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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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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
Associate DirectorCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$14,902$24,064$154,9132021
Sr. Mgr Prudential SupervisionTreasury Board and FinanceSenior Manager Zone 2$128,773$0$26,120$154,8932021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$117,836$12,432$24,604$154,8722021
ED, Policy Development and CoordinationAdvanced EducationExecutive Manager 1$125,242$150$29,468$154,8602021
ED, Hlth Prof Reg & Phys WkfcHealthExecutive Manager 1$128,720$0$26,114$154,8342021
Director, Disability SupportsCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$128,720$0$26,114$154,8342021
Director, Income Support & Financial Benefit Administration EdmontonCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$129,808$0$24,970$154,7782021
Public Service CommissionerPublic Service CommissionSenior Official$0$0$0$154,774$154,7742021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$117,836$12,432$24,498$154,7672021
Senior BiometricianAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentScientific 5$129,869$0$24,881$154,7512021
Director, Enterprise Primary Change AdvocateJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 2$126,337$19,396$8,993$154,7262021
Dir.,Cap Program & Proj. Del.SENIORS AND HOUSINGSenior Manager Zone 2$129,201$0$25,501$154,7022021
Public GuardianJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 1$117,097$13,030$24,501$154,6282021
Operations ManagerTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$128,927$0$25,588$154,5152021
Manager, Fairness Review BrancLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONManager Zone 2$0$0$0$154,444$154,4442021
Associate DirectorCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$115,965$14,120$24,343$154,4292021
Director, Project ExcellenceInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 2$128,850$0$25,577$154,4272021
Dir, Indig Women's InitiativesIndigenous RelationsSenior Manager Zone 2$123,953$6,586$23,880$154,4202021
Director Southern OperationsENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$128,720$0$25,629$154,3492021
Dir, Exec Search & WF SourcingPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$127,472$0$26,751$154,2232021
Construction ManagerTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$128,022$0$26,138$154,1592021
Director, Plant & Bee HealthAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager Zone 2$128,124$0$26,030$154,1542021
Business AnalystSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$129,252$0$24,893$154,1452021
ED, Young OffenderJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALExecutive Manager 1$127,948$0$26,195$154,1432021
Dir Financial OperationsTreasury Board and FinanceSenior Manager Zone 2$124,088$3,416$26,631$154,1352021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$128,763$0$25,362$154,1252021
Director, Land ServicesInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 2$130,462$0$23,640$154,1012021
Forest Area ManagerAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager Zone 2$123,953$6,000$24,147$154,1002021
Regional DirectorCHILDREN'S SERVICESExecutive Manager 1$129,000$0$25,061$154,0612021
Dir. Project DeliveryInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 2$127,942$0$26,005$153,9472021
Director, GeoscienceENERGYSenior Manager Zone 2$127,672$300$25,968$153,9402021
Director, Resource AccessENERGYSenior Manager Zone 2$125,610$0$28,326$153,9362021
ED, Lands Delivery & Coord NorENVIRONMENT AND PARKSExecutive Manager 1$146,642$0$7,288$153,9312021
Director - Operations and ReportingCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$119,256$8,903$25,752$153,9112021
Project DirectorTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$127,998$0$25,899$153,8972021
ED, Environmental EnforcementENVIRONMENT AND PARKSExecutive Manager 1$127,948$0$25,892$153,8402021
Executive Director, Employment and Financial Services Delivery, SouthCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESExecutive Manager 1$127,470$200$26,074$153,7442021
Director, Network&Hwy PlanningTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$125,421$2,650$25,656$153,7272021
Director, EFSCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$128,839$0$24,835$153,6742021
Dir, Planning & PerformanceENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$127,672$0$25,968$153,6402021
Associate DirectorCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$127,672$0$25,968$153,6402021
Dir, Health Pol & EvidenceHealthSenior Manager Zone 2$127,672$0$25,968$153,6402021
Forest Area ManagerAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager Zone 2$127,672$0$25,968$153,6402021
Director, Logistics SupportMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$13,322$24,341$153,6102021
Operations ManagerTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$127,626$0$25,929$153,5552021
Dir. Industry CompetitivenessJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$128,699$0$24,816$153,5162021
Director, Airshed SciencesENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$123,953$0$29,547$153,5002021
Director, HMB Ops & ComplianceSENIORS AND HOUSINGSenior Manager Zone 2$127,672$0$25,804$153,4762021
Team Leader, Bail OfficeJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$119,152$9,413$24,857$153,4222021
Dir, Strat AA Planning UnitInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 2$127,392$100$25,929$153,4212021
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