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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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1,782 positions in 2024

Total compensation by ministry
MinistryPositionsTotal compensationAvg per position
Justice689$165,800,059$240,639
Health81$15,970,965$197,172
Environment and Protected Areas80$14,841,981$185,525
Treasury Board and Finance72$14,275,128$198,266
SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES67$12,842,623$191,681
JOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADE65$12,682,047$195,108
Technology and Innovation65$11,236,655$172,872
Children and Family Services60$11,023,959$183,733
Public Safety and Emergency Services57$10,977,901$192,595
Transportation and Economic Corridors55$10,198,350$185,425
Agriculture and Irrigation46$8,615,394$187,291
Executive Council39$8,577,609$219,939
Infrastructure45$8,361,700$185,816
EDUCATION43$7,941,230$184,680
Forestry and Parks41$7,471,270$182,226
Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction38$7,299,558$192,094
Energy and Minerals36$7,074,899$196,525
Public Service Commission36$6,797,367$188,816
Municipal Affairs31$6,219,087$200,616
Advanced Education27$5,504,575$203,873
Arts, Culture and Status of Women24$4,695,426$195,643
Communications And Public Engagement26$4,662,203$179,316
Affordability and Utilities15$3,298,712$219,914
Mental Health and Addiction14$2,854,725$203,909
Immigration and Multiculturalism13$2,618,198$201,400
Indigenous Relations13$2,577,552$198,273
Tourism and Sport4$796,846$199,212
Total1,782$375,216,017
PositionMinistryClassBase salaryCash benefitsNon-cashSeveranceTotalYear
Exec Director, Comm Srv DelSENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESManagement Executive Manager 1$172,300$0$34,603$206,9032024
Executive Dir. Major Cap. ProjTransportation and Economic CorridorsManagement Executive Manager 1$172,300$0$34,603$206,9032024
Executive Director, Corporate Strategic ServicesForestry and ParksManagement Executive Manager 1$172,300$0$34,584$206,8842024
Executive Director Arts BranchArts, Culture and Status of WomenManagement Executive Manager 1$171,745$0$35,033$206,7782024
Crown ProsecutorJusticeCrown Prosecutor 3$174,774$0$31,938$206,7112024
Barrister & SolicitorJusticeCivil Crown Counsel 3$173,593$0$33,013$206,6062024
Legislative CounselJusticeCivil Crown Counsel 2$157,384$6,878$42,312$206,5752024
ED Training & Emplymt ServicesJOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADEManagement Executive Manager 1$172,300$0$34,162$206,4622024
Chief Internal AuditorTreasury Board and FinanceManagement Executive Manager 1$172,300$350$33,570$206,2202024
ADM, Social & Economic PolicyExecutive CouncilManagement Assistant Deputy Minister$168,832$0$37,384$206,2162024
Crown ProsecutorJusticeCrown Prosecutor 3$173,592$0$32,553$206,1452024
ED, Regulatory Assurance SouthEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Executive Manager 1$172,300$0$33,807$206,1072024
ED, Rural Economic DevelopmentAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Executive Manager 1$172,300$0$33,782$206,0822024
ED, Collections & RecoveriesTreasury Board and FinanceManagement Executive Manager 1$168,887$0$37,166$206,0532024
ED, Health Insurance ProgramsHealthManagement Executive Manager 1$168,887$0$36,850$205,7372024
Director, Animal Health SectionAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$175,016$0$30,655$205,6722024
Barrister & SolicitorJusticeCivil Crown Counsel 3$171,474$0$34,198$205,6722024
ED, Broadband and Strategic Support ServicesTechnology and InnovationManagement Executive Manager 1$172,300$100$33,217$205,6172024
ED, STEM, Careers , Indigenous CurriculumEDUCATIONManagement Executive Manager 1$169,386$250$35,958$205,5952024
ED Airshed & Watershed StewardEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Executive Manager 1$172,300$0$33,217$205,5172024
Reg Dir, Ft McMur & NCentralTransportation and Economic CorridorsManagement Executive Manager 1$172,300$0$33,217$205,5172024
Executive Director, UCAAffordability and UtilitiesManagement Executive Manager 1$172,300$0$33,177$205,4772024
Executive Director, Labour Relations Research Analytics and CompensationTreasury Board and FinanceManagement Executive Manager 1$171,025$0$34,408$205,4342024
Executive Director, Innovation System IntegrationTechnology and InnovationManagement Executive Manager 1$168,887$0$36,495$205,3822024
ED, Financial Accounting &StdsTreasury Board and FinanceManagement Executive Manager 1$171,036$0$34,188$205,2242024
ED, Child Care PolicyJOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADEManagement Executive Manager 1$169,121$0$35,937$205,0582024
ED, Natural Resource ManagementAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Executive Manager 1$170,596$0$34,375$204,9712024
ADM, Consumer, Registry & Strategic ServicesService Alberta and Red Tape ReductionManagement Assistant Deputy Minister$168,391$0$36,547$204,9382024
ED, Export and InvestmentAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Executive Manager 1$168,887$1,887$34,101$204,8752024
ED, OHS Education & PreventionJOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADEManagement Executive Manager 1$172,300$0$32,527$204,8272024
ED, NegotiationsChildren and Family ServicesManagement Executive Manager 1$172,300$250$32,240$204,7902024
ED, Data, Analytics, and Business ServicesAdvanced EducationManagement Executive Manager 1$168,887$0$35,722$204,6092024
Executive Director, Data and Artificial IntelligenceTechnology and InnovationManagement Executive Manager 1$172,300$0$32,306$204,6062024
Executive Director, Newcomer IntegrationImmigration and MulticulturalismManagement Executive Manager 1$168,897$0$35,706$204,6032024
ED, Food SafetyAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Executive Manager 1$169,586$0$34,983$204,5702024
Exec Dir-Client Svcs OpsService Alberta and Red Tape ReductionManagement Executive Manager 1$172,300$0$32,269$204,5692024
Exec Director Prov ArchivistArts, Culture and Status of WomenManagement Executive Manager 1$172,300$0$32,247$204,5472024
ED - Corporate Strategic ServicesMunicipal AffairsManagement Executive Manager 1$168,887$0$35,565$204,4522024
Compliance Manager Red DeerEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$51,502$30,712$15,249$106,805$204,2672024
ADM, Policy and ProgramsMental Health and AddictionManagement Assistant Deputy Minister$167,459$0$36,779$204,2382024
Barrister & SolicitorJusticeCivil Crown Counsel 3$166,964$0$37,160$204,1242024
Exec Dir, Tax SvcsTreasury Board and FinanceManagement Executive Manager 1$168,887$0$34,668$203,5552024
Public TrusteeSENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESManagement Executive Manager 1$166,603$0$36,858$203,4612024
Crown ProsecutorJusticeCrown Prosecutor 3$171,331$0$32,103$203,4352024
ED, Curric Coord & ImplementnEDUCATIONManagement Executive Manager 1$159,192$9,379$34,581$203,1522024
Assistant Deputy Minister Financial Services and Senior Financial OfficerJOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADEManagement Assistant Deputy Minister$163,343$3,801$35,981$203,1252024
Crown ProsecutorJusticeCrown Prosecutor 3$171,331$0$31,698$203,0292024
ED, Capital Projects DeliveryInfrastructureManagement Executive Manager 1$168,887$0$34,141$203,0282024
Barrister & SolicitorJusticeCivil Crown Counsel 3$170,160$0$32,666$202,8262024
ED, Watershed Resilience and PredictionsEnvironment and Protected AreasManagement Executive Manager 1$167,607$0$35,186$202,7932024
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