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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
Surfacing Standards Specialist	TRANSPORTATION	Engineering & Related Level 4	$121,597	$0	$22,930	—	$144,526	2020
Geotechnical Engineering Spec	TRANSPORTATION	Engineering & Related Level 4	$121,597	$0	$22,930	—	$144,526	2020
Sr Workplace Safety Eng	JOBS, ECONOMY AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT	Opted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4	$121,597	$0	$22,929	—	$144,526	2022
Specialist, Vendor & Contract	Transportation and Economic Corridors	Opted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 4	$121,597	$0	$22,929	—	$144,526	2022
Pavement Management Spec	TRANSPORTATION	Engineering & Related Level 4	$121,727	$0	$22,796	—	$144,524	2019
Assoc Dir-Sustainment	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,585	—	$144,523	2020
Sr Mgr Corporate Tax Audit	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,585	—	$144,523	2020
Dir, WHS Policy & Prog Devt	Public Service Commission	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,580	—	$144,518	2020
Dir-Fin Client Pymts and Rev	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,444	$0	$25,064	—	$144,508	2021
Assoc Dir-App Supp & Capacity	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$28,775	—	$144,499	2019
Facility Evaluation Coord.	Infrastructure	Engineering & Related Level 2	$12,075	$30,656	$6,185	$95,575	$144,490	2021
Executive Dir, Fin & Admin	ENERGY	Executive Manager 1	$117,998	$2,573	$23,919	—	$144,489	2020
Assc Dir-IMT Arch and Stds	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$28,760	—	$144,485	2019
Director, OHS & WCB Policy & Leg	JOBS, ECONOMY AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,110	$0	$24,374	—	$144,483	2022
Surveillance Veterinarian	Agriculture and Irrigation	Opted Out & Excluded Veterinarian Level 3	$121,557	$0	$22,923	—	$144,480	2022
Dir, Fin Rep& Assurance	ENERGY	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$118,563	$0	$25,914	—	$144,477	2022
Curriculum Consultant, Sciences/Biology	EDUCATION	Subsidiary 02B1 3625 Education 1	$119,122	$0	$25,351	—	$144,472	2022
SME Analytics&Report Lead SCM	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,532	—	$144,470	2020
Service Deliver Mgr, PR/HL	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Manager Zone 2	$113,678	$8,950	$21,835	—	$144,463	2020
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,592	$0	$26,868	—	$144,460	2019
Barrister & Solicitor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,592	$0	$26,868	—	$144,460	2019
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,592	$0	$26,868	—	$144,460	2019
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,592	$0	$26,868	—	$144,460	2019
Senior Limnologist	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Scientific 4	$121,938	$0	$22,522	—	$144,459	2020
Env Public Health Scientist	Health	Scientific 4	$121,936	$0	$22,521	—	$144,457	2020
Sr Surface Water Policy Spec	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Scientific 4	$121,936	$0	$22,521	—	$144,457	2020
Director of Complaint Management	Justice	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,514	—	$144,452	2022
Diagnostic Unit Lead	Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development	Scientific 4	$121,037	$0	$23,409	—	$144,446	2021
Director, System Data and Analytics	Advanced Education	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,489	$0	$25,957	—	$144,446	2022
Dir.,Strategic Int Pol Branch	Advanced Education	Senior Manager Zone 2	$117,728	$0	$26,698	—	$144,426	2019
Animal Health & Welfare Vet	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Veterinarian Level 3	$122,619	$0	$21,807	—	$144,425	2019
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,592	$0	$26,833	—	$144,425	2020
Transbdry Water Quality Spec	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Scientific 4	$119,839	$0	$24,583	—	$144,422	2019
Dir-Strat Accom Serv/Ops	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,469	—	$144,408	2020
SM, Business Operations	EDUCATION	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$934	$24,530	—	$144,403	2022
Psychometrician	EDUCATION	Education 1-Psychometrician	$121,527	$0	$22,873	—	$144,399	2019
Senior Project Manager	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 1	$119,469	$100	$24,826	—	$144,395	2021
Wildlife Policy	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,449	—	$144,387	2021
Research Scientist	Agriculture and Irrigation	Subsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 4	$121,037	$0	$23,350	—	$144,387	2022
Cereal Pathologist	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Scientific 4	$121,936	$0	$22,443	—	$144,379	2020
Geotechnical Engineering Spec	TRANSPORTATION	Engineering & Related Level 4	$121,597	$0	$22,777	—	$144,373	2019
Extension Engineer	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Engineering & Related Level 4	$121,597	$0	$22,771	—	$144,368	2020
Sr Manager, Learner Pathways	Advanced Education	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,426	—	$144,365	2020
Director, Strategy&Innovation	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$500	$24,913	—	$144,352	2021
Senior Manager	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$2,850	$22,560	—	$144,349	2020
Dir, IMT Transformation	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,406	—	$144,345	2020
Feed Scientist	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Scientific 4	$120,780	$225	$23,339	—	$144,343	2020
Dir, Third Party Liability	Health	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$25,403	—	$144,342	2020
Director, Enterprise Primary Change Advocate	Public Safety and Emergency Services	Management Senior Manager Zone 2	$132,399	$0	$11,940	—	$144,340	2022
Dir, FOIP Sector	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$112,223	$0	$32,115	—	$144,338	2019

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