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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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2,447 positions in 2019

Total compensation by ministry
MinistryPositionsTotal compensationAvg per position
JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL674$129,237,971$191,748
SERVICE ALBERTA209$33,759,301$161,528
ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS206$33,297,433$161,638
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY136$21,743,762$159,881
EDUCATION126$20,064,548$159,242
Health101$17,484,199$173,111
Treasury Board and Finance94$16,452,821$175,030
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES99$16,358,302$165,235
TRANSPORTATION92$15,216,798$165,400
Infrastructure83$13,097,650$157,803
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM75$13,081,719$174,423
ENERGY68$12,270,712$180,452
Public Service Commission72$12,132,296$168,504
LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION71$11,551,526$162,698
CHILDREN'S SERVICES69$11,342,706$164,387
Municipal Affairs64$10,770,031$168,282
Advanced Education53$8,858,325$167,138
Executive Council38$7,389,369$194,457
CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN37$6,377,871$172,375
Communications And Public Engagement31$5,016,892$161,835
Indigenous Relations24$4,385,986$182,749
SENIORS AND HOUSING25$4,286,318$171,453
Total2,447$424,176,535
PositionMinistryClassBase salaryCash benefitsNon-cashSeveranceTotalYear
Assoc Dir-ArchitectureSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$112,420$10,810$26,907$150,1362019
Web Svcs, Project LeadSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$300$30,887$150,1262019
Director,Community GrantsCULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMENSenior Manager Zone 2$122,256$150$27,697$150,1032019
Director, CommunicationsCommunications And Public EngagementSenior Manager Zone 2$120,470$0$29,624$150,0942019
Dir-Info Sharing StrategySERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$133,318$10,255$6,513$150,0862019
Sr Mgr Commodity Tax AuditTreasury Board and FinanceSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$31,110$150,0482019
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALJustice Legal Counsel 2$121,120$0$28,881$150,0012019
Sr Mgr, Ambient Air PolicyENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 1$119,707$150$30,137$149,9952019
Dir, InvestigtionsLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$121,058$0$28,843$149,9012019
Team CommanderJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALManager Zone 2$117,868$0$32,016$149,8842019
Sr.Mgr. Stakeholder StrategyInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 1$121,006$0$28,842$149,8492019
Director, Financial ReportingHealthSenior Manager Zone 2$122,154$0$27,679$149,8332019
Dir, Legislation & GovernanceAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$30,887$149,8262019
Dir., Division OperationsAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$30,887$149,8262019
Sr Manager Legislative SvcsAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$30,887$149,8262019
Dir, Energy & Info & Comm TechECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$30,887$149,8262019
SM, School Capital/ASAP SPEDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$30,887$149,8262019
Dir, Strategic PrioritiesENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$30,887$149,8262019
Director, Indigenous ServicesENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$30,887$149,8262019
Dir, Corporate Svcs & PlanningIndigenous RelationsSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$30,887$149,8262019
Director Corporate Security SeJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$30,887$149,8262019
Assoc Dir-External BRMSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$30,887$149,8262019
Assoc Dir-Integration&Prod SupSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$30,887$149,8262019
Dir, IMT Org Change MgmtSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$30,887$149,8262019
Dir. AIDO & Intergov. Rel.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$113,881$6,689$29,250$149,8202019
Dir, Royalty&Revenue ReportingTreasury Board and FinanceSenior Manager Zone 2$120,011$0$29,784$149,7952019
Sr Dir, Cap Partnership & InitECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$30,837$149,7762019
Dir-ASIESCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$122,507$0$27,268$149,7752019
Director, Regional PlanningENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$121,368$500$27,904$149,7722019
Legal CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALJustice Legal Counsel 2$121,120$0$28,629$149,7492019
Dir. Advanced IndustriesECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$200$30,610$149,7492019
Senior Manager, Tax PolicyTreasury Board and FinanceSenior Manager Zone 2$119,375$0$30,336$149,7102019
Dir. Cost ManagementInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 2$120,856$0$28,835$149,6912019
Senior Manager, IPSAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$30,742$149,6802019
Team Lead - SouthTRANSPORTATIONEngineering & Related Level 4$116,915$11,381$21,353$149,6492019
Dir, IMT Planning & TransSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$30,691$149,6302019
Dir-Coord&Strategic PolicyJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 2$119,196$0$30,421$149,6182019
Associate Dir, CI Service DelCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 1$115,725$6,276$27,615$149,6162019
Forensic Unit ManagerJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALScientific 4$119,839$6,580$23,197$149,6162019
SME Reporting Analytics & LeadSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$118,865$0$30,748$149,6132019
Dir, IMT TransformationSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$30,662$149,6012019
Dir-Capacity & CoordinationCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$123,166$0$26,423$149,5892019
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALJustice Legal Counsel 2$117,592$0$31,996$149,5882019
HR Portfolio Dir.-Health/SHPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 2$119,045$0$30,477$149,5222019
Enterprise Solution Arch LeadSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$300$30,257$149,4962019
Sr Mgr, ATOMS Shared SvcsAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$30,546$149,4842019
Sr Dir Regional Economic DevECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMSenior Manager Zone 2$119,196$0$30,257$149,4532019
Dir-Fin Client Pymts and RevCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$119,196$0$30,240$149,4362019
Assoc Dir-Bus Relationship MgtSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$300$30,156$149,3952019
Dir, ASIESCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$120,105$0$29,284$149,3892019
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