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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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1,976 positions in 2021

Total compensation by ministry
MinistryPositionsTotal compensationAvg per position
JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL642$121,272,842$188,899
SERVICE ALBERTA164$26,048,087$158,830
ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS156$24,837,630$159,216
Health87$15,703,711$180,502
EDUCATION97$15,060,560$155,264
Treasury Board and Finance87$14,920,990$171,506
Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development89$13,965,776$156,919
TRANSPORTATION75$12,029,640$160,395
Infrastructure63$9,909,601$157,295
CHILDREN'S SERVICES56$9,445,319$168,666
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES55$9,157,336$166,497
JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION52$8,878,599$170,742
ENERGY51$8,813,849$172,821
LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION52$8,619,587$165,761
Advanced Education46$7,777,704$169,081
Municipal Affairs44$7,419,859$168,633
Public Service Commission42$6,941,464$165,273
Executive Council34$6,660,326$195,892
CULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMEN25$4,278,579$171,143
Communications And Public Engagement22$3,704,540$168,388
SENIORS AND HOUSING20$3,643,544$182,177
Indigenous Relations17$2,963,156$174,303
Total1,976$342,052,699
PositionMinistryClassBase salaryCash benefitsNon-cashSeveranceTotalYear
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$28,265$172,4882021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$28,265$172,4882021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$28,265$172,4882021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$28,265$172,4882021
Barristor & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$28,265$172,4882021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$28,265$172,4882021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$28,265$172,4882021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$100$28,136$172,4592021
Ex Dir-Mediation ServicesLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONExecutive Manager 1$144,745$0$27,677$172,4212021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$28,136$172,3592021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$28,136$172,3592021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$28,136$172,3592021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$28,136$172,3592021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$28,136$172,3592021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$28,136$172,3592021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$27,988$172,2112021
ADM, Workforce StrategiesLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONAssistant Deputy Minister$136,429$6,964$28,782$172,1762021
DirHealthSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$24,298$28,851$172,0872021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$27,859$172,0822021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$27,859$172,0822021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$27,859$172,0822021
Senior Negotiations StrategistTreasury Board and FinanceSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$13,245$25,457$172,0192021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$27,710$171,9342021
Executive Director, TransformationAdvanced EducationExecutive Manager 1$140,752$0$31,155$171,9062021
Dir, Production MgmtHealthSenior Manager Zone 2$115,965$32,860$23,049$171,8742021
Barrister and SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$27,627$171,8502021
Senior Fin Officer & Exec DirAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentExecutive Manager 1$144,282$0$27,516$171,7982021
Farmers' AdvocateAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$7,660$171,7212021
Director, Wildfire PreventionAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager Zone 2$138,774$2,167$30,696$171,6372021
Deputy Chief of StaffExecutive CouncilMinisterial Ministerial 4$134,818$9,579$26,975$171,3722021
Dir,Env Know and Data StewardsENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$11,253$26,751$171,3222021
Chairman-Special Areas BoardMunicipal AffairsExecutive Manager 1$144,284$0$26,979$171,2632021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$150$26,841$171,2142021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$26,970$171,1942021
General CounselLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONLegal NonJustice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$26,970$171,1942021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$26,841$171,0642021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$26,841$171,0642021
ED,Tech.Svcs & ProcurementInfrastructureExecutive Manager 1$143,387$0$27,598$170,9862021
ED, Health ProtectionHealthExecutive Manager 1$139,934$5,110$25,908$170,9522021
ED,Pol,Plan, & AnalyticsSENIORS AND HOUSINGExecutive Manager 1$135,576$8,146$27,065$170,7882021
Director, Trade RelationsJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONSenior Manager Zone 1$119,853$26,185$24,706$170,7452021
Legal CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$144,223$0$26,354$170,5772021
Senior Audit ManagerTreasury Board and FinanceSenior Manager Zone 1$116,651$29,319$24,437$170,4072021
Executive Director, EFS Delivery NorthCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESExecutive Manager 1$142,020$0$28,230$170,2512021
ED, Indigenous RelationsENVIRONMENT AND PARKSExecutive Manager 1$142,236$0$27,989$170,2252021
Executive Director, Oil SandsENERGYExecutive Manager 1$140,139$2,358$27,596$170,0932021
Ex Dir-Workplace Policy & LegLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONExecutive Manager 1$143,083$0$26,917$170,0002021
Senior Executive Director, Financial Services and SFOCHILDREN'S SERVICESExecutive Manager 1$142,022$0$27,959$169,9812021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$141,432$0$28,490$169,9222021
Dir, Architecture & Del ServHealthSenior Manager Zone 2$133,869$9,154$26,761$169,7842021
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