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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 NonJustice Legal Counsel 2	$123,789	$0	$25,288	—	$149,078	2022
SM, Corporate Research	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$30,136	—	$149,075	2019
SM, Research	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$30,136	—	$149,075	2019
Assoc Dir-Sustainment	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$30,131	—	$149,070	2019
Sr Mgr Corporate Tax Audit	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$30,131	—	$149,070	2019
Executive Director, Platforms	Technology and Innovation	Management Executive Manager 1	$123,513	$290	$25,250	—	$149,053	2022
Communications Director	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,780	$0	$24,272	—	$149,052	2021
SME Analytics&Report Lead SCM	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$30,110	—	$149,048	2019
Dir, Supplementary Benefits	Health	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,823	$0	$27,223	—	$149,047	2022
Surveillance Veterinarian	Agriculture and Irrigation	Opted Out & Excluded Veterinarian Level 3	$126,337	$0	$22,703	—	$149,040	2023
Dir WShed Resilience & TranB W	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,118	$0	$24,921	—	$149,039	2020
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$123,789	$0	$25,245	—	$149,035	2022
Dir, Law Enfor, Stds & Audits	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,468	$0	$26,563	—	$149,031	2020
Director,Application&BusSuppor	Health	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$30,090	—	$149,029	2019
Director	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,668	$0	$26,357	—	$149,025	2020
Lead,Project,Planning &Prog	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 1	$123,696	$50	$25,277	—	$149,023	2021
Assoc Dir-Data Management	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$119,731	$100	$29,191	—	$149,021	2019
Dir, IMT Planning & Trans	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$122,397	$0	$26,618	—	$149,015	2020
Dir-Policy and Strategy	Municipal Affairs	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,823	$0	$27,188	—	$149,011	2022
Dir., Capital Asset Portfolio	SENIORS AND HOUSING	Program Services 5	$122,771	$0	$26,240	—	$149,011	2020
Dir, Business Operations	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$25,310	—	$149,006	2020
Director, Architecture	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,540	$0	$29,444	—	$148,985	2019
Dir. Comm Corr & Release Progr	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$118,225	$0	$30,760	—	$148,984	2019
Governance & Corporate Service	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$124,245	$0	$24,722	—	$148,967	2022
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$123,789	$0	$25,173	—	$148,962	2022
Barrister & Solicitor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,592	$0	$31,354	—	$148,946	2019
Mgr, River Forecast Centre	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$30,005	—	$148,944	2019
Dir, Serv Delivery Port 1 & 2	Public Service Commission	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$30,005	—	$148,944	2019
Director, Project Delivery	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,400	$0	$27,544	—	$148,943	2019
Communications Director	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$124,780	$0	$24,160	—	$148,940	2021
Dir-Strat Accom Serv/Ops	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$29,998	—	$148,937	2019
Director, ITRAC	Public Safety and Emergency Services	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$25,240	—	$148,936	2022
Dir Bus Rel Mgmt	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,397	$100	$28,435	—	$148,932	2019
Dir. Operations & Policy	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$29,987	—	$148,926	2019
Portfolio Director CS & CSS	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,953	$0	$24,972	—	$148,925	2021
Forest Area Manager	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$116,389	$5,125	$27,411	—	$148,924	2019
ED, CCRPB	Public Safety and Emergency Services	Management Executive Manager 1	$121,671	$0	$27,241	—	$148,912	2022
Director,Third Party Liability	Health	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$29,973	—	$148,911	2019
Superintendent	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 1	$119,741	$350	$28,802	—	$148,893	2019
Program Manager CAP/ICG	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Manager Zone 2	$101,383	$7,090	$23,931	$16,485	$148,889	2019
Forensic Unit Manager	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Scientific 4	$121,936	$3,232	$23,716	—	$148,884	2020
Dir - Bus Improve & Optimiz	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$25,186	—	$148,882	2020
Sr Program Mgr	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$6,717	$23,216	—	$148,872	2022
Dir., Fin. Support Services	SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,044	$0	$26,809	—	$148,853	2022
Dir, French Education (K-12)	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,953	$0	$24,898	—	$148,851	2021
Dir BERNIE & Dyn Platform Svcs	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,078	$0	$25,771	—	$148,849	2022
Director, Cabinet Coordination	Executive Council	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,803	$150	$27,894	—	$148,847	2022
Dir, Budget & Fiscal Analysis	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,846	$0	$28,983	—	$148,829	2019
Director, Livestock Systems	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$25,824	$30,216	$8,297	$84,491	$148,828	2020
ED, Climate Imp & Compliance	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Executive Manager 1	$123,210	$0	$25,611	—	$148,821	2021

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