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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, Prov Geospatial Centre	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,215	$0	$28,307	—	$158,522	2022
ED, Food Safety	Agriculture and Irrigation	Management Executive Manager 1	$131,417	$0	$27,093	—	$158,511	2022
Chief of Staff	Justice	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$130,340	$17,205	$10,959	—	$158,504	2022
Dir, Cap. Planning & Reporting	SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,215	$0	$28,284	—	$158,499	2022
Chief of Staff	ENERGY	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$130,977	$17,289	$10,231	—	$158,497	2022
Director, Financial Services	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$25,176	—	$158,494	2020
Regulatory Assurance Mgr - Cal	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$25,175	—	$158,493	2020
Dir, Registries Admin & Acct	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,502	$0	$28,984	—	$158,486	2019
Dir-Prov Trg & Workforce Dev	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,215	$0	$28,261	—	$158,476	2022
Director	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$25,151	—	$158,469	2020
Dir. Audit Operations	Treasury Board and Finance	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,635	$0	$27,825	—	$158,461	2022
Proj.PrincipalABProvPoliceSer	Public Safety and Emergency Services	Management Executive Manager 1	$131,417	$0	$27,037	—	$158,454	2022
Legal Counsel	Justice	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$146,022	$0	$12,405	—	$158,427	2022
Director TA Program	Public Safety and Emergency Services	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,870	$0	$27,554	—	$158,424	2024
Snr Comm Mgr, Sturgeon Rfy	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$25,102	—	$158,420	2021
Dir, OOR/Associate Registrar	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,308	$0	$26,096	—	$158,404	2020
Dir. Project Delivery Calgary	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,004	$0	$29,400	—	$158,404	2019
D/C Sheriff Highway Patrol	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$25,078	—	$158,396	2020
Barrister & Solicitor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$134,191	$0	$24,204	—	$158,396	2020
Dir-Fin Planning and Reporting	Municipal Affairs	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,075	$150	$32,156	—	$158,380	2019
Deputy Chief of Staff	Executive Council	Ministerial Ministerial 4	$130,007	$0	$28,372	—	$158,379	2022
Executive Director	Treasury Board and Finance	Management Executive Manager 1	$0	$0	$0	$158,375	$158,375	2023
ED, Health Economics & Partnerships	Health	Management Executive Manager 1	$131,099	$0	$27,269	—	$158,368	2023
Director, Modelling & GIS	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$25,049	—	$158,367	2020
Roadway Standards Specialist	Transportation and Economic Corridors	Opted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4	$135,368	$0	$22,993	—	$158,361	2024
Dir,ABParole Board Secretariat	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,949	$17,268	$9,144	—	$158,360	2021
Dir, Agri-Food Laboratories	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$25,042	—	$158,360	2020
Dir Digital Design & Transformation	SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,215	$0	$28,145	—	$158,360	2022
Resource Manager	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 1	$111,912	$21,465	$24,956	—	$158,334	2019
Legal Counsel	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$147,766	$0	$10,538	—	$158,304	2019
Crown Prosecutor	Justice	Crown Prosecutor 2	$132,805	$0	$25,497	—	$158,302	2024
Director, Strategic Engagement	Energy and Minerals	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,868	$0	$28,430	—	$158,297	2023
Director, Project Excellence	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,583	$50	$29,653	—	$158,287	2019
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,083	$0	$27,203	—	$158,286	2022
Director, Strategy & Planning	Advanced Education	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,955	—	$158,272	2020
Director, Northern Development Supports	JOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADE	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,561	$0	$29,703	—	$158,264	2023
Senior Advisor	Infrastructure	Ministerial Ministerial EA	$131,446	$17,351	$9,466	—	$158,263	2020
Director, System Assurance	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,215	$0	$28,031	—	$158,246	2022
Director Financial Planning	Advanced Education	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,924	—	$158,242	2020
Director, Operations	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,924	—	$158,241	2020
Dir, Trade and Transportation	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,924	—	$158,241	2020
Director, IT Goods & Services Procurement	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,561	$0	$29,669	—	$158,230	2023
Dir, Policy and Central Ops	Municipal Affairs	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,074	$0	$32,156	—	$158,230	2019
Director Priority Init. Integr	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,907	—	$158,224	2020
Dir Serv Desk & User Services	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,696	$0	$26,526	—	$158,223	2021
Director, Victims Services	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,201	$0	$28,014	—	$158,215	2020
Barrister and Solicitor	Justice	Civil Crown Counsel 2	$129,074	$0	$29,134	—	$158,208	2023
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Civil Crown Counsel 2	$129,073	$0	$29,134	—	$158,208	2023
Director, Assessment, Cert. & Business Integration	SKILLED TRADES AND PROFESSIONS	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,014	$1,408	$28,781	—	$158,203	2022
Dir, Policy and Legislative Services	Arts, Culture and Status of Women	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,890	$0	$27,305	—	$158,195	2024

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