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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
Dir, HHR Applied Research & Ed	Health	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,027	$0	$29,418	—	$152,445	2021
Associate Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$10,466	$26,250	—	$152,441	2019
Dir Serv Design & Enablement	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,718	$0	$25,722	—	$152,440	2021
Dir. Construction Procurement	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,589	$0	$25,818	—	$152,407	2021
Field Services Manager	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$33,465	—	$152,403	2019
Legal Counsel	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 3	$127,682	$150	$24,569	—	$152,401	2021
Proj.PrincipalABProvPoliceSer	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Executive Manager 1	$125,098	$0	$27,301	—	$152,398	2021
Centre Director, PRCC	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,011	$6,300	$26,069	—	$152,379	2019
Regional Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Executive Manager 1	$128,732	$0	$23,641	—	$152,373	2020
Pharmaceutical Pol Consultant	Health	Management Manager Zone 2	$126,700	$0	$25,666	—	$152,367	2023
Director, AB Law Libraries	Justice	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,265	$0	$30,097	—	$152,362	2022
Director, Trade (Middle East & Africa)	TRADE, IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURALISM	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,775	$6,277	$27,307	—	$152,358	2022
Director, Newcomer Integration	LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,049	$0	$30,299	—	$152,348	2019
Barrister and Solicitor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal NonJustice Legal Counsel 2	$145,623	$0	$6,715	—	$152,337	2020
Dir, Contm Sites & Remediation	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,303	$0	$27,031	—	$152,334	2022
Director, PERT	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,454	$0	$23,874	—	$152,327	2020
ED, Hlth Prof Reg & Phys Wkfc	Health	Executive Manager 1	$128,454	$0	$23,874	—	$152,327	2020
Director, Financial Policy	Treasury Board and Finance	Executive Manager 1	$128,454	$0	$23,874	—	$152,327	2020
Northern Director	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,532	$8,427	$28,359	—	$152,318	2019
Director, Fin Oper. & Rpting	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$19,000	—	$152,318	2020
Dir. Exec.Advisor to Sr.ADM	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,454	$0	$23,852	—	$152,306	2020
Dir-Priority/Governance Coord	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,555	$0	$23,747	—	$152,302	2020
Approvals Manager	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$6,250	$27,107	—	$152,296	2019
Legal Counsel	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$128,496	$0	$23,790	—	$152,287	2020
Approvals Manager	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 1	$120,128	$8,800	$23,350	—	$152,278	2020
Director	Infrastructure	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,696	$0	$25,566	—	$152,262	2022
Senior Biometrician	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Scientific 5	$128,584	$0	$23,677	—	$152,260	2019
Beef Research Scientist	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Scientific 5	$128,584	$0	$23,677	—	$152,260	2019
Dir, Business Operations	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,953	$4,764	$23,542	—	$152,259	2021
Pulse & Special Crops Res Sci	Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development	Scientific 5	$0	$41,511	$3,355	$107,392	$152,259	2021
Manager, Land Surveys Unit	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Management Manager Zone 2	$126,472	$50	$25,737	—	$152,258	2021
Chair, AB Trans. Safety Board	TRANSPORTATION	Executive Manager 2	$145,679	$0	$6,567	—	$152,246	2019
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,840	$0	$26,405	—	$152,246	2022
Chief Negotiator	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$28,548	—	$152,244	2019
ED, Compliance & Monitoring	Health	Executive Manager 1	$118,788	$9,685	$23,758	—	$152,231	2021
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,592	$12,432	$22,199	—	$152,223	2020
Dir, Strat AA Planning Unit	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$127,128	$0	$25,077	—	$152,205	2020
Chief Of Staff	Municipal Affairs	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$126,981	$0	$25,220	—	$152,201	2020
ED, Francophone Secretariat	CULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMEN	Executive Manager 1	$125,098	$0	$27,095	—	$152,193	2021
Project Director	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,455	$3,409	$28,321	—	$152,185	2019
Senior Source Standards Eng	Environment and Protected Areas	Opted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4	$141,750	$0	$10,431	—	$152,181	2024
Director,Community Development	CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,566	$0	$29,609	—	$152,175	2019
Dir, Inte Env Mod & Prediction	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,604	$7,133	$24,433	—	$152,170	2021
Dir Integration & Operations	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$28,457	—	$152,153	2019
Executive Director, FSOS	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Executive Manager 1	$127,327	$200	$24,625	—	$152,152	2021
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,637	$10	$25,489	—	$152,136	2023
Mgr, Marketing	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Manager Zone 2	$102,141	$8,135	$25,369	$16,485	$152,130	2019
Director, Business Integration	Advanced Education	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,648	$0	$27,474	—	$152,122	2020
Dir, Regulatory Assurance	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,337	$0	$25,782	—	$152,119	2021
Dir, Objections & Appeals	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,337	$0	$25,782	—	$152,119	2021

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