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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
ED, Capital Planning	EDUCATION	Executive Manager 1	$130,485	$0	$23,950	—	$154,435	2020
Director, Housing and Homeless	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$5,000	$25,737	—	$154,433	2020
Associate Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,965	$14,120	$24,343	—	$154,429	2021
Director, Project Excellence	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,850	$0	$25,577	—	$154,427	2021
Dir, Indig Women's Initiatives	Indigenous Relations	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,953	$6,586	$23,880	—	$154,420	2021
Executive Director	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,026	$0	$31,391	—	$154,417	2019
ED, Young Offender	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Executive Manager 1	$128,156	$0	$26,246	—	$154,401	2020
Director Southern Operations	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,720	$0	$25,629	—	$154,349	2021
Director, Health Evidence & Policy	Health	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$143,424	$0	$10,923	—	$154,347	2024
Barrister & Solicitor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,592	$0	$36,754	—	$154,346	2019
Sr. Mgr Prudential Supervision	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,506	$0	$25,834	—	$154,340	2020
Dir, Strategic Climate Policy	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,696	$0	$27,635	—	$154,331	2022
Director, Design and Development	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,960	$6,746	$24,623	—	$154,330	2022
Dir of Policy & Strategec Init	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,406	$0	$30,923	—	$154,329	2019
Property Rights Advocate	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Executive Manager 1	$143,825	$500	$9,991	—	$154,316	2019
Director, EFS	SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,963	$0	$25,353	—	$154,316	2022
Director North Central Bow Ops	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,047	$13,748	$8,515	—	$154,310	2020
Dir, Corporate Income Tax	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,886	$0	$29,421	—	$154,307	2019
Dir.,Procurement Stgy & Plan	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,701	$0	$28,597	—	$154,298	2019
Dir, Cross Ministry Governance	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$30,599	—	$154,295	2019
PD, Environment & Parks	Public Service Commission	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$30,599	—	$154,295	2019
Dir Governance & Strategy	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$30,599	—	$154,295	2019
Dir Data & Security	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$30,599	—	$154,295	2019
Dir Information Management	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$30,599	—	$154,295	2019
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 3	$125,082	$0	$29,212	—	$154,294	2022
Director	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,547	$0	$24,726	—	$154,273	2020
Director, Recoveries	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,176	$0	$32,093	—	$154,269	2019
Dir, French Education Services	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$30,549	—	$154,245	2019
Dir, Land & Env Planning-North	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,075	$0	$28,168	—	$154,243	2019
Dir, Busn Ops & Stakehldr Supp	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,912	$0	$28,327	—	$154,240	2019
Director, Land Services	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,249	$0	$23,988	—	$154,237	2020
Director, Regional Planning	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,368	$9,336	$23,526	—	$154,230	2020
Dir, Exec Search & WF Sourcing	Public Service Commission	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,472	$0	$26,751	—	$154,223	2021
Dir, FOIP/HIA	Health	Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,892	$0	$28,331	—	$154,223	2019
Director, Portfolio 2	Public Service Commission	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,212	$150	$26,838	—	$154,200	2022
Director, Ministry Engagement	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,184	$1,609	$24,394	—	$154,188	2023
Dir, Investigations & Gov	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,629	$0	$25,553	—	$154,182	2020
Portfolio Dir, CPE & Exec Coun	Public Service Commission	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,886	$0	$29,288	—	$154,173	2019
Director, Public Engagement	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,165	$0	$31,005	—	$154,170	2019
Dir, Leadership & Assurance	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$30,473	—	$154,169	2019
Director, Product & Delivery	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,285	$0	$25,884	—	$154,169	2023
Dir, Planning & Performance	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,407	$0	$26,754	—	$154,161	2020
Director, Geoscience	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,407	$0	$26,754	—	$154,161	2020
Construction Manager	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,022	$0	$26,138	—	$154,159	2021
Director, Plant & Bee Health	Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,124	$0	$26,030	—	$154,154	2021
Executive Director, Transformation	Advanced Education	Management Executive Manager 1	$124,859	$1,180	$28,113	—	$154,153	2022
Business Analyst	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$129,252	$0	$24,893	—	$154,145	2021
Barrister & Solicitor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$124,753	$0	$29,390	—	$154,143	2019
ED, Young Offender	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Executive Manager 1	$127,948	$0	$26,195	—	$154,143	2021
SME - Communications Lead	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,100	$0	$28,043	—	$154,143	2019

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