Cost of government
Sunshine list
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.
Loading chart data...
verification
auto-extractedFigures here were produced by an automated extraction pipeline against the cited source. The extraction is reproducible from the source hash but has not been independently re-verified by a human.
derivation
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.
source
MinistryAllJusticeHealthEnvironment and Protected AreasTreasury Board and FinanceSENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESJOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADETechnology and InnovationChildren and Family ServicesPublic Safety and Emergency ServicesTransportation and Economic CorridorsAgriculture and IrrigationExecutive CouncilInfrastructureEDUCATIONForestry and ParksService Alberta and Red Tape ReductionEnergy and MineralsPublic Service CommissionMunicipal AffairsAdvanced EducationArts, Culture and Status of WomenCommunications And Public EngagementAffordability and UtilitiesMental Health and AddictionImmigration and MulticulturalismIndigenous RelationsTourism and Sport
1,782 positions in 2024
| Ministry | Positions | Total compensation | Avg per position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice | 689 | $165,800,059 | $240,639 |
| Health | 81 | $15,970,965 | $197,172 |
| Environment and Protected Areas | 80 | $14,841,981 | $185,525 |
| Treasury Board and Finance | 72 | $14,275,128 | $198,266 |
| SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES | 67 | $12,842,623 | $191,681 |
| JOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADE | 65 | $12,682,047 | $195,108 |
| Technology and Innovation | 65 | $11,236,655 | $172,872 |
| Children and Family Services | 60 | $11,023,959 | $183,733 |
| Public Safety and Emergency Services | 57 | $10,977,901 | $192,595 |
| Transportation and Economic Corridors | 55 | $10,198,350 | $185,425 |
| Agriculture and Irrigation | 46 | $8,615,394 | $187,291 |
| Executive Council | 39 | $8,577,609 | $219,939 |
| Infrastructure | 45 | $8,361,700 | $185,816 |
| EDUCATION | 43 | $7,941,230 | $184,680 |
| Forestry and Parks | 41 | $7,471,270 | $182,226 |
| Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction | 38 | $7,299,558 | $192,094 |
| Energy and Minerals | 36 | $7,074,899 | $196,525 |
| Public Service Commission | 36 | $6,797,367 | $188,816 |
| Municipal Affairs | 31 | $6,219,087 | $200,616 |
| Advanced Education | 27 | $5,504,575 | $203,873 |
| Arts, Culture and Status of Women | 24 | $4,695,426 | $195,643 |
| Communications And Public Engagement | 26 | $4,662,203 | $179,316 |
| Affordability and Utilities | 15 | $3,298,712 | $219,914 |
| Mental Health and Addiction | 14 | $2,854,725 | $203,909 |
| Immigration and Multiculturalism | 13 | $2,618,198 | $201,400 |
| Indigenous Relations | 13 | $2,577,552 | $198,273 |
| Tourism and Sport | 4 | $796,846 | $199,212 |
| Total | 1,782 | $375,216,017 |
| Position | Ministry | Class | Base salary | Cash benefits | Non-cash | Severance | Total | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exec Director, Comm Srv Del | SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES | Management Executive Manager 1 | $172,300 | $0 | $34,603 | — | $206,903 | 2024 |
| Executive Dir. Major Cap. Proj | Transportation and Economic Corridors | Management Executive Manager 1 | $172,300 | $0 | $34,603 | — | $206,903 | 2024 |
| Executive Director, Corporate Strategic Services | Forestry and Parks | Management Executive Manager 1 | $172,300 | $0 | $34,584 | — | $206,884 | 2024 |
| Executive Director Arts Branch | Arts, Culture and Status of Women | Management Executive Manager 1 | $171,745 | $0 | $35,033 | — | $206,778 | 2024 |
| Crown Prosecutor | Justice | Crown Prosecutor 3 | $174,774 | $0 | $31,938 | — | $206,711 | 2024 |
| Barrister & Solicitor | Justice | Civil Crown Counsel 3 | $173,593 | $0 | $33,013 | — | $206,606 | 2024 |
| Legislative Counsel | Justice | Civil Crown Counsel 2 | $157,384 | $6,878 | $42,312 | — | $206,575 | 2024 |
| ED Training & Emplymt Services | JOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADE | Management Executive Manager 1 | $172,300 | $0 | $34,162 | — | $206,462 | 2024 |
| Chief Internal Auditor | Treasury Board and Finance | Management Executive Manager 1 | $172,300 | $350 | $33,570 | — | $206,220 | 2024 |
| ADM, Social & Economic Policy | Executive Council | Management Assistant Deputy Minister | $168,832 | $0 | $37,384 | — | $206,216 | 2024 |
| Crown Prosecutor | Justice | Crown Prosecutor 3 | $173,592 | $0 | $32,553 | — | $206,145 | 2024 |
| ED, Regulatory Assurance South | Environment and Protected Areas | Management Executive Manager 1 | $172,300 | $0 | $33,807 | — | $206,107 | 2024 |
| ED, Rural Economic Development | Agriculture and Irrigation | Management Executive Manager 1 | $172,300 | $0 | $33,782 | — | $206,082 | 2024 |
| ED, Collections & Recoveries | Treasury Board and Finance | Management Executive Manager 1 | $168,887 | $0 | $37,166 | — | $206,053 | 2024 |
| ED, Health Insurance Programs | Health | Management Executive Manager 1 | $168,887 | $0 | $36,850 | — | $205,737 | 2024 |
| Director, Animal Health Section | Agriculture and Irrigation | Management Senior Manager Zone 2 | $175,016 | $0 | $30,655 | — | $205,672 | 2024 |
| Barrister & Solicitor | Justice | Civil Crown Counsel 3 | $171,474 | $0 | $34,198 | — | $205,672 | 2024 |
| ED, Broadband and Strategic Support Services | Technology and Innovation | Management Executive Manager 1 | $172,300 | $100 | $33,217 | — | $205,617 | 2024 |
| ED, STEM, Careers , Indigenous Curriculum | EDUCATION | Management Executive Manager 1 | $169,386 | $250 | $35,958 | — | $205,595 | 2024 |
| ED Airshed & Watershed Steward | Environment and Protected Areas | Management Executive Manager 1 | $172,300 | $0 | $33,217 | — | $205,517 | 2024 |
| Reg Dir, Ft McMur & NCentral | Transportation and Economic Corridors | Management Executive Manager 1 | $172,300 | $0 | $33,217 | — | $205,517 | 2024 |
| Executive Director, UCA | Affordability and Utilities | Management Executive Manager 1 | $172,300 | $0 | $33,177 | — | $205,477 | 2024 |
| Executive Director, Labour Relations Research Analytics and Compensation | Treasury Board and Finance | Management Executive Manager 1 | $171,025 | $0 | $34,408 | — | $205,434 | 2024 |
| Executive Director, Innovation System Integration | Technology and Innovation | Management Executive Manager 1 | $168,887 | $0 | $36,495 | — | $205,382 | 2024 |
| ED, Financial Accounting &Stds | Treasury Board and Finance | Management Executive Manager 1 | $171,036 | $0 | $34,188 | — | $205,224 | 2024 |
| ED, Child Care Policy | JOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADE | Management Executive Manager 1 | $169,121 | $0 | $35,937 | — | $205,058 | 2024 |
| ED, Natural Resource Management | Agriculture and Irrigation | Management Executive Manager 1 | $170,596 | $0 | $34,375 | — | $204,971 | 2024 |
| ADM, Consumer, Registry & Strategic Services | Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction | Management Assistant Deputy Minister | $168,391 | $0 | $36,547 | — | $204,938 | 2024 |
| ED, Export and Investment | Agriculture and Irrigation | Management Executive Manager 1 | $168,887 | $1,887 | $34,101 | — | $204,875 | 2024 |
| ED, OHS Education & Prevention | JOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADE | Management Executive Manager 1 | $172,300 | $0 | $32,527 | — | $204,827 | 2024 |
| ED, Negotiations | Children and Family Services | Management Executive Manager 1 | $172,300 | $250 | $32,240 | — | $204,790 | 2024 |
| ED, Data, Analytics, and Business Services | Advanced Education | Management Executive Manager 1 | $168,887 | $0 | $35,722 | — | $204,609 | 2024 |
| Executive Director, Data and Artificial Intelligence | Technology and Innovation | Management Executive Manager 1 | $172,300 | $0 | $32,306 | — | $204,606 | 2024 |
| Executive Director, Newcomer Integration | Immigration and Multiculturalism | Management Executive Manager 1 | $168,897 | $0 | $35,706 | — | $204,603 | 2024 |
| ED, Food Safety | Agriculture and Irrigation | Management Executive Manager 1 | $169,586 | $0 | $34,983 | — | $204,570 | 2024 |
| Exec Dir-Client Svcs Ops | Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction | Management Executive Manager 1 | $172,300 | $0 | $32,269 | — | $204,569 | 2024 |
| Exec Director Prov Archivist | Arts, Culture and Status of Women | Management Executive Manager 1 | $172,300 | $0 | $32,247 | — | $204,547 | 2024 |
| ED - Corporate Strategic Services | Municipal Affairs | Management Executive Manager 1 | $168,887 | $0 | $35,565 | — | $204,452 | 2024 |
| Compliance Manager Red Deer | Environment and Protected Areas | Management Senior Manager Zone 1 | $51,502 | $30,712 | $15,249 | $106,805 | $204,267 | 2024 |
| ADM, Policy and Programs | Mental Health and Addiction | Management Assistant Deputy Minister | $167,459 | $0 | $36,779 | — | $204,238 | 2024 |
| Barrister & Solicitor | Justice | Civil Crown Counsel 3 | $166,964 | $0 | $37,160 | — | $204,124 | 2024 |
| Exec Dir, Tax Svcs | Treasury Board and Finance | Management Executive Manager 1 | $168,887 | $0 | $34,668 | — | $203,555 | 2024 |
| Public Trustee | SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES | Management Executive Manager 1 | $166,603 | $0 | $36,858 | — | $203,461 | 2024 |
| Crown Prosecutor | Justice | Crown Prosecutor 3 | $171,331 | $0 | $32,103 | — | $203,435 | 2024 |
| ED, Curric Coord & Implementn | EDUCATION | Management Executive Manager 1 | $159,192 | $9,379 | $34,581 | — | $203,152 | 2024 |
| Assistant Deputy Minister Financial Services and Senior Financial Officer | JOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADE | Management Assistant Deputy Minister | $163,343 | $3,801 | $35,981 | — | $203,125 | 2024 |
| Crown Prosecutor | Justice | Crown Prosecutor 3 | $171,331 | $0 | $31,698 | — | $203,029 | 2024 |
| ED, Capital Projects Delivery | Infrastructure | Management Executive Manager 1 | $168,887 | $0 | $34,141 | — | $203,028 | 2024 |
| Barrister & Solicitor | Justice | Civil Crown Counsel 3 | $170,160 | $0 | $32,666 | — | $202,826 | 2024 |
| ED, Watershed Resilience and Predictions | Environment and Protected Areas | Management Executive Manager 1 | $167,607 | $0 | $35,186 | — | $202,793 | 2024 |
Page 15 of 36