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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, Methods & Analysis	Health	Senior Manager Zone 1	$116,194	$0	$28,499	—	$144,692	2019
Senior Source Standards Eng	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Engineering & Related Level 4	$121,597	$0	$23,090	—	$144,686	2021
Assessment Specialist FLA and Francais 3	EDUCATION	Education 1	$116,943	$0	$27,743	—	$144,686	2021
Chief of Staff	Infrastructure	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$121,030	$0	$23,643	—	$144,673	2021
Chief of Staff	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Ministerial Ministerial 2	$121,030	$15,976	$7,667	—	$144,673	2021
Dir. Adjudication, Impaired	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,444	$0	$25,223	—	$144,667	2021
SM, Corporate Research	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,725	—	$144,663	2020
SM, Research	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,725	—	$144,663	2020
Director, Planning and Events	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$123,063	$0	$21,596	—	$144,658	2020
Dir, Licensing & Resource Data	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$0	$28,930	—	$144,655	2019
Field Services Manager	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,711	—	$144,650	2022
SM, FLA and Francais Gr 6 & 9	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,710	—	$144,649	2020
SM, Mathematics Gr 3	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,710	—	$144,649	2020
EIE Project Lead	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,710	—	$144,649	2020
Enterprise Solution Arch Lead	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,710	—	$144,649	2020
Tm Ld, Emerging Technologies	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,710	—	$144,649	2020
Senior Manager, Trading and De	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,710	—	$144,649	2020
Dir, Digital Content Mgmt & De	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,938	$0	$25,710	—	$144,649	2020
Barrister & Solicitor	Justice	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$120,184	$0	$24,454	—	$144,637	2022
Sr Mgr-AS/AW	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$137,830	$0	$6,805	—	$144,635	2019
Senior Geneticist	FORESTRY, PARKS AND TOURISM	Subsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 4	$121,037	$0	$23,588	—	$144,625	2022
Barrister & Solicitor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,592	$0	$27,030	—	$144,622	2019
SM, Legislative Services	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,682	—	$144,620	2019
SM,Strat Coord/Comm/Fr Trans	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,682	—	$144,620	2019
Senior Design Architect	Infrastructure	Engineering & Related Level 4	$122,158	$0	$22,462	—	$144,619	2020
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,060	$1,049	$23,510	—	$144,619	2021
Mine Water Policy Specialist	Environment and Protected Areas	Subsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 4	$121,037	$0	$23,575	—	$144,612	2022
Forest Ecology Specialist	FORESTRY, PARKS AND TOURISM	Subsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 4	$121,037	$0	$23,575	—	$144,612	2022
Aquatic Scientist	Environment and Protected Areas	Subsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 4	$121,037	$0	$23,575	—	$144,612	2022
Wetland Scientist	Environment and Protected Areas	Subsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 4	$121,037	$0	$23,575	—	$144,612	2022
Systems & Integ Section Head	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$28,880	—	$144,604	2019
Soil/Water Research Scientist	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Scientific 4	$120,982	$250	$23,368	—	$144,600	2019
Assessment Specialist FLA and Francais 3	EDUCATION	Subsidiary 02B1 3625 Education 1	$118,939	$0	$25,660	—	$144,599	2022
Assurance Consultant	EDUCATION	Subsidiary 02B1 3625 Education 1	$118,939	$0	$25,660	—	$144,599	2022
Env Public Health Scientist	Health	Subsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 4	$121,037	$0	$23,550	—	$144,587	2022
Sr Mgr-Internal Audit	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,647	—	$144,586	2020
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,836	$3,540	$23,203	—	$144,580	2021
Director, Business Operations	CULTURE	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$1,025	$24,609	—	$144,573	2022
Senior Project Manager	Infrastructure	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,632	—	$144,571	2022
Senior Policy Manager	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,525	$100	$28,945	—	$144,570	2019
Director, Cloud Platform Services	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$121,056	$0	$23,512	—	$144,567	2022
Director, Audit & Investigations	Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$135,583	$0	$8,981	—	$144,564	2023
Regional Compliance Manager	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$112,578	$6,000	$25,977	—	$144,554	2019
Web Svcs, Project Lead	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,613	—	$144,552	2020
Sr Mgr, Capital Planning	Health	Senior Manager Zone 1	$120,183	$0	$24,366	—	$144,549	2021
Director,Policy and Serv Coord	CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN	Executive Manager 1	$122,341	$0	$22,202	—	$144,544	2020
Director-Investigations Unit	SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,603	—	$144,541	2022
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,592	$6,000	$20,946	—	$144,539	2020
Dir, Industrial Climate Policy	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,725	$0	$24,811	—	$144,536	2021
Dir., Strategic & Corp. Policy	SENIORS AND HOUSING	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$0	$28,804	—	$144,529	2019

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