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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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MinistryAllJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSERVICE ALBERTAENVIRONMENT AND PARKSAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYEDUCATIONHealthTreasury Board and FinanceCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESTRANSPORTATIONInfrastructureECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMENERGYPublic Service CommissionLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONCHILDREN'S SERVICESMunicipal AffairsAdvanced EducationExecutive CouncilCULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMENCommunications And Public EngagementIndigenous RelationsSENIORS AND HOUSING
2,447 positions in 2019
| Ministry | Positions | Total compensation | Avg per position |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | 674 | $129,237,971 | $191,748 |
| SERVICE ALBERTA | 209 | $33,759,301 | $161,528 |
| ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | 206 | $33,297,433 | $161,638 |
| AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY | 136 | $21,743,762 | $159,881 |
| EDUCATION | 126 | $20,064,548 | $159,242 |
| Health | 101 | $17,484,199 | $173,111 |
| Treasury Board and Finance | 94 | $16,452,821 | $175,030 |
| COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES | 99 | $16,358,302 | $165,235 |
| TRANSPORTATION | 92 | $15,216,798 | $165,400 |
| Infrastructure | 83 | $13,097,650 | $157,803 |
| ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM | 75 | $13,081,719 | $174,423 |
| ENERGY | 68 | $12,270,712 | $180,452 |
| Public Service Commission | 72 | $12,132,296 | $168,504 |
| LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION | 71 | $11,551,526 | $162,698 |
| CHILDREN'S SERVICES | 69 | $11,342,706 | $164,387 |
| Municipal Affairs | 64 | $10,770,031 | $168,282 |
| Advanced Education | 53 | $8,858,325 | $167,138 |
| Executive Council | 38 | $7,389,369 | $194,457 |
| CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN | 37 | $6,377,871 | $172,375 |
| Communications And Public Engagement | 31 | $5,016,892 | $161,835 |
| Indigenous Relations | 24 | $4,385,986 | $182,749 |
| SENIORS AND HOUSING | 25 | $4,286,318 | $171,453 |
| Total | 2,447 | $424,176,535 |
| Position | Ministry | Class | Base salary | Cash benefits | Non-cash | Severance | Total | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir, Business Info & Research | ENERGY | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $32,309 | — | $165,627 | 2019 |
| Dir, Corp. Change Management | ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $32,309 | — | $165,627 | 2019 |
| Director, Revenue | ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $32,309 | — | $165,627 | 2019 |
| Organizational Awareness Mgr | ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $32,309 | — | $165,627 | 2019 |
| Director, Public Lands Policy | ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $32,309 | — | $165,627 | 2019 |
| Sr Advisor and Change Advocate | SERVICE ALBERTA | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $32,309 | — | $165,627 | 2019 |
| Barrister & Solicitor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $132,565 | $0 | $33,062 | — | $165,627 | 2019 |
| Director Financial Planning | Advanced Education | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $32,300 | — | $165,617 | 2019 |
| Dir Spec at Risk/Wildl Disease | ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $32,261 | — | $165,579 | 2019 |
| Cross Ministry & Intergov Stra | Advanced Education | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $132,805 | $0 | $32,773 | — | $165,578 | 2019 |
| Director, Division Coord | ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $32,232 | — | $165,550 | 2019 |
| Dir, Health Sys Planning | Health | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $32,231 | — | $165,549 | 2019 |
| Dir-Stnds Dev-Bldg Fire BF | Municipal Affairs | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $200 | $31,994 | — | $165,511 | 2019 |
| Dir, Analytics | EDUCATION | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $32,145 | — | $165,462 | 2019 |
| Director, Interpretations | Treasury Board and Finance | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $32,133 | — | $165,451 | 2019 |
| Dir, School & Comm. Supports | EDUCATION | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $32,111 | — | $165,428 | 2019 |
| Dir, Planning Coordination | EDUCATION | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $150 | $31,931 | — | $165,399 | 2019 |
| Dir Business Relationship Mgt | SERVICE ALBERTA | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $132,504 | $0 | $32,848 | — | $165,351 | 2019 |
| Regional Director | ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $128,091 | $7,894 | $29,364 | — | $165,350 | 2019 |
| Dir.Transboundary Waters Sec. | ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $32,007 | — | $165,325 | 2019 |
| Sr Dir, Prov & State Engmt | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $31,994 | — | $165,311 | 2019 |
| Dir-Asmt & Prop Tax Pol | Municipal Affairs | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $31,994 | — | $165,311 | 2019 |
| Chief of Staff | Communications And Public Engagement | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $400 | $31,584 | — | $165,301 | 2019 |
| Dir, Fleet Mgmt and Office Srv | SERVICE ALBERTA | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $100 | $31,844 | — | $165,262 | 2019 |
| Dir, Fin Reporting & Account | EDUCATION | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $31,931 | — | $165,249 | 2019 |
| Dir Portfolio Delivery | SERVICE ALBERTA | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $31,912 | — | $165,230 | 2019 |
| Dir, Intergovernmental Rel | ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $126,075 | $1,411 | $37,729 | — | $165,215 | 2019 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 2 | $113,069 | $26,710 | $25,396 | — | $165,175 | 2019 |
| Dir, Data Svcs | Health | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $131,663 | $0 | $33,464 | — | $165,127 | 2019 |
| ED, Francophone Secretariat | CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN | Executive Manager 1 | $133,562 | $0 | $31,565 | — | $165,127 | 2019 |
| Dir. Site Dev. & Env. Eng. | Infrastructure | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $27,176 | $4,602 | — | $165,096 | 2019 |
| Director, Resource Map & Anlys | ENERGY | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $31,777 | — | $165,095 | 2019 |
| Dir, Forest Program Mgmt | AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $31,689 | — | $165,007 | 2019 |
| Chief of Staff | CHILDREN'S SERVICES | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $31,597 | — | $164,915 | 2019 |
| Director, Resource Initiatives | ENERGY | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $129,119 | $5,674 | $30,120 | — | $164,914 | 2019 |
| Dir, Learner Services | EDUCATION | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $31,584 | — | $164,901 | 2019 |
| Practice Assurance Manager | EDUCATION | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $31,584 | — | $164,901 | 2019 |
| Dir, Teacher Certification | EDUCATION | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $31,584 | — | $164,901 | 2019 |
| Manager, Strategic Risk Mgmt | SERVICE ALBERTA | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $31,582 | — | $164,900 | 2019 |
| Sr Dir, International TradePol | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $136,189 | $0 | $28,708 | — | $164,897 | 2019 |
| Dir. Cross Min. Initiatives | Communications And Public Engagement | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $31,553 | — | $164,871 | 2019 |
| Dir, Retail & Dist. Policy | ENERGY | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $31,535 | — | $164,853 | 2019 |
| Director, Groundwater Policy | ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $132,872 | $0 | $31,928 | — | $164,800 | 2019 |
| Dir, Legislative Services | EDUCATION | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $31,457 | — | $164,775 | 2019 |
| Director Land Claims | Indigenous Relations | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $0 | $31,457 | — | $164,775 | 2019 |
| Public Trustee | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Executive Manager 1 | $131,607 | $0 | $33,152 | — | $164,759 | 2019 |
| Director, Economic Development | Indigenous Relations | Senior Manager Zone 1 | $133,318 | $0 | $31,435 | — | $164,753 | 2019 |
| Dir, Exec Dvlpt & Succession | Public Service Commission | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $132,797 | $0 | $31,915 | — | $164,712 | 2019 |
| Privacy,Security& Compl Lead | SERVICE ALBERTA | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $150 | $31,175 | — | $164,643 | 2019 |
| Associate Director | CHILDREN'S SERVICES | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $133,318 | $200 | $31,105 | — | $164,623 | 2019 |
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