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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, Capital Planning North	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$0	$22,663	—	$146,359	2020
Legal Counsel	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$121,372	$0	$24,985	—	$146,357	2021
Dir, Prov Reg Opers&Planning	Health	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$30,631	—	$146,356	2019
Associate Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,196	$0	$27,153	—	$146,349	2019
Dir. Engagement&Education	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,268	$0	$25,079	—	$146,347	2021
Superintendent, Central Region	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$300	$27,107	—	$146,346	2019
Director,Policy Innovation&IGR	Indigenous Relations	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,965	$3,545	$26,834	—	$146,345	2021
Senior Project Manager	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$30,616	—	$146,340	2019
Sr. Mgr. Systems Implementation	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,824	$0	$24,511	—	$146,335	2022
Chief of Staff	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Ministerial Ministerial EA	$120,210	$0	$26,113	—	$146,323	2020
Assc Dir-Data Services	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,923	$0	$27,400	—	$146,323	2021
PD, CSD, ED and L&I	Public Service Commission	Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,242	$0	$25,076	—	$146,318	2021
SM, School Capital/ASAP SP	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$27,372	—	$146,310	2022
Field Services Manager	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$27,369	—	$146,308	2019
Dir.,Cap Program & Proj. Del.	SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,958	$0	$26,346	—	$146,304	2022
Director, Motor Vehicles	Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$130,096	$0	$16,206	—	$146,302	2024
Director, Land Cons & Rclm Pol	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,226	$0	$25,073	—	$146,299	2021
Superintendent Southern Region	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$250	$27,107	—	$146,296	2019
Director Claims Management	Treasury Board and Finance	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$118,986	$0	$27,308	—	$146,294	2022
Transportation Modelling Spec.	Transportation and Economic Corridors	Opted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4	$122,911	$0	$23,379	—	$146,290	2022
Dir., Strategic & Corp. Policy	SENIORS AND HOUSING	Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,564	$0	$24,722	—	$146,286	2020
Director, Rural Utilities	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$2,625	$27,922	—	$146,272	2019
Chief of Staff	Technology and Innovation	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$120,268	$15,875	$10,128	—	$146,271	2022
Senior Manager, Research	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$27,330	—	$146,268	2022
Manager, Prov Whse & Svc Ctr	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$4,400	$22,926	—	$146,264	2020
Senior Manager, Tax Policy	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,354	$0	$25,906	—	$146,260	2020
Director, Accounting Policy	Treasury Board and Finance	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,845	$0	$25,410	—	$146,255	2022
Director, Strategy&Innovation	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 1	$120,071	$0	$26,182	—	$146,252	2020
Director, EFS	SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,302	$0	$24,940	—	$146,243	2022
Tm.Ld.Site & Env.Engineer	Infrastructure	Engineering & Related Level 4	$121,597	$0	$24,646	—	$146,243	2021
Commercialization Manager	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Manager Zone 2	$102,207	$3,402	$24,148	$16,485	$146,242	2019
Sr Mgr - Youth in Transition	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,646	$0	$27,592	—	$146,238	2022
Dir, Claims & Special Programs	Health	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,570	$0	$26,661	—	$146,231	2019
Dir, Strat Planning & Ops	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$30,505	—	$146,229	2019
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$116,371	$6,000	$23,855	—	$146,226	2021
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,091	$0	$27,134	—	$146,226	2019
Field Services Manager	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$27,286	—	$146,224	2019
Director - Finance	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,221	$0	$23,995	—	$146,216	2020
Director, Natural Resource Program Development and Delivery	Agriculture and Irrigation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,173	$0	$25,040	—	$146,213	2022
Crown Prosecutor	Justice	Crown Prosecutor 2	$124,240	$0	$21,955	—	$146,195	2022
Assoc Dir Data Operations Svcs	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$27,255	—	$146,194	2022
ED, K-12 Fiscal Oversight	EDUCATION	Executive Manager 1	$121,714	$0	$24,480	—	$146,194	2021
Barrister & Solicitor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$121,120	$0	$25,066	—	$146,186	2020
Aquatic Scientist	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Scientific 4	$119,839	$0	$26,347	—	$146,186	2019
Manager,Community Resilience	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$119,396	$0	$26,788	—	$146,184	2022
Director of Research	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,793	$0	$23,380	—	$146,173	2021
Assoc Dir-Corp&Common Services	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,837	$0	$30,336	—	$146,173	2019
Transbdry Water Quality Spec	Environment and Protected Areas	Subsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 4	$121,037	$0	$25,117	—	$146,154	2022
Reg Assurance Mgr - Capital	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$10,570	—	$146,154	2023
Approvals Manager	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 1	$119,780	$1,506	$24,867	—	$146,153	2021

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