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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
Director, Emergency Management	Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$26,142	—	$145,081	2021
Director, RCAS Operations	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,778	$0	$29,300	—	$145,078	2019
Manager, River Hazard	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$26,139	—	$145,078	2022
Infrastructure Manager	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$117,158	$3,411	$24,509	—	$145,078	2021
Geometric Standards Specialist	TRANSPORTATION	Engineering & Related Level 4	$121,933	$0	$23,140	—	$145,074	2021
Dir. Cost Management	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,856	$0	$24,211	—	$145,068	2020
Communications Director	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,679	$0	$25,370	—	$145,049	2020
Senior Project Manager	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 1	$116,915	$0	$28,134	—	$145,049	2019
Roadway Standards Specialist	TRANSPORTATION	Engineering & Related Level 4	$122,046	$0	$22,997	—	$145,042	2020
Field Services Manager	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$120,219	$0	$24,821	—	$145,041	2020
Limnologist	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Scientific 4	$121,936	$0	$23,104	—	$145,040	2020
OHS Surveillance Lead	LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	Scientific 4	$121,711	$225	$23,104	—	$145,040	2020
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,836	$2,930	$24,270	—	$145,036	2021
Director, Dis Adv & Engagement	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$0	$29,308	—	$145,033	2019
Dir-Stds Dev and Supp-Mech	Municipal Affairs	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$50	$29,252	—	$145,026	2019
Director	SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$118,983	$0	$26,039	—	$145,022	2022
Director Royalty and Tenure	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,373	$0	$25,644	—	$145,017	2020
Director,First Nation Projects	Indigenous Relations	Senior Manager Zone 2	$88,289	$15,306	$23,122	$18,298	$145,015	2019
Operations Manager	Transportation and Economic Corridors	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$128,914	$6,000	$10,095	—	$145,009	2023
Director, Fin Oper. & Rpting	Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development	Senior Manager Zone 2	$134,466	$0	$10,539	—	$145,006	2021
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$120,419	$0	$24,584	—	$145,003	2021
Psychometrician	EDUCATION	Education 1-Psychometrician	$121,527	$0	$23,476	—	$145,002	2019
Team Lead, Analytics	EDUCATION	Education 1-Psychometrician	$121,527	$0	$23,476	—	$145,002	2019
Dir, Grant Programs & Eval	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,708	$0	$23,288	—	$144,997	2020
Dir,LR Research,Analytics&Comp	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,439	$0	$24,558	—	$144,997	2021
Director, Ministry Services	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$26,050	—	$144,988	2020
Dir, Integration & Operations	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$118,039	$0	$26,947	—	$144,986	2019
Field Services Manager	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$26,047	—	$144,986	2021
Barrister & Solicitor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,836	$0	$27,148	—	$144,984	2021
Infrastructure Manager	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$116,915	$100	$27,967	—	$144,982	2019
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$120,387	$0	$24,589	—	$144,977	2020
Geotechnical Engineering Spec	Transportation and Economic Corridors	Opted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4	$121,597	$150	$23,227	—	$144,974	2022
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$118,612	$0	$26,349	—	$144,960	2019
Dir, Executive Integration	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$26,021	—	$144,959	2020
Director, Calgary North	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,885	$0	$29,068	—	$144,954	2020
Tm.Ld.Site & Env.Engineer	Infrastructure	Opted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4	$121,596	$0	$23,352	—	$144,948	2022
Dir, Strategic Planning&Policy	Public Service Commission	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$3,622	$25,599	—	$144,946	2020
Dir.,Program Reporting	Transportation and Economic Corridors	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$9,359	—	$144,943	2023
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,470	$0	$24,468	—	$144,939	2020
Director, Innovation Support	JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,059	$0	$24,876	—	$144,935	2021
Director, Emergency Management	Agriculture and Irrigation	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,995	—	$144,934	2022
Livestock Welfare Research Sci	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Scientific 4	$121,005	$0	$23,922	—	$144,926	2020
Public Lands Disposition Manag	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,014	$0	$24,905	—	$144,919	2021
Director, Tax Program Delivery	Municipal Affairs	Senior Manager Zone 2	$117,636	$2,492	$24,789	—	$144,918	2021
Senior Manager, Distribution	ENERGY	Senior Manager Zone 1	$120,018	$0	$24,898	—	$144,917	2021
Sr Mgr, Ambient Air Policy	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 1	$119,396	$0	$25,519	—	$144,915	2020
Ex Dir-Indig and Comm Conn	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Management Executive Manager 1	$120,915	$0	$23,999	—	$144,914	2022
Sr. Manager, A&C Unit	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$29,182	—	$144,907	2019
Assc Dir-Strategy & Planning	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$29,182	—	$144,907	2019
Assoc Dir-Bus Relationship Mgt	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$29,182	—	$144,907	2019

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