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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
Director, Strategic Policy & Intergovernmental RelationsIndigenous RelationsManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$0$0$0$107,565$107,5652024
Dir, FOIP/HIAHealthManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$0$0$0$106,242$106,2422024
Mgr,Financial Reporting & ContAdvanced EducationManagement Manager Zone 2$0$0$0$106,120$106,1202022
Dir, Oil & Gas Svcs & TechJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONSenior Manager Zone 1$21,043$38,219$7,228$39,434$105,9242020
Director, Livestock TraceabilityAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager 2$0$0$0$105,732$105,7322021
AnalystTreasury Board and FinanceManager Zone 2$72,434$15,678$16,893$105,0042020
Crown ProsecutorJusticeCrown Prosecutor 4$0$0$0$105,000$105,0002024
Director,Strategic InitiativesTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$0$0$0$104,090$104,0902020
DirectorTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$0$0$0$104,090$104,0902020
Security Policy AnalystService Alberta and Red Tape ReductionOpted Out & Excluded Systems Analyst Level 2$0$0$0$103,454$103,4542022
Project ManagerTRANSPORTATIONExecutive Manager 2$0$0$0$103,215$103,2152020
Dir Ministry Solutions Svs.SERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager 2$0$0$0$101,463$101,4632021
ED, Livestock& Crop ResearchAgriculture and IrrigationManagement Executive Manager 1$0$0$0$100,000$100,0002022
Field Services ManagerEDUCATIONSenior Manager 1$0$0$0$100,000$100,0002021
Dir, IMT-ERP IntegrationSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager 2$0$0$0$100,000$100,0002021
Director, Animal WelfareAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager 2$0$0$0$98,732$98,7322021
Manager, Employee ServicesJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALManager Zone 2$0$0$0$98,251$98,2512021
Program Manager CAP/ICGAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYManager Zone 2$0$0$0$98,251$98,2512020
Mgr, Land UseAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYManager Zone 2$0$0$0$97,286$97,2862020
Dir, Supplementary BenefitsHealthSenior Manager Zone 2$34,638$19,856$10,370$30,988$95,8532020
Director,First Nation ProjectsIndigenous RelationsSenior Manager Zone 2$0$0$0$95,791$95,7912020
Dir Strategic Tech PlanningSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$10,768$14,711$4,996$62,753$93,2282020
Sr Reforestation SpecAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentScientific 4$0$0$0$93,106$93,1062021
TL, Governance&Secretariat FuncSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager 1$0$0$0$91,674$91,6742021
Director OperationsJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 1$0$0$0$90,563$90,5632020
Facility Evaluation Coord.InfrastructureOpted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 2$0$0$0$88,921$88,9212022
Dir, Supplementary BenefitsHealthSenior Manager 2$0$0$0$87,191$87,1912021
Dir-Application Mgmt/Web ServTechnology and InnovationManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$0$0$0$85,360$85,3602024
Dir, Federal/ConstitutionalExecutive CouncilSenior Manager 2$0$0$0$83,368$83,3682021
Assistant Deputy MinisterEDUCATIONAssistant Deputy Minister$0$0$0$83,104$83,1042019
Legal CounselJusticeCivil Crown Counsel 3$0$0$0$82,313$82,3132024
DirectorEDUCATIONManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$0$0$0$81,034$81,0342022
Dir Strategic Tech PlanningSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager 2$0$0$0$80,000$80,0002021
Facility Evaluation Coord.InfrastructureEngineering & Related Level 2$12,075$27,328$2,941$36,655$78,9982021
ED, ACOBJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALExecutive Manager 1$0$0$0$78,686$78,6862021
Dir. Trade & InvestmentJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONSenior Manager 1$0$0$0$78,327$78,3272021
President ACFATreasury Board and FinanceExecutive Manager 1$0$0$0$78,094$78,0942020
Manager, Pathology UnitAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYSenior Manager Zone 1$29,735$10,925$8,692$27,052$76,4042020
Mgr, Gov & ComplianceSERVICE ALBERTAManager 2$0$0$0$69,961$69,9612021
Dir, Policy & ProjectsTreasury Board and FinanceManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$0$0$0$69,723$69,7232022
DirectorInfrastructureManagement Senior Manager Zone 2$0$0$0$68,774$68,7742023
Assoc Dir Geospatial ServicesTechnology and InnovationManagement Senior Manager Zone 1$0$0$0$66,014$66,0142024
Agronomist Forage Seed CropsAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentAgrologist 3$0$0$0$63,053$63,0532021
ED Employee Relations ServicesPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$0$0$0$63,010$63,0102021
DentistCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESExecutive Manager 2$38,308$22,737$1,602$62,6472020
Sr. Dir. Innov. Pol. & StratJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONSenior Manager 2$0$0$0$60,000$60,0002021
Senior Planning AdvisorTRANSPORTATIONManager 2$0$0$0$58,687$58,6872021
ED, Invest AlbertaJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONExecutive Manager 1$0$0$0$48,587$48,5872020
Facility Evaluation Coord.InfrastructureOpted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 2$0$0$0$30,000$30,0002022
Fire CommissionerMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager 2$0$0$0$28,813$28,8132021
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