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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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2,245 positions in 2020

Total compensation by ministry
MinistryPositionsTotal compensationAvg per position
JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL657$121,886,081$185,519
SERVICE ALBERTA193$31,091,136$161,094
ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS175$28,297,329$161,699
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY144$23,758,145$164,987
Treasury Board and Finance99$16,637,900$168,060
EDUCATION105$16,449,718$156,664
Health89$15,679,735$176,177
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES82$13,365,646$162,996
TRANSPORTATION81$12,757,523$157,500
Infrastructure68$10,659,933$156,764
Municipal Affairs63$10,563,646$167,677
Public Service Commission60$10,165,154$169,419
JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION60$10,027,056$167,118
CHILDREN'S SERVICES61$9,954,546$163,189
ENERGY54$9,557,655$176,994
LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION58$9,303,648$160,408
Executive Council39$8,093,519$207,526
Advanced Education48$7,954,837$165,726
CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN35$6,094,648$174,133
Communications And Public Engagement28$4,488,667$160,310
SENIORS AND HOUSING26$4,404,224$169,393
Indigenous Relations20$3,360,291$168,015
Total2,245$384,551,038
PositionMinistryClassBase salaryCash benefitsNon-cashSeveranceTotalYear
Director, Strategic Policy Analysis and ResearchAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,033$159,3502020
Director Disability ServicesCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$128,454$6,200$24,693$159,3462020
Dir, Learner ServicesEDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$26,028$159,3462020
Ex Dir-Early Childhood DevCHILDREN'S SERVICESExecutive Manager 1$132,307$150$26,876$159,3332020
Dir, Client SvcsAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,995$159,3122020
Senior Negotiations StrategistTreasury Board and FinanceSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,987$159,3052020
Soil and Water SpecialistAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYAgrologist Level 2$20,082$8,088$2,579$128,527$159,2762020
Dir, Program Pol & Quality ImpHealthSenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$8,186$27,367$159,2502020
Director, Land Planning UnitInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,931$159,2492020
Dir. Bldg. & Site EngineeringInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,931$159,2492020
Dir Technical SvcsSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,931$159,2492020
Dir Portfolio DeliverySERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,916$159,2342020
Director, Public Lands PolicyENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$300$25,592$159,2102020
Associate DirectorCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,805$159,1232020
ED, Lands Delivery & CoordENVIRONMENT AND PARKSExecutive Manager 1$134,234$0$24,832$159,0662020
Director, North DistrictJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 2$132,663$0$26,393$159,0562020
Director Infra Tech ServicesENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$121,116$12,173$25,755$159,0452020
Dir, Regulatory ExcellenceAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYSenior Manager Zone 2$130,979$0$28,059$159,0392020
ED, CSD, Portfolio 1Public Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$131,678$0$27,336$159,0142020
Dir. Bio-Ind. OpportunitiesAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,680$158,9982020
Dir, Proj Apps & ComplianceENERGYSenior Manager Zone 2$131,615$0$27,334$158,9492020
Director, Visitor Exp & ParksENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$132,306$0$26,524$158,8292020
Dir., Strategic Bus. ServicesTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$1,000$24,494$158,8122020
Dir,Regl Empl&Train,Cal/Cen/SoLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,490$158,8082020
Dir. Facility Planning & Arch.InfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,453$158,7712020
Dir,Environ Science&Field OpeENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$131,855$0$26,863$158,7182020
BPL Ent Planning & BudgetingSERVICE ALBERTAExecutive Manager 1$132,441$0$26,245$158,6862020
Dir, Ops TransformationENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$121,043$10,499$27,093$158,6352020
Legal CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$152,199$0$6,374$158,5732020
ED, Budget Dev & PlanningTreasury Board and FinanceExecutive Manager 1$131,980$0$26,580$158,5592020
Director, Financial ServicesInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,176$158,4942020
Regulatory Assurance Mgr - CalENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,175$158,4932020
DirectorEDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,151$158,4692020
Dir, OOR/Associate RegistrarEDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$132,308$0$26,096$158,4042020
D/C Sheriff Highway PatrolJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,078$158,3962020
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$134,191$0$24,204$158,3962020
Director, Modelling & GISTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,049$158,3672020
Dir, Agri-Food LaboratoriesAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$25,042$158,3602020
Director, Strategy & PlanningAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$24,955$158,2722020
Senior AdvisorInfrastructureMinisterial Ministerial EA$131,446$17,351$9,466$158,2632020
Director Financial PlanningAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$24,924$158,2422020
Director, OperationsAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$24,924$158,2412020
Dir, Trade and TransportationAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$24,924$158,2412020
Director Priority Init. IntegrTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$24,907$158,2242020
Director, Victims ServicesJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 2$130,201$0$28,014$158,2152020
Regulatory Assurance Mgr - RDENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$24,848$158,1662020
Dir. Driver Fitness & MonitoriTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$0$24,848$158,1662020
D/C Investigation ServicesJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$300$24,545$158,1632020
Minister's Chief of StaffSERVICE ALBERTAMinisterial Ministerial EA$131,004$0$27,130$158,1342020
Climate Change SpecialistAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYAgrologist Level 2$21,467$5,007$5,122$126,519$158,1152020
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