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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
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,081	$0	$28,481	—	$160,561	2020
Director	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$116,769	$17,066	$26,722	—	$160,557	2019
Special Representative, DMO	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,231	—	$160,549	2021
Crown Prosecutor	Justice	Crown Prosecutor 2	$135,632	$0	$24,882	—	$160,513	2023
Director, Capital Infrastructure Development & Implementation	Forestry and Parks	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,639	$100	$28,774	—	$160,513	2024
Dir-Stnds Dev-Bldg Fire BF	Municipal Affairs	Senior Manager Zone 2	$134,959	$0	$25,553	—	$160,512	2021
Dir., Consumer Investigations	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,193	—	$160,511	2020
Dir, Professional & Indus Rel	Health	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,815	$0	$26,696	—	$160,510	2021
Dir Svc Delivery Prof Svcs	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,191	—	$160,509	2020
Director,Intergov. Relations	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,399	$0	$28,106	—	$160,506	2022
Reg Dir, Fish & Wildlife NE	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,175	—	$160,493	2022
Portfolio Dir, EDC & LBR&I	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,504	$0	$27,987	—	$160,491	2020
Director, Strategic Content Development	SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$591	$26,577	—	$160,486	2022
Dir-Asmt & Prop Tax Pol	Municipal Affairs	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,166	—	$160,484	2020
Director, Alberta.ca Platform	Communications And Public Engagement	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,672	$0	$27,800	—	$160,472	2024
Dir, River Eng & Tech Serv.	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,058	$0	$27,407	—	$160,464	2020
Dir, Inte Env Mod & Prediction	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,696	$7,645	$26,121	—	$160,463	2022
Crown Prosecutor	Justice	Crown Prosecutor 2	$120,466	$18,854	$21,129	—	$160,449	2022
Dir, Int Land Delivery South	Forestry and Parks	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$14,668	$10,182	—	$160,433	2023
Regional Director	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,357	$6,000	$26,063	—	$160,421	2021
Director, Planning & Analytics	SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$24,833	—	$160,416	2023
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,083	$0	$29,323	—	$160,407	2022
Regulatory Assurance Mgr - Cal	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,084	—	$160,402	2022
Bridge Manager	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$200	$26,872	—	$160,390	2021
Dir, EHR Del Svcs	Health	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,066	—	$160,384	2021
Dir, Divisional Operations	Public Service Commission	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,644	$0	$31,730	—	$160,374	2019
Private Secr & Dir to Lt. Gov	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,084	$0	$29,289	—	$160,373	2022
Director, Strategic Policy Analysis and Research	Agriculture and Irrigation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,049	—	$160,367	2022
Director,Fish &Wildlife Policy	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,981	$0	$29,386	—	$160,367	2023
Director, Public Agency and System Governance	Advanced Education	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,042	—	$160,360	2021
Director Pavement Engineering	Transportation and Economic Corridors	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,031	—	$160,349	2022
Assoc Dir-Transformation	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,031	—	$160,349	2020
Crown Prosecutor	Justice	Crown Prosecutor 2	$133,666	$0	$26,670	—	$160,335	2022
Crown Prosecutor	Justice	Crown Prosecutor 2	$133,666	$0	$26,670	—	$160,335	2022
Crown Prosecutor	Justice	Crown Prosecutor 2	$133,666	$0	$26,670	—	$160,335	2022
Crown Prosecutor	Justice	Crown Prosecutor 2	$133,666	$0	$26,670	—	$160,335	2022
Dir, Commodity Tax	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,015	—	$160,332	2020
Director, Interpretations	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$27,015	—	$160,332	2020
Director,PM&I	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$250	$26,745	—	$160,313	2021
Dir-Stnds Dev-Bldg Fire BF	Municipal Affairs	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$26,994	—	$160,311	2020
Director, Planning & Analytics	SENIORS AND HOUSING	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$26,993	—	$160,311	2021
Dir. Project Delivery	Infrastructure	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,837	$0	$27,473	—	$160,310	2022
Cumulative Eff & Bus Needs Hd	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 1	$128,636	$0	$31,673	—	$160,309	2019
Dir-Public Library Services	Municipal Affairs	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$26,988	—	$160,306	2021
ED,Retail,Distribution&Coal Tr	Affordability and Utilities	Management Executive Manager 1	$131,569	$150	$28,584	—	$160,303	2022
Dir, Business Info & Research	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$26,984	—	$160,301	2021
Dir, School Finance	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$150	$26,813	—	$160,281	2020
Director, Ministry Engagement	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$200	$24,496	—	$160,279	2023
Director, Apprenticeship Delivery Services	Advanced Education	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$200	$26,751	—	$160,269	2021
Director, Biodiv, Ecosys Ser	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$200	$26,750	—	$160,268	2020

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