161,550	2019
Director, Strategic Plan & Ops	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,764	$0	$28,782	—	$161,546	2022
Dir, Corporate Plan&Reporting	LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,214	—	$161,532	2019
Dir-ABC Governance	LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,214	—	$161,532	2019
Construction Manager	Transportation and Economic Corridors	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,425	$8,329	$25,771	—	$161,524	2023
Director, Engagement & Service Opps	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$134,713	$0	$26,808	—	$161,521	2022
Director Policy & Administrati	Public Safety and Emergency Services	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,740	$0	$29,780	—	$161,520	2024
Dir, Quality and Standards	Health	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$9,843	$27,953	—	$161,492	2019
Associate Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$19,082	$23,462	—	$161,482	2021
Dir, French Assessment	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,549	$0	$28,926	—	$161,475	2022
Dir. Capital Plan & Grant Mgmt	Advanced Education	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,149	—	$161,467	2020
Dir.,Strategic Planning & Eval	Advanced Education	Executive Manager 1	$133,318	$0	$28,149	—	$161,467	2020
Exec Dir-Strat Pol&Governance	SERVICE ALBERTA	Executive Manager 1	$133,702	$0	$27,762	—	$161,464	2020
Dir, Strategic Initiatives	CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,331	$0	$31,133	—	$161,464	2019
Director, Land Planning Unit	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,137	—	$161,455	2021
Director, Watershed Sciences	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,137	—	$161,455	2021
State and Intergovernmental Relations	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$300	$27,833	—	$161,451	2022
Dir, Strategic Business Svcs	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,202	$0	$28,248	—	$161,450	2022
Dir, Policy&Strategic Projects	Health	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$150	$27,981	—	$161,449	2020
Dir, Strategic Planning	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,124	—	$161,442	2020
Crown Prosecutor	Justice	Crown Prosecutor 2	$133,666	$0	$27,776	—	$161,442	2022
Exec Dir-Cmty and Tech Support	Municipal Affairs	Executive Manager 1	$136,469	$0	$24,963	—	$161,432	2020
Dir, Community-Based Monitorin	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,100	—	$161,418	2021
Mgr. Special Events & Visits	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM	Manager Zone 2	$132,513	$0	$28,902	—	$161,415	2019
Director, Central District	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,430	$13,741	$25,240	—	$161,411	2021
Director, Provincial Digital Assessment Coordination	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$100	$25,727	—	$161,410	2023
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Civil Crown Counsel 2	$132,945	$0	$28,463	—	$161,408	2023
Director Governance&Transformation	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$103,861	$17,244	$22,467	$17,830	$161,401	2021
Director, Capital Planning	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,454	$6,200	$26,748	—	$161,401	2020
Executive Lead, Bus Trans	SENIORS AND HOUSING	Executive Manager 1	$129,447	$0	$31,954	—	$161,401	2019
Dir, Research	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,082	—	$161,400	2020
Director, Cyber Threat Intel	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$134,384	$300	$26,708	—	$161,392	2023
Sr Data Services Advisor	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,073	—	$161,391	2022
Dir, Exec Search & WF Sourcing	Public Service Commission	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,073	—	$161,391	2020
Dir.Strategic Initiatives	Public Service Commission	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$28,073	—	$161,391	2020
Director, Communications (IGR) (JET)	Communications And Public Engagement	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$134,868	$10	$26,504	—	$161,382	2024
Legal Counsel	Justice	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 3	$132,448	$0	$28,930	—	$161,379	2022

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