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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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2,245 positions in 2020

Total compensation by ministry
MinistryPositionsTotal compensationAvg per position
JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL657$121,886,081$185,519
SERVICE ALBERTA193$31,091,136$161,094
ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS175$28,297,329$161,699
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY144$23,758,145$164,987
Treasury Board and Finance99$16,637,900$168,060
EDUCATION105$16,449,718$156,664
Health89$15,679,735$176,177
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES82$13,365,646$162,996
TRANSPORTATION81$12,757,523$157,500
Infrastructure68$10,659,933$156,764
Municipal Affairs63$10,563,646$167,677
Public Service Commission60$10,165,154$169,419
JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION60$10,027,056$167,118
CHILDREN'S SERVICES61$9,954,546$163,189
ENERGY54$9,557,655$176,994
LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION58$9,303,648$160,408
Executive Council39$8,093,519$207,526
Advanced Education48$7,954,837$165,726
CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN35$6,094,648$174,133
Communications And Public Engagement28$4,488,667$160,310
SENIORS AND HOUSING26$4,404,224$169,393
Indigenous Relations20$3,360,291$168,015
Total2,245$384,551,038
PositionMinistryClassBase salaryCash benefitsNon-cashSeveranceTotalYear
PD, CSD, Env & ParksPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$0$26,241$149,9372020
Issues Mgr & Sr AdvisorSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$0$26,241$149,9372020
Director, Land Dev. and SalesInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 2$125,109$0$24,798$149,9072020
Dir, SW, Vio Against Wom & GirCULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMENSenior Manager Zone 2$123,679$0$26,223$149,9022020
Associate DirectorCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 1$115,725$12,528$21,645$149,8982020
Dir. Project Delivery SouthInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$100$26,092$149,8882020
Dir, Cap. Planning & ReportingSENIORS AND HOUSINGSenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$0$26,179$149,8752020
Director, Portfolio DeliverySERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$123,964$0$25,901$149,8652020
Dir, Quality and StandardsHealthSenior Manager Zone 2$126,246$0$23,554$149,8002020
Dir, ELA Math Science SocStudEDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$0$26,075$149,7712020
Director,Process &Standards P3InfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 1$125,479$0$24,282$149,7612020
Dir, FNMI Curriculum (K-12)EDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$123,724$0$26,032$149,7562020
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$121,343$0$28,293$149,6362020
Dir, Consumer eHealthHealthSenior Manager Zone 2$115,474$7,918$26,230$149,6212020
SME - Communications LeadSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$126,100$0$23,467$149,5672020
Sr Scientist, Bio-ProcessingAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYScientific 4$120,780$3,901$24,886$149,5672020
Director, Newcomer IntegrationLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$0$25,863$149,5592020
Portfolio Dir S&H Strat&EngageSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$0$25,863$149,5592020
Finance Tower LeadSERVICE ALBERTAExecutive Manager 1$125,156$0$24,357$149,5142020
Dir, French Education (K-12)EDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$0$25,813$149,5092020
Director of PolicyExecutive CouncilMinisterial Ministerial EA$124,557$0$24,924$149,4802020
Portfolio DirectorSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$0$25,745$149,4412020
Dir, Strat & Syst SupportsEDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$0$25,737$149,4332020
Dir, Leadership & AssuranceEDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$0$25,737$149,4332020
Dir. AIO OperationsJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONSenior Manager Zone 1$121,354$0$28,078$149,4322020
Dir, Land & Env Planning-NorthENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$126,075$0$23,356$149,4312020
Associate DirectorCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 1$115,725$10,726$22,945$149,3962020
Senior Manager, DistributionENERGYSenior Manager Zone 1$123,239$0$26,155$149,3932020
Dir. Audit OperationsTreasury Board and FinanceSenior Manager Zone 2$124,095$0$25,225$149,3212020
Dir-Prov Trg & Workforce DevCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$0$25,615$149,3112020
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$122,027$0$27,271$149,2982020
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALJustice Legal Counsel 2$116,141$12,692$20,463$149,2962020
Director, Land Cons & Rclm PolENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$123,211$0$26,016$149,2272020
Director, Roadway EngineeringTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$125,766$0$23,452$149,2192020
Dir, Early Middle Years (K-9)EDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$0$25,519$149,2152020
Director, Fin Reporting & OpsLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$122,668$0$26,523$149,1912020
Director, Southern RegionIndigenous RelationsSenior Manager Zone 2$123,375$0$25,813$149,1882020
Dir, Rec,Ecosystem & Land MgmtENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$124,944$0$24,145$149,0892020
Portfolio Director CS & CSSSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$0$25,390$149,0862020
Director, Network&Hwy PlanningTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$125,161$0$23,923$149,0852020
Dir WShed Resilience & TranB WENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$124,118$0$24,921$149,0392020
Dir, Law Enfor, Stds & AuditsJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 2$122,468$0$26,563$149,0312020
DirectorInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 2$122,668$0$26,357$149,0252020
Dir, IMT Planning & TransSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$122,397$0$26,618$149,0152020
Dir., Capital Asset PortfolioSENIORS AND HOUSINGProgram Services 5$122,771$0$26,240$149,0112020
Dir, Business OperationsENERGYSenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$0$25,310$149,0062020
Forensic Unit ManagerJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALScientific 4$121,936$3,232$23,716$148,8842020
Dir - Bus Improve & OptimizCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$123,696$0$25,186$148,8822020
Director, Livestock SystemsAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYSenior Manager Zone 2$25,824$30,216$8,297$84,491$148,8282020
Dir, FOIP SectorSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$122,507$0$26,295$148,8022020
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