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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
Crown Prosecutor	Justice	Crown Prosecutor 2	$129,772	$0	$28,414	—	$158,186	2022
Regulatory Assurance Mgr - RD	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,848	—	$158,166	2020
Dir. Driver Fitness & Monitori	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,848	—	$158,166	2020
Director, French Language Services	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,030	$0	$29,135	—	$158,165	2023
Executive Director, FSOS	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Executive Manager 1	$127,063	$0	$31,101	—	$158,164	2019
D/C Investigation Services	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$300	$24,545	—	$158,163	2020
Director, Procurement and Business Services	Advanced Education	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,841	—	$158,158	2021
Director of Investigations	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,841	—	$158,158	2021
Superintendent	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$12,425	$26,784	—	$158,148	2019
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,836	$10,707	$29,598	—	$158,141	2021
Director, Strategy and Governance	Justice	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,053	$0	$28,084	—	$158,137	2024
Minister's Chief of Staff	SERVICE ALBERTA	Ministerial Ministerial EA	$131,004	$0	$27,130	—	$158,134	2020
Centre Director, MHRC	Public Safety and Emergency Services	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,726	$0	$26,400	—	$158,126	2022
Climate Change Specialist	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Agrologist Level 2	$21,467	$5,007	$5,122	$126,519	$158,115	2020
Dir, Geotechnical & Util Eng	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$250	$24,545	—	$158,113	2020
Director, Engineering	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,407	$0	$30,704	—	$158,111	2019
Dir. Project Delivery North	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,308	$0	$25,792	—	$158,100	2020
Director Southern Operations	Agriculture and Irrigation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$22,514	—	$158,097	2023
Senior Source Standards Eng	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Engineering & Related Level 4	$134,972	$0	$23,119	—	$158,091	2019
Barrister & Solicitor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 3	$130,947	$0	$27,124	—	$158,071	2020
Senior Biometrician	Forestry and Parks	Subsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 5	$133,466	$0	$24,600	—	$158,065	2024
Livestock Environment Engineer	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Engineering & Related Level 2	$2,498	$3,166	$1,702	$150,690	$158,057	2020
Dir-Central Operations	Municipal Affairs	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,965	$16,791	$25,293	—	$158,049	2021
ED, Ops & Machinery of Govt.	Executive Council	Executive Manager 1	$125,499	$0	$32,546	—	$158,044	2019
Dir., Consumer Investigations	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,721	—	$158,039	2021
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,772	$50	$32,199	—	$158,020	2019
Legal Counsel	Justice	Civil Crown Counsel 2	$143,213	$0	$14,800	—	$158,013	2023
Barrister & Solicitor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$115,575	$0	$42,436	—	$158,010	2021
Policy Counsel	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$124,753	$0	$33,241	—	$157,995	2019
Director Pavement Engineering	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,462	$0	$26,532	—	$157,994	2021
Director, Data Management and Governance	Advanced Education	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,384	$266	$28,339	—	$157,990	2023
Dir. Policy & Stakeholder Rel.	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,944	$0	$30,044	—	$157,988	2019
Associate Director	Children and Family Services	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,429	$250	$26,307	—	$157,986	2023
Director, Regional Planning	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,632	$3,499	$24,847	—	$157,978	2021
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Civil Crown Counsel 2	$132,945	$0	$25,030	—	$157,975	2023
ED, Policy & Strategic Ini.	Infrastructure	Executive Manager 1	$132,571	$0	$25,398	—	$157,970	2020
Director Admin & Operations	Public Safety and Emergency Services	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,582	$0	$26,380	—	$157,962	2022
Director, Community Partnerships and Programs	SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,801	$0	$27,160	—	$157,961	2022
Regional Director	Children and Family Services	Management Executive Manager 1	$127,139	$6,000	$24,813	—	$157,952	2023
Legal Counsel	Justice	Civil Crown Counsel 2	$132,945	$0	$24,995	—	$157,941	2023
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Civil Crown Counsel 2	$132,945	$0	$24,995	—	$157,941	2023
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Civil Crown Counsel 2	$132,945	$0	$24,987	—	$157,932	2023
Dir.Proj.Del.Edm.Hospital	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,023	$0	$28,899	—	$157,922	2019
Deputy Chief	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,700	$0	$30,216	—	$157,916	2019
Dir Data Development &Analysis	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,075	$0	$31,841	—	$157,915	2019
Forest Area Manager	Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,202	$6,000	$25,694	—	$157,896	2021
Legal Counsel	Justice	Civil Crown Counsel 2	$129,073	$0	$28,815	—	$157,888	2023
Director, communicable Disease	Health	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,561	$0	$29,316	—	$157,878	2023
Director, Water Management	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,462	$0	$26,415	—	$157,877	2021
Associate Statutory Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,545	—	$157,863	2020

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