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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, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,540	$0	$22,556	—	$142,096	2020
Sr Mgr Collaboration SVCS	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$26,362	—	$142,087	2019
Director,Integrated Com Safety	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,965	$3,070	$23,049	—	$142,084	2021
Bridge Manager	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,564	$0	$26,508	—	$142,072	2019
Associate Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$26,345	—	$142,070	2019
Senior Manager - East Zone	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$26,345	—	$142,070	2019
Dir, Land & Env Planning-South	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$0	$26,345	—	$142,070	2019
Senior Interdisciplinary Scientist	Environment and Protected Areas	Subsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 4	$119,640	$0	$22,426	—	$142,066	2022
Chief of Staff	Infrastructure	Ministerial Ministerial EA	$118,036	$0	$24,027	—	$142,064	2020
Assoc Dir-Portfolio Services	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$114,914	$0	$27,148	—	$142,062	2019
Chief of Staff	Justice	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$119,762	$0	$22,298	—	$142,060	2022
Operations Manager	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$400	$8,331	—	$142,049	2021
Director, Env.Extension & Prog	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,106	$0	$26,910	—	$142,016	2019
Dir Financial Plan and Budget	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$116,635	$100	$25,276	—	$142,012	2019
Senior Project Manager	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$23,064	—	$142,003	2020
Dir, Strategic Climate Policy	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$117,131	$0	$24,832	—	$141,964	2020
Sr Mgr Commodity Tax Audit	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$23,020	—	$141,959	2020
Assoc Dir Comms, OCM, & Training	Technology and Innovation	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,729	$0	$23,228	—	$141,958	2022
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,836	$0	$24,119	—	$141,956	2021
Director, Industrial Relations	JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$117,451	$0	$24,488	—	$141,938	2021
Dir, Prov Reg Ops & Planning	Health	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$26,212	—	$141,936	2020
Director, Info & Educ Services	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$0	$26,212	—	$141,936	2020
Dir, Leg Svcs	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$0	$26,212	—	$141,936	2020
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,836	$50	$24,049	—	$141,936	2021
Sec Head, Fish & Wildlife Hab	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$112,999	$0	$28,931	—	$141,930	2019
Dir, Quals & Labour Mobility	LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$117,807	$0	$24,119	—	$141,927	2020
Sr. Dir. Key Accounts	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,439	$0	$26,485	—	$141,924	2019
Senior Project Manager	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$26,197	—	$141,921	2020
Dir. AB Imm. Nominee Program	LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$133,318	$0	$8,599	—	$141,917	2021
Sr Mgr Approvals&Dispositions	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$22,964	—	$141,902	2022
Associate Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,196	$0	$22,705	—	$141,901	2020
Senior Policy Manager	Executive Council	Senior Manager Zone 2	$117,381	$0	$24,515	—	$141,897	2021
Director, Advertising	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$118,476	$0	$23,413	—	$141,889	2020
Env Public Health Scientist	Health	Scientific 4	$119,839	$0	$22,050	—	$141,889	2019
Senior Planning IT Analyst	Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction	Opted Out & Excluded Systems Analyst Level 3	$0	$0	$0	$141,886	$141,886	2022
Barrister & Solicitor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,836	$0	$24,049	—	$141,886	2021
Crown Prosecutor	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2	$117,836	$0	$24,049	—	$141,885	2021
Director, AFRRCS	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,405	$0	$26,479	—	$141,885	2019
Director, Emissions, Trading	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$119,441	$0	$22,440	—	$141,881	2020
Northern Director	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,768	$0	$26,108	—	$141,876	2021
Wildlife Manager-Northeast	Environment and Protected Areas	Management Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,338	$0	$23,536	—	$141,874	2022
Field Services Manager	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$22,924	—	$141,862	2020
Dir, Business Sup Serv Unit	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$114,207	$0	$27,652	—	$141,859	2019
Director, Business Operations	CULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMEN	Senior Manager Zone 1	$117,325	$0	$24,532	—	$141,857	2021
Superintendent	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$350	$22,560	—	$141,849	2020
Head of Research	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$22,898	—	$141,837	2020
Manager, Business Capacity	JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$22,898	—	$141,837	2020
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$120,300	$0	$21,526	—	$141,826	2020
Approvals Manager Red Deer	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 1	$118,939	$0	$22,884	—	$141,822	2020
Dir, Strategy & Coordination	Advanced Education	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,701	$0	$26,103	—	$141,805	2020

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