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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
Legal Counsel	Justice	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$127,503	$0	$26,638	—	$154,141	2022
Dir Financial Operations	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,088	$3,416	$26,631	—	$154,135	2021
Lead,LeadershipTraining&Del	Infrastructure	Program Services 5	$125,981	$0	$28,146	—	$154,127	2019
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$128,763	$0	$25,362	—	$154,125	2021
Infrastructure Manager	Transportation and Economic Corridors	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,914	$0	$25,205	—	$154,119	2023
Dir, Inspections & Resolutions	LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,417	$0	$29,694	—	$154,110	2019
Director Arbritation& Disputes	Public Service Commission	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,458	$0	$25,647	—	$154,105	2020
Dir, Exam Administration	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,833	$0	$23,271	—	$154,104	2020
Director, Land Services	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,462	$0	$23,640	—	$154,101	2021
Forest Area Manager	Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,953	$6,000	$24,147	—	$154,100	2021
Dir, Rec,Ecosystem & Land Mgmt	FORESTRY, PARKS AND TOURISM	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,528	$0	$22,564	—	$154,092	2022
Dir-Disability Services	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,075	$300	$27,713	—	$154,088	2019
Dir, Strat & Syst Supports	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$30,392	—	$154,088	2019
Barrister & Solicitor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 3	$126,171	$0	$27,890	—	$154,061	2020
Regional Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Executive Manager 1	$129,000	$0	$25,061	—	$154,061	2021
Dir,Procurement Resource Ctr	Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,601	$0	$26,449	—	$154,050	2023
Director, Legislative Services	JOBS, ECONOMY AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,617	$687	$27,745	—	$154,049	2022
Director, Housing and Homeless	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$30,352	—	$154,048	2019
Assoc. Property Rights Advocat	Agriculture and Irrigation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,945	$0	$27,093	—	$154,037	2023
Senior Project Manager	Infrastructure	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$9,570	$25,525	—	$154,034	2022
Director, 4-H	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,075	$0	$27,954	—	$154,029	2019
Director,Integrated Com Safety	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$9,209	$29,086	—	$154,020	2019
Director, Investment Attraction and Evaluation	Agriculture and Irrigation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,123	$0	$25,896	—	$154,019	2022
Dir, Drinking Water Wastewater	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,241	$0	$23,776	—	$154,017	2020
Dir, Law Enfor, Stds & Audits	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,468	$0	$31,514	—	$153,982	2019
Dairy Research Scientist	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Scientific 5	$128,584	$0	$25,399	—	$153,982	2019
Bio-Statistician	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Scientific 5	$128,584	$0	$25,399	—	$153,982	2019
Dir, Fin Reporting & Account	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,325	$6,677	$26,978	—	$153,980	2022
ED, Learning & Teaching Resources	EDUCATION	Management Executive Manager 1	$125,599	$547	$27,832	—	$153,978	2022
Sr Mgr-Disability Services	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,839	$0	$29,132	—	$153,970	2019
Regional Resource Manager	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,003	$150	$28,815	—	$153,968	2019
Dir, FNMI Curriculum	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,724	$0	$30,226	—	$153,950	2019
Dir. Project Delivery	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,942	$0	$26,005	—	$153,947	2021
Director, Geoscience	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,672	$300	$25,968	—	$153,940	2021
Director, Resource Access	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,610	$0	$28,326	—	$153,936	2021
ED, Lands Delivery & Coord Nor	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Executive Manager 1	$146,642	$0	$7,288	—	$153,931	2021
Dir, Planning & Performance	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,764	$1,603	$19,551	—	$153,918	2022
Director - Operations and Reporting	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,256	$8,903	$25,752	—	$153,911	2021
Director, Fin Reporting & Ops	LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,668	$0	$31,235	—	$153,903	2019
Project Director	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,998	$0	$25,899	—	$153,897	2021
ED, Planning & Progr. Mgmt.	TRANSPORTATION	Executive Manager 1	$129,772	$0	$24,108	—	$153,880	2020
Director, Network&Hwy Planning	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,161	$0	$28,718	—	$153,879	2019
Regional Approvals Manager	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,944	$0	$28,931	—	$153,875	2019
Director, Child Care Branch	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,132	$0	$27,742	—	$153,874	2022
Dir, Partnership Initiatives	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$112,035	$15,837	$26,002	—	$153,874	2019
Senior Biometrician	FORESTRY, PARKS AND TOURISM	Subsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 5	$129,869	$0	$24,000	—	$153,869	2022
Dir-Prov Trg & Workforce Dev	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$30,169	—	$153,865	2019
Director, French Language Services	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,387	$0	$28,455	—	$153,842	2022
ED, Environmental Enforcement	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Executive Manager 1	$127,948	$0	$25,892	—	$153,840	2021
Director, Social Policy	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,354	$6,943	$26,536	—	$153,833	2020

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