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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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MinistryAllJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSERVICE ALBERTAENVIRONMENT AND PARKSAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYEDUCATIONHealthTreasury Board and FinanceCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESTRANSPORTATIONInfrastructureECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMENERGYPublic Service CommissionLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONCHILDREN'S SERVICESMunicipal AffairsAdvanced EducationExecutive CouncilCULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMENCommunications And Public EngagementIndigenous RelationsSENIORS AND HOUSING
2,447 positions in 2019
| Ministry | Positions | Total compensation | Avg per position |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | 674 | $129,237,971 | $191,748 |
| SERVICE ALBERTA | 209 | $33,759,301 | $161,528 |
| ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | 206 | $33,297,433 | $161,638 |
| AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY | 136 | $21,743,762 | $159,881 |
| EDUCATION | 126 | $20,064,548 | $159,242 |
| Health | 101 | $17,484,199 | $173,111 |
| Treasury Board and Finance | 94 | $16,452,821 | $175,030 |
| COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES | 99 | $16,358,302 | $165,235 |
| TRANSPORTATION | 92 | $15,216,798 | $165,400 |
| Infrastructure | 83 | $13,097,650 | $157,803 |
| ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM | 75 | $13,081,719 | $174,423 |
| ENERGY | 68 | $12,270,712 | $180,452 |
| Public Service Commission | 72 | $12,132,296 | $168,504 |
| LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION | 71 | $11,551,526 | $162,698 |
| CHILDREN'S SERVICES | 69 | $11,342,706 | $164,387 |
| Municipal Affairs | 64 | $10,770,031 | $168,282 |
| Advanced Education | 53 | $8,858,325 | $167,138 |
| Executive Council | 38 | $7,389,369 | $194,457 |
| CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN | 37 | $6,377,871 | $172,375 |
| Communications And Public Engagement | 31 | $5,016,892 | $161,835 |
| Indigenous Relations | 24 | $4,385,986 | $182,749 |
| SENIORS AND HOUSING | 25 | $4,286,318 | $171,453 |
| Total | 2,447 | $424,176,535 |
| Position | Ministry | Class | Base salary | Cash benefits | Non-cash | Severance | Total | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 2 | $141,868 | $0 | $30,759 | — | $172,627 | 2019 |
| ED, Fiscal Planning & Analysis | Treasury Board and Finance | Executive Manager 1 | $142,291 | $250 | $30,026 | — | $172,567 | 2019 |
| Executive Director, Asset Mgmt | Infrastructure | Executive Manager 1 | $141,442 | $0 | $31,040 | — | $172,481 | 2019 |
| ED, Intergov Relations & Trade | AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY | Executive Manager 1 | $141,324 | $0 | $31,086 | — | $172,410 | 2019 |
| ED,Policy,Planning&Leg Service | CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN | Executive Manager 1 | $138,682 | $0 | $33,704 | — | $172,387 | 2019 |
| Barrister & Solicitor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $142,024 | $0 | $29,977 | — | $172,001 | 2019 |
| Barrister & Solicitor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $139,132 | $0 | $32,819 | — | $171,950 | 2019 |
| Sr Mgr-Child Intervention | CHILDREN'S SERVICES | Senior Manager Zone 1 | $118,939 | $25,841 | $27,107 | — | $171,887 | 2019 |
| Barrister & Solicitor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $138,223 | $100 | $33,146 | — | $171,469 | 2019 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $137,341 | $0 | $34,016 | — | $171,358 | 2019 |
| Executive Director Support | Municipal Affairs | Executive Manager 1 | $138,539 | $200 | $32,573 | — | $171,312 | 2019 |
| Director of Surveys | ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | Senior Manager Zone 1 | $137,969 | $0 | $33,250 | — | $171,218 | 2019 |
| ED, Business Dev & Programs | AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY | Executive Manager 1 | $139,015 | $0 | $32,055 | — | $171,070 | 2019 |
| ED, ACOB | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Executive Manager 1 | $164,061 | $0 | $6,896 | — | $170,957 | 2019 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $168,145 | $0 | $2,792 | — | $170,937 | 2019 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $137,341 | $0 | $33,579 | — | $170,920 | 2019 |
| Executive Director Student Aid | Advanced Education | Executive Manager 1 | $139,921 | $0 | $30,837 | — | $170,758 | 2019 |
| ED Talent Acquisition Services | Public Service Commission | Executive Manager 1 | $137,208 | $0 | $33,253 | — | $170,460 | 2019 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $138,962 | $0 | $31,466 | — | $170,427 | 2019 |
| Superintendent, NW Region | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Senior Manager Zone 1 | $118,939 | $24,298 | $27,107 | — | $170,344 | 2019 |
| ED, Asia Pacific | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM | Executive Manager 1 | $137,600 | $0 | $32,692 | — | $170,292 | 2019 |
| Director,Strategic Initiatives | TRANSPORTATION | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $111,782 | $34,666 | $3,309 | $20,510 | $170,267 | 2019 |
| Review Officer | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $134,516 | $0 | $35,689 | — | $170,205 | 2019 |
| Legal Counsel | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $139,132 | $0 | $31,036 | — | $170,168 | 2019 |
| Senior Actuarial Manager | Treasury Board and Finance | Senior Manager Zone 1 | $112,717 | $25,867 | $31,576 | — | $170,161 | 2019 |
| Barrister & Solicitor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $138,223 | $0 | $31,910 | — | $170,133 | 2019 |
| Crown Procecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $137,341 | $50 | $32,696 | — | $170,088 | 2019 |
| Exec Lead, Strat. Initiatives | Public Service Commission | Executive Manager 1 | $162,420 | $0 | $7,583 | — | $170,003 | 2019 |
| Exec Dir-Strat Pol&Governance | SERVICE ALBERTA | Executive Manager 1 | $136,552 | $0 | $33,415 | — | $169,967 | 2019 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $137,341 | $0 | $32,617 | — | $169,959 | 2019 |
| Executive Director, PIAO | ENERGY | Executive Manager 1 | $136,448 | $0 | $33,498 | — | $169,946 | 2019 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $138,223 | $0 | $31,718 | — | $169,942 | 2019 |
| ERP Project | SERVICE ALBERTA | Executive Manager 1 | $138,650 | $0 | $31,287 | — | $169,937 | 2019 |
| Legislative Counsel | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $139,043 | $0 | $30,887 | — | $169,930 | 2019 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 2 | $140,411 | $0 | $29,475 | — | $169,886 | 2019 |
| Sr Mgr-Office Prov Director | CHILDREN'S SERVICES | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $6,250 | $30,293 | — | $169,861 | 2019 |
| ED, Bus Intel & Analytics | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Executive Manager 1 | $139,559 | $0 | $30,263 | — | $169,823 | 2019 |
| ADM, Strategic & Consumer Svcs | SERVICE ALBERTA | Assistant Deputy Minister | $138,220 | $0 | $31,597 | — | $169,818 | 2019 |
| ED, Strat & Bus Support | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Executive Manager 1 | $139,111 | $0 | $30,694 | — | $169,804 | 2019 |
| ED, Community Engagement | CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN | Executive Manager 1 | $136,605 | $0 | $33,098 | — | $169,703 | 2019 |
| Exec Dir. Internal Audit Oper. | Treasury Board and Finance | Executive Manager 1 | $138,573 | $0 | $31,030 | — | $169,603 | 2019 |
| Centre Director, CRC | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $139,984 | $0 | $29,619 | — | $169,602 | 2019 |
| Construction Manager | TRANSPORTATION | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $127,756 | $11,582 | $30,250 | — | $169,588 | 2019 |
| Regional Director-ASIES | COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES | Executive Manager 1 | $139,063 | $0 | $30,456 | — | $169,519 | 2019 |
| ED, Historic Res. Mgmt | CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN | Executive Manager 1 | $139,063 | $0 | $30,455 | — | $169,518 | 2019 |
| ED, Financial Accounting &Stds | Treasury Board and Finance | Executive Manager 1 | $137,814 | $150 | $31,419 | — | $169,383 | 2019 |
| Barrister & Solicitor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $134,516 | $150 | $34,713 | — | $169,379 | 2019 |
| ED, Hlth Standards and Quality | Health | Executive Manager 1 | $135,483 | $0 | $33,862 | — | $169,345 | 2019 |
| Regional Director | CHILDREN'S SERVICES | Executive Manager 1 | $138,649 | $0 | $30,611 | — | $169,260 | 2019 |
| Special Representative, DMO | ENERGY | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $35,900 | — | $169,218 | 2019 |
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