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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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MinistryAllJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSERVICE ALBERTAENVIRONMENT AND PARKSHealthEDUCATIONTreasury Board and FinanceAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentTRANSPORTATIONInfrastructureCHILDREN'S SERVICESCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONENERGYLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONAdvanced EducationMunicipal AffairsPublic Service CommissionExecutive CouncilCULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMENCommunications And Public EngagementSENIORS AND HOUSINGIndigenous Relations
1,976 positions in 2021
| Ministry | Positions | Total compensation | Avg per position |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | 642 | $121,272,842 | $188,899 |
| SERVICE ALBERTA | 164 | $26,048,087 | $158,830 |
| ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | 156 | $24,837,630 | $159,216 |
| Health | 87 | $15,703,711 | $180,502 |
| EDUCATION | 97 | $15,060,560 | $155,264 |
| Treasury Board and Finance | 87 | $14,920,990 | $171,506 |
| Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development | 89 | $13,965,776 | $156,919 |
| TRANSPORTATION | 75 | $12,029,640 | $160,395 |
| Infrastructure | 63 | $9,909,601 | $157,295 |
| CHILDREN'S SERVICES | 56 | $9,445,319 | $168,666 |
| COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES | 55 | $9,157,336 | $166,497 |
| JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION | 52 | $8,878,599 | $170,742 |
| ENERGY | 51 | $8,813,849 | $172,821 |
| LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION | 52 | $8,619,587 | $165,761 |
| Advanced Education | 46 | $7,777,704 | $169,081 |
| Municipal Affairs | 44 | $7,419,859 | $168,633 |
| Public Service Commission | 42 | $6,941,464 | $165,273 |
| Executive Council | 34 | $6,660,326 | $195,892 |
| CULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMEN | 25 | $4,278,579 | $171,143 |
| Communications And Public Engagement | 22 | $3,704,540 | $168,388 |
| SENIORS AND HOUSING | 20 | $3,643,544 | $182,177 |
| Indigenous Relations | 17 | $2,963,156 | $174,303 |
| Total | 1,976 | $342,052,699 |
| Position | Ministry | Class | Base salary | Cash benefits | Non-cash | Severance | Total | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director, Operations | Municipal Affairs | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $123,812 | $0 | $24,767 | — | $148,580 | 2021 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2 | $117,485 | $6,000 | $25,052 | — | $148,537 | 2021 |
| Dir, Treas. Board Coordination | Treasury Board and Finance | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $115,795 | $6,667 | $26,071 | — | $148,534 | 2021 |
| Director, Insurance Policy | Treasury Board and Finance | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $122,923 | $250 | $25,309 | — | $148,481 | 2021 |
| Dir Cloud Platform Services | SERVICE ALBERTA | Senior Manager Zone 1 | $123,229 | $100 | $25,099 | — | $148,428 | 2021 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2 | $117,836 | $0 | $30,579 | — | $148,415 | 2021 |
| Psychometrician | EDUCATION | Education 1-Psychometrician | $122,742 | $0 | $25,648 | — | $148,390 | 2021 |
| Dir, Grant Programs & Eval | Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $123,056 | $0 | $25,328 | — | $148,384 | 2021 |
| Dir-Bus Improve & Digital Solutions | COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $123,953 | $0 | $24,315 | — | $148,268 | 2021 |
| Director, Fin Reporting & Ops | LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $122,923 | $0 | $25,309 | — | $148,232 | 2021 |
| Dir of Data Analytics & A.I. | SERVICE ALBERTA | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $122,923 | $0 | $25,309 | — | $148,232 | 2021 |
| Dir. Continuous Improvement | Treasury Board and Finance | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $122,923 | $0 | $25,309 | — | $148,232 | 2021 |
| Director, MVAC | Treasury Board and Finance | Senior Manager Zone 1 | $118,939 | $200 | $29,059 | — | $148,198 | 2021 |
| Director - Premier's Council & Civil Society Fund | COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $123,953 | $0 | $24,158 | — | $148,111 | 2021 |
| Portfolio Director | SERVICE ALBERTA | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $123,953 | $0 | $24,158 | — | $148,110 | 2021 |
| Director, Service Design | SERVICE ALBERTA | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $122,793 | $0 | $25,291 | — | $148,083 | 2021 |
| Chief of Staff | LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $119,253 | $0 | $28,812 | — | $148,065 | 2021 |
| Dir, Environmental Regulation | TRANSPORTATION | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $116,182 | $7,502 | $24,373 | — | $148,057 | 2021 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2 | $121,372 | $1,803 | $24,833 | — | $148,007 | 2021 |
| ADM, Ministry Services | ENERGY | Assistant Deputy Minister | $114,843 | $8,601 | $24,510 | — | $147,955 | 2021 |
| Dir, Grants & Program Delivery | ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $122,453 | $0 | $25,476 | — | $147,930 | 2021 |
| Senior Manager, Operational Services | ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | Senior Manager Zone 1 | $116,481 | $6,999 | $24,411 | — | $147,891 | 2021 |
| Manager, Forest Biometrics | Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $120,251 | $330 | $27,290 | — | $147,871 | 2021 |
| Dir, Cyber Security Operations | SERVICE ALBERTA | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $122,575 | $0 | $25,260 | — | $147,835 | 2021 |
| Director, Policy&Strategic Bus | ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $123,745 | $0 | $24,065 | — | $147,810 | 2021 |
| Dir, Public Health Stand & Reg | Health | Senior Manager Zone 1 | $118,939 | $0 | $28,851 | — | $147,790 | 2021 |
| A/Port Dir Safety & MSS | SERVICE ALBERTA | Senior Manager Zone 1 | $123,696 | $0 | $24,090 | — | $147,786 | 2021 |
| Dir-Capacity & Coordination | CHILDREN'S SERVICES | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $123,759 | $0 | $24,013 | — | $147,772 | 2021 |
| Psychometrician | EDUCATION | Education 1-Psychometrician | $122,742 | $0 | $25,024 | — | $147,766 | 2021 |
| Director,Community Grants | CULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMEN | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $122,510 | $0 | $25,251 | — | $147,761 | 2021 |
| Director, Business and System Integration | Advanced Education | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $122,504 | $0 | $25,141 | — | $147,645 | 2021 |
| Director, Operations | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $121,961 | $500 | $25,175 | — | $147,637 | 2021 |
| Dir,eHealthStrategy&Governance | Health | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $124,158 | $0 | $23,459 | — | $147,616 | 2021 |
| Legal Counsel | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2 | $121,372 | $0 | $26,227 | — | $147,599 | 2021 |
| Senior Policy Manager | Executive Council | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $116,756 | $5,229 | $25,491 | — | $147,476 | 2021 |
| Sr Engineer for Mining | LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION | Engineering & Related Level 4 | $121,597 | $0 | $25,879 | — | $147,476 | 2021 |
| Atmospheric Scientist | ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | Scientific 4 | $121,968 | $0 | $25,506 | — | $147,474 | 2021 |
| Public Health Veterinarian | Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development | Opted Out & Excluded Veterinarian Level 3 | $122,891 | $546 | $24,008 | — | $147,445 | 2021 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2 | $117,836 | $0 | $29,598 | — | $147,434 | 2021 |
| Director, Calgary North | Infrastructure | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $116,126 | $0 | $31,296 | — | $147,422 | 2021 |
| ED-SSS | Municipal Affairs | Executive Manager 1 | $122,300 | $0 | $25,121 | — | $147,421 | 2021 |
| Director, Banking | Treasury Board and Finance | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $122,284 | $0 | $25,111 | — | $147,395 | 2021 |
| Prov Wildlife Status Biologist | ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | Scientific 4 | $121,037 | $0 | $26,267 | — | $147,304 | 2021 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2 | $121,372 | $0 | $25,892 | — | $147,264 | 2021 |
| Scientist, Residue Chemist | Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development | Scientific 4 | $121,037 | $0 | $26,123 | — | $147,160 | 2021 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Legal Justice Legal Counsel 2 | $117,836 | $6,000 | $23,309 | — | $147,145 | 2021 |
| Director,Trade and Investment | Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic Development | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $121,961 | $0 | $25,175 | — | $147,137 | 2021 |
| Director, Engagement | SENIORS AND HOUSING | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $122,722 | $100 | $24,224 | — | $147,046 | 2021 |
| Executive Director | COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES | Executive Manager 1 | $137,756 | $0 | $9,183 | — | $146,939 | 2021 |
| Portfolio Director, MA, EDTT | SERVICE ALBERTA | Senior Manager Zone 2 | $120,647 | $0 | $26,232 | — | $146,878 | 2021 |
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