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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
Senior Project Manager	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,569	$0	$27,274	—	$145,844	2019
Forest Area Manager	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$116,389	$2,800	$26,654	—	$145,843	2019
Aquatic Scientist	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Scientific 4	$122,109	$0	$23,733	—	$145,842	2020
Associate Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,948	$0	$24,891	—	$145,839	2022
Dir Business Relationship Mgt	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,424	$0	$25,412	—	$145,836	2020
Director, Policy Coordination	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,287	$0	$24,531	—	$145,817	2020
Dir-PDD Review Secretariate	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,696	$150	$21,965	—	$145,811	2020
Executive Director, Advisor Office	LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$120,840	$0	$24,969	—	$145,810	2021
Director, Northwest Region	Indigenous Relations	Senior Manager Zone 2	$118,733	$0	$27,070	—	$145,803	2019
Crown Prosecutor	Justice	Crown Prosecutor 2	$120,909	$0	$24,890	—	$145,799	2022
Dir, Emergency Mgmt	Health	Senior Manager Zone 1	$114,207	$5,925	$25,664	—	$145,796	2020
Sr. Dir. ICT Industries	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,196	$0	$26,599	—	$145,795	2019
Surfacing Standards Specialist	Transportation and Economic Corridors	Opted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4	$122,382	$0	$23,405	—	$145,787	2022
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$116,888	$2,550	$26,342	—	$145,781	2020
Limnologist	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Scientific 4	$121,037	$0	$24,743	—	$145,780	2021
OHS Surveillance Lead	LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	Scientific 4	$121,037	$0	$24,743	—	$145,780	2021
PD, MA & CMSW	Public Service Commission	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$0	$30,054	—	$145,779	2019
Dir, Invest&Economic Enablers	JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$122,392	$0	$23,385	—	$145,777	2020
Lands,Ecosystem & Mangmt Manag	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 1	$116,303	$7,801	$21,671	—	$145,776	2020
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,721	$50	$25,003	—	$145,774	2021
Consequence Manager	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$26,832	—	$145,771	2022
Prov Wildlife Status Biologist	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Scientific 4	$120,023	$0	$25,745	—	$145,768	2019
Assoc Dir-Portfolio Delivery	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$26,824	—	$145,762	2019
Diagnostic Unit Lead	Agriculture and Irrigation	Subsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 4	$122,899	$150	$22,712	—	$145,761	2022
Director, Ministry Services	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$26,819	—	$145,758	2022
Director of Operations	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$0	$30,023	—	$145,747	2019
CurrConsultCareer&TechFoundati	EDUCATION	Subsidiary 02B1 3625 Education 1	$118,939	$415	$26,391	—	$145,745	2022
Senior Manager, Tax Policy	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,604	$150	$24,987	—	$145,741	2021
Operations Manager	Transportation and Economic Corridors	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$4,063	$8,354	—	$145,735	2022
Centre Director, CCC	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,730	$0	$25,003	—	$145,733	2021
Associate Statutory Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 1	$122,397	$300	$23,036	—	$145,733	2020
Associate Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$118,996	$0	$26,735	—	$145,731	2022
Director, MVAC	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$26,792	—	$145,731	2020
Crown Prosecutor	Justice	Crown Prosecutor 2	$122,858	$501	$22,371	—	$145,730	2022
Dir, Compensation Delivery	Public Service Commission	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$26,791	—	$145,729	2019
Legislative Counsel	Justice	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$120,183	$0	$25,540	—	$145,723	2022
Director, Agency Accountability & International Operations	JOBS, ECONOMY AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$26,784	—	$145,723	2022
Dir, FOIP Sector	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,532	$100	$30,091	—	$145,722	2019
Dir, Strat Research & Analysis	Advanced Education	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,734	$0	$29,986	—	$145,720	2019
Dir, Drinking Water Wastewater	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,714	$0	$25,005	—	$145,719	2021
PD, CSD, Health	Public Service Commission	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,045	$0	$26,670	—	$145,715	2020
Atmospheric Scientist	Environment and Protected Areas	Subsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 4	$122,005	$0	$23,708	—	$145,713	2022
Traffic Operations Specialist	Transportation and Economic Corridors	Opted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4	$122,270	$50	$23,390	—	$145,710	2022
Director, Regulatory Affairs	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,707	$0	$25,001	—	$145,708	2021
Field Services Manager	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$120,402	$0	$25,293	—	$145,695	2020
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,592	$0	$28,091	—	$145,683	2019
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,592	$0	$28,091	—	$145,683	2019
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,592	$0	$28,091	—	$145,683	2019
Director North Central Bow Ops	Agriculture and Irrigation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,116	$250	$24,316	—	$145,682	2022
Dir Business Relationship Mgt	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,674	$0	$24,997	—	$145,671	2021

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