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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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1,976 positions in 2021

Total compensation by ministry
MinistryPositionsTotal compensationAvg per position
JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL642$121,272,842$188,899
SERVICE ALBERTA164$26,048,087$158,830
ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS156$24,837,630$159,216
Health87$15,703,711$180,502
EDUCATION97$15,060,560$155,264
Treasury Board and Finance87$14,920,990$171,506
Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development89$13,965,776$156,919
TRANSPORTATION75$12,029,640$160,395
Infrastructure63$9,909,601$157,295
CHILDREN'S SERVICES56$9,445,319$168,666
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES55$9,157,336$166,497
JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION52$8,878,599$170,742
ENERGY51$8,813,849$172,821
LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION52$8,619,587$165,761
Advanced Education46$7,777,704$169,081
Municipal Affairs44$7,419,859$168,633
Public Service Commission42$6,941,464$165,273
Executive Council34$6,660,326$195,892
CULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMEN25$4,278,579$171,143
Communications And Public Engagement22$3,704,540$168,388
SENIORS AND HOUSING20$3,643,544$182,177
Indigenous Relations17$2,963,156$174,303
Total1,976$342,052,699
PositionMinistryClassBase salaryCash benefitsNon-cashSeveranceTotalYear
Director, OperationsAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,751$160,0692021
Associate DirectorCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,751$160,0692021
Dir, Planning CoordinationEDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,751$160,0692021
Dir, RedTapeRdctn & StdntRcrdsEDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,751$160,0692021
Regulatory Assurance Mgr - CalENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,751$160,0692021
Organizational Awareness MgrENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,751$160,0692021
Dir-Finance & AdminMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,751$160,0692021
Dir, Fleet Mgmt and Office SrvSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,751$160,0692021
Dir, Geotechnical & Util EngTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,751$160,0692021
Dir Debt Oper & Corp FinanceTreasury Board and FinanceSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,751$160,0692021
Director, 1GX ContinuityENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,751$160,0692021
Director, Public Lands PolicyENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,751$160,0692021
Assistant Public TrusteeJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,751$160,0692021
Dir,Regl Empl&Train,Cal/Cen/SoLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,751$160,0692021
Centre Director, ERCJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,751$160,0692021
Dir, AnalyticsEDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$0$0$0$160,000$160,0002021
Dir-Asmt & Prop Tax PolMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,631$159,9492021
Dir. Driver Fitness & MonitoriTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,631$159,9492021
Dir, Strategic PlanningEDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,631$159,9492021
Director, DataSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,631$159,9492021
Director, FinancingTreasury Board and FinanceSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,631$159,9492021
Director, Apprenticeship Delivery & Industry Support ServicesAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,631$159,9492021
Director, Plant & Bee PolicyAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,631$159,9492021
BPL Human Capital MgmtSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,631$159,9492021
Director, Resource Map & AnlysENERGYSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,631$159,9492021
Regulatory Assurance Mgr - RDENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,631$159,9492021
Dir Portfolio DeliverySERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,603$159,9212021
Dir, Implementation & Business ReadinessSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,548$159,8662021
Associate DirectorCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$115,965$18,418$25,331$159,7142021
Director Infra Tech ServicesENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$123,953$10,303$25,452$159,7082021
Chief of StaffTreasury Board and FinanceMinisterial Ministerial 2$130,340$0$29,362$159,7022021
Chief of StaffEDUCATIONMinisterial Ministerial 2$130,340$0$29,362$159,7022021
Director, Planning, Reporting & System PerformanceAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,335$159,6532021
Executive Director, Business IntelligenceJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALExecutive Manager 1$133,555$0$26,096$159,6512021
Centre Director, FSCCJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 2$117,168$17,964$24,511$159,6442021
Mgr. Risk ManagementJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$132,935$0$26,698$159,6332021
Director, Strategic Policy Analysis and ResearchAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,303$159,6212021
Dir, Proj Apps & ComplianceENERGYSenior Manager Zone 2$132,704$0$26,892$159,5972021
Legal CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$128,763$0$30,827$159,5902021
Director, Strategy & PlanningAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$132,805$0$26,751$159,5562021
Director, Post-Secondary Research & Innovation StrategyAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,151$159,4692021
ED, Child CareCHILDREN'S SERVICESExecutive Manager 1$133,274$0$26,186$159,4602021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$132,626$0$26,656$159,2812021
Approvals ManagerENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 1$123,696$10,195$25,384$159,2762021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$130,384$0$28,857$159,2422021
Exec Dir-Strat Pol&GovernanceSERVICE ALBERTAExecutive Manager 1$133,980$0$25,248$159,2282021
Portfolio Dir, EDC & LBR&ISERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$132,560$0$26,646$159,2062021
ED, Livestock& Crop ResearchAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentExecutive Manager 1$6,463$29,279$5,325$118,083$159,1502021
ED, Curric Coord & ImplementnEDUCATIONExecutive Manager 1$132,521$0$26,595$159,1152021
Dir Land Titles N and SurveysSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,791$159,1082021
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