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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
Associate Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$112,007	$0	$25,875	—	$137,882	2019
Mgr, Specialty/Comm Transition	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 1	$111,439	$0	$26,416	—	$137,855	2019
Assoc Dir Comms & SLA Mgmt	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$114,946	$0	$22,907	—	$137,854	2021
Associate Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$0	$22,117	—	$137,841	2020
Associate Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$0	$22,117	—	$137,841	2020
Associate Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$0	$22,117	—	$137,841	2020
Associate Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$22,117	—	$137,841	2020
Dir, Financial Planning & Init	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$0	$22,117	—	$137,841	2020
Infrastructure Manager	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$0	$22,117	—	$137,841	2020
Dir, Enterprise Content Mgmt	Health	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$22,117	—	$137,841	2020
Dir-Property Admin-SAB	Municipal Affairs	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$0	$22,117	—	$137,841	2020
Dir, Finance Operations	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$0	$22,117	—	$137,841	2020
Property Manager	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$22,117	—	$137,841	2020
Associate Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,724	$0	$22,117	—	$137,841	2020
Centre Director, RDRC	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$0	$22,111	—	$137,836	2020
Senior Project Manager	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 1	$112,117	$0	$25,711	—	$137,828	2019
Director Security	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,724	$9,209	$12,892	—	$137,826	2020
Dir, Impl & Resources	EDUCATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$111,958	$0	$25,866	—	$137,824	2019
Director-Investigations Unit	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$22,096	—	$137,820	2020
Dir, Content Management Svcs	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 2	$116,793	$0	$21,013	—	$137,805	2020
Dir, Forest Resource Analysis	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$131,082	$0	$6,719	—	$137,801	2019
Resource Manager	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 1	$111,912	$0	$25,858	—	$137,770	2019
Legal Counsel	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,378	$0	$22,392	—	$137,769	2020
Director, Bud Dev&Planning	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$112,510	$0	$25,224	—	$137,734	2019
Assoc Dir-Portfolio Services	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$114,914	$0	$22,761	—	$137,675	2020
Associate Director	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$21,943	—	$137,668	2020
Senior Manager - East Zone	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$21,943	—	$137,668	2020
Dir, Land & Env Planning-South	ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$0	$21,943	—	$137,668	2020
Assoc Dir-Investment&Strategy	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$21,943	—	$137,668	2020
Bridge Manager	TRANSPORTATION	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,564	$0	$22,095	—	$137,659	2020
Sr Mgr Collaboration SVCS	SERVICE ALBERTA	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$21,929	—	$137,653	2020
Director, Fin Plan & Policy	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 2	$114,046	$0	$23,596	—	$137,642	2020
Director of Operations	JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,725	$0	$21,916	—	$137,641	2020
Director, Accounting Policy	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$114,795	$0	$22,839	—	$137,634	2020
Mgr. Research & Modelling	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM	Manager Zone 2	$111,796	$0	$25,785	—	$137,581	2019
Prov Wildlife Disease Spec	Environment and Protected Areas	Subsidiary 02B 3625 Scientific 5	$133,466	$0	$4,083	—	$137,548	2024
Dir Financial Plan and Budget	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$114,761	$0	$22,767	—	$137,528	2021
Chemistry and Food Unit Head	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$21,776	—	$137,500	2020
Dir, Business Sup Serv Unit	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 2	$114,207	$0	$23,293	—	$137,500	2020
Sr Mgr-AISH/BFE	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,230	$200	$22,049	—	$137,479	2020
Director, AFRRCS	Municipal Affairs	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,405	$0	$22,073	—	$137,478	2020
Mgr-Cont Imp&Perf Excellence	CHILDREN'S SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 1	$113,806	$0	$23,624	—	$137,430	2020
Effective Practices Specialist	LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION	Stds Safety and Compliance 7	$116,230	$0	$21,171	—	$137,401	2020
Director, Accounting Policy	Treasury Board and Finance	Senior Manager Zone 2	$115,034	$0	$22,351	—	$137,385	2021
Director, Communications	Communications And Public Engagement	Senior Manager Zone 2	$111,439	$150	$25,774	—	$137,362	2019
Administrator, Fire	Municipal Affairs	Stds Safety and Compliance 7	$113,822	$0	$23,448	—	$137,270	2020
Regional Director-RSS	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES	Senior Manager Zone 2	$111,487	$0	$25,782	—	$137,270	2019
Director, Rural Policy and Pro	AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY	Senior Manager Zone 1	$115,725	$0	$21,515	—	$137,239	2020
Senior Project Manager	Infrastructure	Senior Manager Zone 1	$114,765	$150	$22,316	—	$137,231	2020
BRM Program Manager	SERVICE ALBERTA	Manager Zone 2	$115,032	$0	$22,152	—	$137,185	2020

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