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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
Dir, Cropping Systems&ProgramsAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager Zone 2$125,596$0$25,663$151,2582021
Dir, Rec,Ecosystem & Land MgmtENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$125,203$350$25,683$151,2372021
Centre Director, PRCCJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 2$120,260$6,000$24,940$151,2002021
Director, Portfolio Management, Accountability & OversightAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 2$126,610$0$24,526$151,1372021
Director, Land Dev. and SalesInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 2$125,369$0$25,648$151,0172021
PD, CSD, Ag & ForestryPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$124,213$0$26,763$150,9762021
ERP BP Finance LeadSERVICE ALBERTAExecutive Manager 1$125,416$0$25,543$150,9592021
Senior Dam Safety EngineerENVIRONMENT AND PARKSEngineering & Related Level 4$121,596$4,838$24,493$150,9282021
ED, ACOBJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALExecutive Manager 1$121,663$5,048$24,188$150,9002021
Dir.Vital Stat/Corp Regist/PPRSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$125,314$0$25,578$150,8912021
ED, Capital PlanningTreasury Board and FinanceExecutive Manager 1$125,242$0$25,631$150,8732021
Associate DirectorCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$125,242$0$25,631$150,8732021
Director, OHS InspectionsLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$125,242$0$25,631$150,8732021
Traffic Operations SpecialistTRANSPORTATIONEngineering & Related Level 4$125,752$0$25,102$150,8532021
Dir, Fin Serv & AccountabilityCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$10,255$7,274$150,8472021
Director, Water QualityENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$123,384$150$27,294$150,8282021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$126,117$0$24,708$150,8252021
Executive Director, Financial ServicesLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONExecutive Manager 1$125,098$150$25,574$150,8222021
ED, Addiction & Mental HealthHealthExecutive Manager 1$125,184$0$25,621$150,8052021
Executive Director, Disability Services SouthCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESExecutive Manager 1$125,200$0$25,604$150,8052021
Dir Governance & TransformationSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$124,574$915$25,272$150,7622021
Legal CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$143,707$10$7,042$150,7592021
ERP Reporting & Analytics LeadSERVICE ALBERTAExecutive Manager 1$125,098$0$25,611$150,7082021
Director, Central ServicesSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$124,824$300$25,573$150,6962021
Proj.Leader,Geodectic Con.UnitENVIRONMENT AND PARKSOpted Out & Excluded Engineering & Related Level 2$125,575$0$25,113$150,6892021
Chief of Staff, PSCPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$122,141$4,688$23,797$150,6262021
Exec Dir First Nations RelnsIndigenous RelationsExecutive Manager 1$125,098$0$25,499$150,5962021
Executive Director - Disability Services NorthCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESExecutive Manager 1$124,993$0$25,584$150,5772021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$117,836$8,129$24,604$150,5692021
Exec. Dir., Sen. Strat. Plan.SENIORS AND HOUSINGExecutive Manager 1$125,098$150$25,205$150,4522021
ED, Food SafetyAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentExecutive Manager 1$125,098$0$25,304$150,4012021
Team Lead, AnalyticsEDUCATIONEducation 1-Psychometrician$124,290$0$25,880$150,1702021
Senior Mechanical EngineerInfrastructureEngineering & Related Level 4$121,597$4,012$24,493$150,1012021
Dir Contr Pol & Pol OversightJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 2$124,557$0$25,536$150,0932021
SME - Communications LeadSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$126,362$150$23,574$150,0862021
Dir, Econ & Proj EvaluationsENERGYSenior Manager Zone 2$124,414$131$25,516$150,0622021
Dir. Audit OperationsTreasury Board and FinanceSenior Manager Zone 2$124,353$0$25,658$150,0112021
Proj. Dir. Deerfoot Trail ProcTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$124,448$0$25,559$150,0072021
Lands,Ecosystem & Mangmt ManagENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 1$116,486$9,803$23,697$149,9862021
Svc Owner Collab & Cont SvcsSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$123,953$500$25,452$149,9052021
NE Lands ManagerENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$6,165$24,756$149,8602021
Dir, Labour and Immigration Market IntelligencLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONSenior Manager Zone 1$124,062$366$25,374$149,8022021
ED, SW, Multicul & InclusionCULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMENExecutive Manager 1$124,747$0$25,010$149,7582021
Aquatic ScientistENVIRONMENT AND PARKSScientific 4$121,037$3,339$25,367$149,7432021
Dir Software Dev & Mgmt SvcsSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$124,222$0$25,489$149,7112021
NW Lands ManagerENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$6,000$24,756$149,6952021
Director, Air PolicyENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$7,222$9,153$149,6932021
Dir, FNMI ServicesEDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$123,952$0$25,694$149,6462021
Dir, Climate Governance & LegENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$123,953$0$25,685$149,6382021
PD, CSD, Exec Coun and PAMPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$125,145$0$24,482$149,6272021
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