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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
Regional Director	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,545	—	$157,863	2020
Dir, RedTapeRdctn & StdntRcrds	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,545	—	$157,863	2020
Dir, International Education	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,545	—	$157,863	2020
Dir, Energy Diversification	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,545	—	$157,863	2020
Regional Director	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,545	—	$157,863	2020
Reg Dir, Fish & Wildlife NE	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,545	—	$157,863	2020
Director, Strategic Plan & Ops	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,545	—	$157,863	2020
Associate Director	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,545	—	$157,863	2020
Dir-Finance & Admin	Municipal Affairs	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,545	—	$157,863	2020
Dir, Sourcing and Vendor Svcs	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,545	—	$157,863	2020
Dir. Vendor Mgmt & Outreach	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,545	—	$157,863	2020
Director	Infrastructure	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,344	$0	$27,508	—	$157,851	2023
Barrister & Solicitor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$128,496	$0	$29,350	—	$157,846	2019
Director, Highway Operations	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,462	$0	$26,382	—	$157,844	2021
Dir. Engagement&Education	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,370	$200	$28,264	—	$157,834	2022
Director,PM&I	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,503	—	$157,821	2020
Director, Agency Governance & Evaluation	JOBS, ECONOMY AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,215	$0	$27,600	—	$157,815	2022
SME Finance	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$116,263	$18,658	$22,892	—	$157,813	2020
Dir - Regional Finance	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,456	$0	$31,356	—	$157,812	2019
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,502	$2,900	$25,404	—	$157,806	2020
Dir, Production Mgmt	Health	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$20,137	$21,945	—	$157,806	2020
Dir Strat Pol Edu & Inn	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,152	$0	$27,650	—	$157,802	2020
Director,Environmental Pedic	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,710	$8,911	$28,178	—	$157,799	2019
Regional Compliance Manager	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,746	$0	$30,049	—	$157,796	2019
Director Southern Operations	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,454	$150	$29,190	—	$157,793	2019
Dir, Energy Diversification	Energy and Minerals	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,348	$0	$27,442	—	$157,789	2024
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$124,753	$0	$33,035	—	$157,789	2019
Legal Counsel	Justice	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$151,077	$0	$6,685	—	$157,761	2022
Director, Info & Educ Services	Justice	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,601	$478	$29,662	—	$157,741	2023
Chief of Staff	Environment and Protected Areas	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$129,473	$20,660	$7,598	—	$157,731	2022
Dir. Project Delivery	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,676	$0	$30,047	—	$157,723	2019
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Civil Crown Counsel 2	$129,074	$10	$28,635	—	$157,719	2023
Dir, Third Party Liability	Health	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$12,518	$26,250	—	$157,707	2022
Assistant Chief Provincial Veterinarian	Agriculture and Irrigation	Opted Out & Excluded Veterinarian Level 3	$133,946	$100	$23,655	—	$157,700	2023
Director, HMB Ops & Compliance	SENIORS AND HOUSING	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,407	$0	$30,272	—	$157,679	2019
Dir,EIE initiative	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,357	—	$157,675	2020
Dir Integration & Automation Srvs	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,215	$250	$27,202	—	$157,667	2022
Dir-Corporate StrategicPolicy	Municipal Affairs	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$24,344	—	$157,662	2020
Ex Dir-OHS Program Delivery	LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	Executive Manager 1	$130,117	$0	$27,544	—	$157,660	2020
Crown Prosecutor	Justice	Crown Prosecutor 2	$136,406	$0	$21,254	—	$157,660	2023
Special Advisor/Tour and Advance Coordinator	Executive Council	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$129,502	$15,959	$12,195	—	$157,656	2023
Director, Project Delivery	Infrastructure	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,178	$0	$26,476	—	$157,654	2024
ED, Corp Planning and RTR	Treasury Board and Finance	Executive Manager 1	$132,508	$0	$25,133	—	$157,641	2020
SME Appl Ration Workstr Lead	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,249	$0	$27,391	—	$157,640	2020
Director, Regulatory Affairs	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,620	$0	$26,013	—	$157,633	2021
Director Strategy & Operations	ENERGY	Executive Manager 1	$130,342	$150	$27,138	—	$157,630	2020
ED, Rural Prgm, Fac&Emerg Serv	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Executive Manager 1	$148,303	$850	$8,475	—	$157,628	2020
Manager, Systems and Applications	JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$30,366	$8,322	—	$157,627	2021
Surveillance Veterinarian	Agriculture and Irrigation	Opted Out & Excluded Veterinarian Level 3	$133,751	$1,203	$22,660	—	$157,613	2023
Barrister & Solicitor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$124,753	$2,023	$30,833	—	$157,609	2019

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