Cost of government

Sunshine list

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.

Loading chart data...
verification
auto-extractedFigures here were produced by an automated extraction pipeline against the cited source. The extraction is reproducible from the source hash but has not been independently re-verified by a human.
derivation
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.
source

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
Dir RTR Report and Ins.PolicyTreasury Board and FinanceSenior Manager Zone 2$130,653$0$26,382$157,0352021
Director of OperationsJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$16,729$24,341$157,0172021
Dir, BISTreasury Board and FinanceSenior Manager Zone 2$131,747$0$25,239$156,9862021
Dir, Exam AdministrationEDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$132,293$0$24,690$156,9832021
Dir. Project DeliveryInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 2$132,378$0$24,591$156,9692021
Dir, Policy and Central OpsMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$126,336$4,849$25,782$156,9682021
ED, Hlth Fac PlanHealthExecutive Manager 1$0$0$0$156,949$156,9492021
Associate DirectorCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$131,374$0$25,521$156,8952021
Director, Oil OperationsENERGYSenior Manager Zone 2$130,097$250$26,508$156,8542021
Director, Priority Coordination, Governance & PlanningCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$128,822$0$27,976$156,7982021
Centre Director, FSCCJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 2$113,162$0$23,659$19,940$156,7622021
Dir Strat Pol Edu & InnSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$130,371$0$26,342$156,7142021
Director of PolicyExecutive CouncilMinisterial Ministerial 2$118,165$15,490$23,047$156,7032021
Dir-Application Mgmt/Web ServSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$130,462$0$26,238$156,7002021
Special AdvisorENERGYMinisterial Ministerial 2$130,340$17,205$9,133$156,6782021
Chief of StaffLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONMinisterial Ministerial 2$130,340$17,205$8,813$156,3582021
Dir. Project Delivery CalgaryInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 2$130,104$0$26,189$156,2932021
ED-Perf Mgt, Analytics&ResearcCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESExecutive Manager 1$131,104$0$25,150$156,2542021
Dir Portfolio DeliverySERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$130,430$0$25,796$156,2262021
Chief of StaffHealthMinisterial Ministerial 2$130,340$0$25,815$156,1552021
Dir, Land & Env Planning-NorthENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$129,888$100$26,138$156,1262021
Director, EngineeringENERGYSenior Manager Zone 2$127,672$0$28,438$156,1092021
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$129,766$0$26,259$156,0252021
Dir - Strat Planning and ReportingCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$119,444$12,409$24,165$156,0172021
Director, ArchitectureSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$129,766$0$26,143$155,9092021
Director, Financial ServicesIndigenous RelationsSenior Manager Zone 2$119,213$13,755$22,884$155,8522021
Legal CounselLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONLegal NonJustice Legal Counsel 2$129,771$0$25,982$155,7522021
ED, Planning & Prog. Mgmt.TRANSPORTATIONExecutive Manager 1$131,188$0$24,535$155,7232021
Director, Resource InitiativesENERGYSenior Manager Zone 2$129,388$200$26,090$155,6782021
ED, Capital Projects DeliveryInfrastructureExecutive Manager 1$129,455$0$26,222$155,6762021
Director,Air&WatershedMonitorENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$10,733$25,928$155,5992021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$125,013$0$30,587$155,5992021
Manager, SuperNet TechnologiesSERVICE ALBERTAManager Zone 2$100,559$29,613$8,833$16,485$155,4892021
Legal CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$126,079$0$29,403$155,4822021
Dir, Strategic Business SvcsEDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$129,279$0$26,191$155,4702021
Special AdvisorENERGYMinisterial Ministerial 2$130,340$0$25,044$155,3842021
Chief of Staff to Assoc MinHealthMinisterial Ministerial 2$130,340$17,205$7,839$155,3842021
Dir. Partnership & Com. Prgms.JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 2$128,155$0$27,197$155,3532021
Director North Central Bow OpsENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$132,135$14,010$9,145$155,2912021
Chief of StaffENVIRONMENT AND PARKSMinisterial Ministerial 2$130,340$0$24,927$155,2662021
Regional DirectorENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$118,113$12,506$24,641$155,2602021
Exec Dir,FOIP Strat ServiceSERVICE ALBERTAExecutive Manager 1$124,226$0$31,030$155,2562021
Chief of StaffJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONMinisterial Ministerial 2$130,340$0$24,908$155,2482021
Director, Strategic EngagementSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$128,720$0$26,428$155,1492021
Director, Capital PlanningTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$128,720$0$26,356$155,0762021
Dir, Prov Geospatial CentreENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$123,496$5,883$25,608$154,9862021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$117,836$13,811$23,309$154,9562021
Legal CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$147,766$0$7,177$154,9442021
Director, IM ProgramsSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$129,986$0$24,954$154,9392021
Bridge ManagerTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$126,275$3,000$25,661$154,9362021
Page 23 of 40