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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
Senior Manager, Trading and DeTreasury Board and FinanceSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$27,906$146,8442021
Director,Community DevelopmentCULTURE AND STATUS OF WOMENSenior Manager Zone 2$122,820$0$24,000$146,8212021
Engineering & Related Level 4TRANSPORTATIONEngineering & Related Level 4$121,597$0$25,215$146,8112021
Dir-ASIESCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$122,761$0$23,992$146,7532021
Consequence ManagerENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$27,780$146,7192021
Director Risk Mgmt OperationsTreasury Board and FinanceSenior Manager Zone 2$122,120$0$24,598$146,7182021
Chief of StaffCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$121,315$0$25,330$146,6462021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$121,372$0$25,263$146,6342021
Sr.Eng,Bldg.Science & Sustain.InfrastructureEngineering & Related Level 4$122,532$0$24,079$146,6112021
Surfacing Standards SpecialistTRANSPORTATIONEngineering & Related Level 4$122,046$0$24,560$146,6062021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$121,372$0$25,225$146,5972021
Director, Class/Comp DeliveryPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$4,575$23,078$146,5912021
Roadway Standards SpecialistTRANSPORTATIONEngineering & Related Level 4$121,971$0$24,549$146,5202021
Director, Complaint ResolutionLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$122,479$0$23,992$146,4712021
Transbdry Water Quality SpecENVIRONMENT AND PARKSScientific 4$121,092$0$25,376$146,4682021
Forest Management SpecialistAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentScientific 4$121,037$100$25,319$146,4562021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$121,372$0$25,041$146,4122021
Senior GeneticistAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentScientific 4$121,037$0$25,367$146,4042021
Sr Scientist, Bio-ProcessingAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentScientific 4$121,037$0$25,367$146,4042021
Aquatic ScientistENVIRONMENT AND PARKSScientific 4$121,037$0$25,367$146,4042021
Water Quality Guidelines SpecENVIRONMENT AND PARKSScientific 4$121,037$0$25,367$146,4042021
Forest Ecology SpecialistAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentScientific 4$121,037$0$25,367$146,4042021
Aquatic ScientistENVIRONMENT AND PARKSScientific 4$121,037$0$25,367$146,4042021
Mine Water Policy SpecialistENVIRONMENT AND PARKSScientific 4$121,037$0$25,367$146,4042021
Legal CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$121,372$0$24,985$146,3572021
Dir. Engagement&EducationENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$121,268$0$25,079$146,3472021
Director,Policy Innovation&IGRIndigenous RelationsSenior Manager Zone 2$115,965$3,545$26,834$146,3452021
Assc Dir-Data ServicesSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$118,923$0$27,400$146,3232021
PD, CSD, ED and L&IPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$121,242$0$25,076$146,3182021
Director, Land Cons & Rclm PolENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$121,226$0$25,073$146,2992021
Tm.Ld.Site & Env.EngineerInfrastructureEngineering & Related Level 4$121,597$0$24,646$146,2432021
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$116,371$6,000$23,855$146,2262021
ED, K-12 Fiscal OversightEDUCATIONExecutive Manager 1$121,714$0$24,480$146,1942021
Director of ResearchSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$122,793$0$23,380$146,1732021
Approvals ManagerENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 1$119,780$1,506$24,867$146,1532021
Sr Mgr Capital PlanningHealthSenior Manager Zone 1$122,232$0$23,914$146,1472021
Pavement Management SpecTRANSPORTATIONEngineering & Related Level 4$121,597$0$24,493$146,0902021
Sr Workplace Safety EngLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONEngineering & Related Level 4$121,597$0$24,493$146,0902021
Specialist, Vendor & ContractTRANSPORTATIONEngineering & Related Level 4$121,597$0$24,493$146,0902021
Bridge Evaluation SpecialistTRANSPORTATIONEngineering & Related Level 4$121,597$0$24,493$146,0902021
Geotechnical Engineering SpecTRANSPORTATIONEngineering & Related Level 4$121,597$0$24,493$146,0902021
Modelling Support Team LeadENVIRONMENT AND PARKSEngineering & Related Level 4$121,597$0$24,493$146,0902021
Env Public Health ScientistHealthScientific 4$121,037$0$25,047$146,0842021
Research ScientistAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentScientific 4$121,037$0$25,047$146,0842021
Lead, Science TeamENVIRONMENT AND PARKSScientific 4$121,037$0$25,047$146,0842021
Director, Edu and Know MgmtIndigenous RelationsSenior Manager Zone 2$118,244$0$27,831$146,0742021
Manager, OHS InspectionsLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONManager Zone 2$120,992$100$24,980$146,0722021
Field Services ManagerEDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 1$121,043$0$24,927$145,9702021
Sr Press SecretaryHealthMinisterial Ministerial 2$121,030$0$24,938$145,9672021
Portfolio Dir RCAS & ACPSSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$120,604$350$24,987$145,9412021
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