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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
Assistant Deputy Minister, ESGS	Executive Council	Executive Manager 2	$127,180	$0	$25,654	—	$152,834	2021
Dir. Project Delivery	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,676	$0	$25,153	—	$152,829	2020
Director, HMB Ops & Compliance	SENIORS AND HOUSING	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,407	$0	$25,411	—	$152,819	2020
Senior Audit Manager	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 1	$122,452	$0	$30,358	—	$152,809	2019
Dir. Exec.Advisor to Sr.ADM	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,720	$0	$24,088	—	$152,808	2021
Dir. Policy & Intergov.Coord	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,890	$0	$25,917	—	$152,806	2021
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$123,789	$0	$29,015	—	$152,805	2022
Director	SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$118,603	$7,555	$26,638	—	$152,796	2022
Director	SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,056	$0	$25,721	—	$152,777	2023
Dir, Financial Planning	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,708	$0	$31,065	—	$152,773	2019
Dir, FNMI Services	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,365	$0	$29,392	—	$152,757	2019
Dir-Regional Support Services	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,083	$300	$26,371	—	$152,754	2020
Sr Press Secretary	Health	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$121,873	$3,682	$27,188	—	$152,743	2022
Principal Advisor	Executive Council	Ministerial 3	$129,253	$18,561	$4,927	—	$152,741	2019
Director, Comm Rel & Monit.	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$10,255	$9,159	—	$152,732	2019
Director Southern Operations	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,454	$0	$24,265	—	$152,718	2020
Director, Policy Coordination	Indigenous Relations	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$6,676	$30,316	—	$152,717	2019
Director, Rangeland Policy	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,199	$0	$30,517	—	$152,717	2019
Director, Fin Plan & Policy	Agriculture and Irrigation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,696	$0	$26,002	—	$152,698	2022
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$123,746	$0	$28,946	—	$152,692	2022
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$126,236	$0	$26,446	—	$152,682	2022
Director, Procurement Services	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,836	$0	$25,843	—	$152,679	2021
Dir, Capital Planning North	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,558	$0	$28,106	—	$152,664	2022
Dir.,Cap Program & Proj. Del.	SENIORS AND HOUSING	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,407	$0	$25,252	—	$152,659	2020
Director Risk Mgmt Operations	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,867	$0	$30,777	—	$152,644	2019
Dir, Objections & Appeals	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,075	$0	$26,569	—	$152,644	2020
Director, Banking	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,031	$0	$30,606	—	$152,636	2019
ED, Education Supports	Public Service Commission	Management Executive Manager 1	$121,880	$0	$30,739	—	$152,619	2022
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$123,789	$0	$28,817	—	$152,606	2022
Dir, Regulatory Assurance	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,075	$0	$26,526	—	$152,601	2020
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$126,025	$0	$26,560	—	$152,585	2019
Dir, CEM Planning	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,531	$0	$26,042	—	$152,573	2021
Director, Policy Advice, Coordination and Engagement	Agriculture and Irrigation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,263	$0	$27,307	—	$152,570	2022
Director, Calgary North	Infrastructure	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,993	$0	$30,574	—	$152,567	2022
PD, CSD, PSC/TBF/CPE	Public Service Commission	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,587	$0	$27,979	—	$152,565	2022
Senior Manager, Tax Policy	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,953	$0	$28,602	—	$152,555	2021
Dir - Regional Finance	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,718	$0	$25,836	—	$152,554	2021
Chief of Staff	CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN	Senior Manager Zone 2	$118,698	$0	$33,853	—	$152,551	2019
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,819	$0	$25,713	—	$152,533	2022
Senior Project Manager	Infrastructure	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,847	$8,172	$25,513	—	$152,532	2022
Manager Cloud Platform Ops	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$8,984	$24,609	—	$152,532	2022
Dir, Regulatory Excellence	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,170	$0	$26,349	—	$152,519	2020
Crown Prosecutor	Justice	Crown Prosecutor 2	$128,539	$0	$23,979	—	$152,518	2023
Dir. Continuous Improvement	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,668	$0	$29,849	—	$152,517	2019
Strategic Compensation Lead	Treasury Board and Finance	Management Executive Manager 1	$143,688	$0	$8,809	—	$152,497	2024
Executive Director, Courts IMT	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Executive Manager 1	$145,919	$0	$6,564	—	$152,483	2021
PD, CSD, Env & Parks	Public Service Commission	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,953	$50	$28,476	—	$152,479	2021
Dir Business Relationship Mgt	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,771	$0	$25,707	—	$152,477	2022
Director, Process En & Str Rel	Indigenous Relations	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,555	$9,607	$27,311	—	$152,472	2021
Business Analyst	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,984	$0	$23,482	—	$152,466	2020

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