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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
Traffic Operations Specialist	TRANSPORTATION	Engineering & Related Level 4	$125,752	$0	$25,102	—	$150,853	2021
Chief of Staff	TRADE, IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURALISM	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,303	$0	$28,545	—	$150,848	2022
Dir, Fin Serv & Accountability	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$10,255	$7,274	—	$150,847	2021
Director, Strategy&Innovation	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 1	$120,071	$0	$30,774	—	$150,844	2019
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,840	$0	$24,989	—	$150,829	2022
Director, Water Quality	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,384	$150	$27,294	—	$150,828	2021
Barrister & Solicitor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 3	$126,117	$0	$24,708	—	$150,825	2021
Operations Manager	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,549	$350	$23,922	—	$150,822	2020
Executive Director, Financial Services	LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	Executive Manager 1	$125,098	$150	$25,574	—	$150,822	2021
Dir,Procurement Resource Ctr	Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,823	$0	$28,987	—	$150,810	2022
Dir-PDD Review Secretariate	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$27,113	—	$150,809	2019
ED, Addiction & Mental Health	Health	Executive Manager 1	$125,184	$0	$25,621	—	$150,805	2021
Executive Director, Disability Services South	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Executive Manager 1	$125,200	$0	$25,604	—	$150,805	2021
Dentist	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Executive Manager 2	$147,555	$0	$3,243	—	$150,798	2019
Dir Governance & Transformation	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$124,574	$915	$25,272	—	$150,762	2021
Director, Transformation Support Services	Justice	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$4,463	$27,360	—	$150,761	2022
Legal Counsel	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$143,707	$10	$7,042	—	$150,759	2021
Director, Platform Architecture	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$125,277	$0	$25,454	—	$150,731	2022
Dir-Stds Dev and Supp-Mech	Municipal Affairs	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,010	$0	$26,720	—	$150,730	2022
Dir, Business Integration	LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$27,030	—	$150,726	2020
Dir. Budget Dev. &Planning	Treasury Board and Finance	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,450	$150	$26,111	—	$150,711	2022
ERP Reporting & Analytics Lead	SERVICE ALBERTA	Executive Manager 1	$125,098	$0	$25,611	—	$150,708	2021
Crown Prosecutor	Justice	Crown Prosecutor 2	$128,539	$0	$22,158	—	$150,697	2023
Director, Central Services	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,824	$300	$25,573	—	$150,696	2021
Private Secr & Dir to Lt. Gov	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,521	$0	$26,168	—	$150,689	2020
Proj.Leader,Geodectic Con.Unit	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Opted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 2	$125,575	$0	$25,113	—	$150,689	2021
Director, Financial Planning	CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$31,737	—	$150,676	2020
Dir Information Management	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,642	$150	$26,884	—	$150,676	2019
Dir, FOIP Sector	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,270	$427	$26,959	—	$150,655	2020
Court Technology Officer	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$118,939	$200	$31,503	—	$150,642	2019
Dir, Corporate Income Tax	Treasury Board and Finance	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,057	$200	$27,382	—	$150,639	2022
Chief of Staff, PSC	Public Service Commission	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,141	$4,688	$23,797	—	$150,626	2021
Dir, Grant Program Delivery	Municipal Affairs	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,823	$0	$28,793	—	$150,617	2022
Dir. Adjudication, Impaired	Transportation and Economic Corridors	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,694	$0	$25,922	—	$150,616	2022
Director, Sr. Fin Assist Unit	SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,167	$0	$27,449	—	$150,615	2022
Exec Dir First Nations Relns	Indigenous Relations	Executive Manager 1	$125,098	$0	$25,499	—	$150,596	2021
Crown Prosecutor	Justice	Crown Prosecutor 2	$126,203	$0	$24,390	—	$150,593	2023
Dir Business Relationship Mgt	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,424	$150	$30,018	—	$150,592	2019
Proj.Leader,Geodectic Con.Unit	Forestry and Parks	Opted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 2	$127,709	$0	$22,879	—	$150,588	2023
Director, Capital Development	CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN	Senior Manager Zone 1	$122,507	$300	$27,771	—	$150,578	2019
Executive Director - Disability Services North	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Executive Manager 1	$124,993	$0	$25,584	—	$150,577	2021
Barrister & Solicitor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,836	$8,129	$24,604	—	$150,569	2021
Director, Crop Assurance Ext	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,772	$0	$27,789	—	$150,561	2019
Dir, Livestock & Crop Research	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,772	$0	$27,789	—	$150,561	2019
Section Head, Building Design and Spatial Technology	Infrastructure	Opted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4	$127,321	$0	$23,237	—	$150,558	2022
Dir, Interg Land Delivery NE	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$126,893	$0	$23,658	—	$150,552	2020
Senior Project Advisor	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,507	$0	$28,043	—	$150,550	2019
ED, Air and Climate Policy	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Executive Manager 1	$124,838	$0	$25,707	—	$150,545	2020
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$123,789	$0	$26,755	—	$150,544	2022
A/Executive Director and SFO	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,703	$0	$26,831	—	$150,534	2020

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