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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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11,953 positions

Total compensation by ministry
MinistryPositionsTotal compensationAvg per position
Justice1,914$432,793,980$226,120
JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL1,973$372,396,893$188,747
SERVICE ALBERTA566$90,898,524$160,598
Health492$89,136,095$181,171
Treasury Board and Finance494$88,056,547$178,252
ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS537$86,432,392$160,954
EDUCATION497$80,451,345$161,874
Infrastructure364$59,660,651$163,903
Public Service Commission285$49,518,687$173,750
Environment and Protected Areas284$49,023,747$172,619
Executive Council227$46,955,068$206,851
Municipal Affairs267$46,854,462$175,485
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY280$45,501,907$162,507
CHILDREN'S SERVICES246$40,731,241$165,574
TRANSPORTATION248$40,003,962$161,306
Advanced Education226$39,526,394$174,896
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES236$38,881,284$164,751
SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES212$38,441,271$181,327
ENERGY214$37,988,370$177,516
Technology and Innovation209$36,217,043$173,287
Public Safety and Emergency Services180$32,714,044$181,745
LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION181$29,474,761$162,844
Transportation and Economic Corridors165$29,240,801$177,217
Agriculture and Irrigation149$26,175,693$175,676
Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction140$25,415,591$181,540
Communications And Public Engagement150$25,160,322$167,735
JOBS, ECONOMY AND TRADE114$21,716,682$190,497
Children and Family Services111$20,142,802$181,467
Indigenous Relations104$18,906,605$181,794
JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION112$18,905,655$168,800
Energy and Minerals75$14,496,635$193,288
Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development89$13,965,776$156,919
Forestry and Parks74$13,344,993$180,338
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM75$13,081,719$174,423
CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN72$12,472,519$173,229
SENIORS AND HOUSING71$12,334,087$173,720
JOBS, ECONOMY AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT60$10,339,155$172,319
Arts, Culture and Status of Women42$8,133,067$193,644
FORESTRY, PARKS AND TOURISM39$6,527,539$167,373
Affordability and Utilities31$6,422,045$207,163
Mental Health and Addiction29$5,865,914$202,273
Immigration and Multiculturalism25$4,907,256$196,290
CULTURE28$4,887,411$174,550
CULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMEN25$4,278,579$171,143
TRADE, IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURALISM19$3,100,945$163,208
SKILLED TRADES AND PROFESSIONS15$2,882,406$192,160
Tourism and Sport7$1,381,698$197,385
Total11,953$2,195,744,564
PositionMinistryClassBase salaryCash benefitsNon-cashSeveranceTotalYear
Dir,Learning&Talent Sys IntegPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$114,741$0$9,985$124,7262020
Rec Education & Partnership MgENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$5,770$124,7082020
Pharmaceutical Pol ConsultantHealthManagement Manager Zone 2$120,011$150$4,545$124,7062022
Associate DirectorCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$5,609$124,5472020
Hearing AdjudicatorPublic Safety and Emergency ServicesManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$5,594$124,5332022
Resource ManagerENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$5,572$124,5102019
Associate DirectorCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$5,420$124,3592019
Sr Mgr, Michener ServicesCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$5,420$124,3592019
Hearing AdjudicatorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$100$5,161$124,2002021
Hearing AdjudicatorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$5,100$124,0382021
Sr Mgr-FCSSCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$5,100$124,0382021
ADM,FOIP Rvw & TransformationSERVICE ALBERTAAssistant Deputy Minister$0$0$0$123,657$123,6572020
Pharmaceutical Pol ConsultantHealthManager Zone 2$120,011$0$3,610$123,6202020
Pharmaceutical Pol ConsultantHealthManager Zone 2$120,011$0$3,563$123,5742019
Dir, ERP OpsSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$115,725$900$6,843$123,4682020
Hearing AdjudicatorPublic Safety and Emergency ServicesManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$4,450$123,3892022
Director Visitor ExperienceCULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMENSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$4,335$123,2742019
Hearing AdjudicatorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$4,185$123,1232020
Chief of StaffEDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$116,793$0$6,294$123,0872020
New Venture EconomistAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYAgrologist Level 2$85,177$7,222$16,641$13,850$122,8902019
Hearing AdjudicatorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$3,896$122,8352019
Unit Head, Pulse CropsAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYManager Zone 2$23,079$21,931$7,592$70,168$122,7702020
Senior Project ManagerInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 1$115,725$0$6,841$122,5662020
Dir, ERP OpsSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$115,725$0$6,723$122,4482019
Strategy AdvisorEDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 1$115,725$0$6,658$122,3832019
Senior Project ManagerInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 1$115,560$0$6,631$122,1912019
Pharmaceutical Pol ConsultantHealthManagement Manager Zone 2$120,011$0$1,830$121,8412021
ED, Community EngagementCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESExecutive Manager 1$0$0$0$121,144$121,1442021
Hearing AdjudicatorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 1$114,043$0$6,316$120,3592020
Executive AssistantSERVICE ALBERTAManager Zone 1$89,303$8,857$7,514$14,640$120,3142021
Hearing AdjudicatorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 1$114,043$0$6,090$120,1332019
Proj Lead, Statute Admin FrmwkSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$55,378$37,170$27,559$120,1072019
Dir-FinanceMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager 2$0$0$0$120,000$120,0002021
Soil/Water Research ScientistAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentScientific 4$0$18,329$1,457$100,089$119,8752021
Team Lead, Industrial ApprovalENVIRONMENT AND PARKSManager Zone 2$112,197$0$7,378$119,5752019
Appellate/Const. CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALJustice Legal Counsel 4$113,616$0$4,758$118,3742019
Mgr, MarketingAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYManager Zone 2$0$0$0$117,373$117,3732020
Dir, Prog. Del.&Learning Supp.Public Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$114,741$0$2,564$117,3052019
Director Governance&TransformationService Alberta and Red Tape ReductionManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$0$0$0$116,609$116,6092022
Unit Head, Pulse CropsAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentManager Zone 2$0$0$0$116,277$116,2772021
Sr. Dir. Energy & EnvironmentJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONSenior Manager 2$0$0$0$116,171$116,1712021
Forest Hydrology SpecialistAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentScientific 4$0$13,901$1,099$100,089$115,0892021
Sr. Occ Health SpecialistLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONStds Safety and Compliance 7$111,865$0$3,213$115,0782019
Dir, IMT-ERP IntegrationSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$10,768$31,517$6,087$66,544$114,9162020
Environmental Program SpecAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYAgrologist Level 2$346$0$36$114,234$114,6162020
Application Support AnalystService Alberta and Red Tape ReductionOpted Out & Excluded Systems Analyst Level 3$0$0$0$114,021$114,0212022
ED, Finance & Corp. Serv.Immigration and MulticulturalismManagement Executive Manager 1$0$0$0$113,349$113,3492023
Manager, Pathology UnitAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager Zone 1$0$0$0$110,916$110,9162021
Director of Operations, Finance & AccommodationsEnergy and MineralsManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$0$0$0$110,255$110,2552023
Economics Extension SpecAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYAgrologist Level 3$0$0$0$108,496$108,4962020
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