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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
Surfacing Standards Specialist	TRANSPORTATION	Engineering & Related Level 4	$121,896	$0	$29,390	—	$151,285	2019
Medical Consultant	Health	Physician	$129,484	$15,685	$6,110	—	$151,279	2023
Dir, Engagement & Integration	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$4,218	$31,324	—	$151,266	2019
Dir, Cropping Systems&Programs	Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development	Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,596	$0	$25,663	—	$151,258	2021
Dir, Workforce Investigations	Public Service Commission	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,025	$0	$27,232	—	$151,258	2022
Director Post-Sec Programs	Advanced Education	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,874	$0	$27,373	—	$151,247	2020
Dir, Capital Planning North	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$150	$27,399	—	$151,245	2019
Dir, Rec,Ecosystem & Land Mgmt	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,203	$350	$25,683	—	$151,237	2021
Director, Evaluation	JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,713	$0	$25,494	—	$151,208	2020
Public Health Veterinarian	Agriculture and Irrigation	Opted Out & Excluded Veterinarian Level 3	$127,592	$0	$23,615	—	$151,206	2022
Centre Director, PRCC	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,260	$6,000	$24,940	—	$151,200	2021
Senior Advisor	Municipal Affairs	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$125,776	$16,602	$8,808	—	$151,186	2020
Director, Comm Engagement CSA	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,017	$0	$30,123	—	$151,140	2019
Director, Portfolio Management, Accountability & Oversight	Advanced Education	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,610	$0	$24,526	—	$151,137	2021
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$123,789	$0	$27,335	—	$151,125	2022
Director, Western Market Acces	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,882	$0	$26,217	—	$151,099	2020
ED, Indigenous Relations	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Executive Manager 1	$126,877	$0	$24,219	—	$151,096	2023
Dir, Financial & Bus Planning	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,011	$0	$31,078	—	$151,089	2019
Legal Counsel	LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	NonJustice Legal Counsel 2	$123,544	$0	$27,544	—	$151,087	2019
Dir-Reg. and Community Serv	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$27,377	—	$151,073	2019
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$123,789	$0	$27,279	—	$151,068	2022
Reg Assurance Mgr - Capital	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$140,013	$0	$11,046	—	$151,059	2024
Dir, Mail & Print Solutions	Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,080	$862	$26,105	—	$151,047	2022
Dir,IMT RiskMgmt&DisasterRecov	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$17,709	—	$151,027	2020
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$123,789	$0	$27,236	—	$151,025	2022
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$123,789	$0	$27,236	—	$151,025	2022
Senior Legal Officer	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 4	$121,752	$150	$29,122	—	$151,024	2019
Director, Land Dev. and Sales	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,369	$0	$25,648	—	$151,017	2021
Director, Airshed Sciences	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$27,312	—	$151,008	2020
Associate Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,478	$0	$25,525	—	$151,003	2022
PD, CSD, Ag & Forestry	Public Service Commission	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,213	$0	$26,763	—	$150,976	2021
Associate Director - Child Intervention	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,568	$5,776	$23,625	—	$150,969	2022
Sr. Program Manager - Infra	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,478	$0	$25,481	—	$150,960	2022
ERP BP Finance Lead	SERVICE ALBERTA	Executive Manager 1	$125,416	$0	$25,543	—	$150,959	2021
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 3	$124,753	$0	$26,198	—	$150,952	2020
Executive Assistant	Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction	Management Manager Zone 1	$0	$0	$0	$150,937	$150,937	2022
Senior Dam Safety Engineer	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Engineering & Related Level 4	$121,596	$4,838	$24,493	—	$150,928	2021
Exec. Dir., Sen. Strat. Plan.	SENIORS AND HOUSING	Executive Manager 1	$124,838	$0	$26,085	—	$150,923	2020
Director, Operational Services	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,491	$0	$27,420	—	$150,912	2022
ED, ACOB	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Executive Manager 1	$121,663	$5,048	$24,188	—	$150,900	2021
Director, Financial Planning	LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,203	$0	$26,697	—	$150,900	2020
NW Lands Manager	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$9,400	$22,560	—	$150,899	2020
Dir.Vital Stat/Corp Regist/PPR	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,314	$0	$25,578	—	$150,891	2021
Senior Audit Manager	Treasury Board and Finance	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$123,330	$150	$27,399	—	$150,879	2022
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,368	$0	$25,510	—	$150,878	2022
ED, Capital Planning	Treasury Board and Finance	Executive Manager 1	$125,242	$0	$25,631	—	$150,873	2021
Associate Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,242	$0	$25,631	—	$150,873	2021
Director, OHS Inspections	LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,242	$0	$25,631	—	$150,873	2021
Chief Statistician & Dir, OSI	Treasury Board and Finance	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,782	$0	$27,086	—	$150,868	2022
Director, Service Desk and User Services	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$137,712	$0	$13,152	—	$150,864	2023

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