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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., Strategic & Corp. PolicySENIORS AND HOUSINGSenior Manager Zone 2$115,965$0$24,343$140,3082021
Director, Legal ServicesJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 2$115,965$0$24,343$140,3082021
Director, Permitting & ApprovTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$115,965$0$24,343$140,3082021
Associate DirectorCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 2$115,965$0$24,343$140,3082021
Director of OperationsJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 1$117,684$9,149$13,458$140,2922021
Dir, Meeting & Conference Fac.Executive CouncilSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Unit Manager, Animal Hlth ProgAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Assoc Dir-Application ServicesSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Senior Project ManagerInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Assoc Dir MI Problem & ChangeSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Assc Dir-Horizontal ServicesSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Dir.Facilities and Fleet ServAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Dir, Strategic Planning&PolicyPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Emergency Services OwnerSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Manager,Community ResilienceENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Senior Project ManagerInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Associate Director, Info MgmtSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
BERNIE Program ManagerSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Fisheries Manager-SouthENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Dir, Enterprise Content MgmtHealthSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Compliance ManagerENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Assoc Dir-GS Proj Mgt OfficeSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Dir, Prov Reg Ops & PlanningHealthSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Sr Mgr, PS & Modular Prog MgmtInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Sr. Program Manager EDTTSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Dir,Foundational Learning SuppAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Dir. Strategy & Bus AnalyticsJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,341$140,2882021
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 2$117,836$0$22,447$140,2832021
Dir, Content Management SvcsSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$117,035$0$23,198$140,2332021
Director, SuperNet OperationsSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$117,124$0$23,105$140,2292021
Dir-Info Mgt Leg and Admin SvcMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager Zone 2$117,030$0$23,197$140,2272021
Director, BWM & Ir SecretariatAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager Zone 2$116,137$0$24,090$140,2272021
Bridge ManagerTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$115,804$100$24,321$140,2262021
Dir, Land & Env Planning-SouthENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 2$115,965$0$24,255$140,2202021
Dir. Budget Dev. &PlanningTreasury Board and FinanceSenior Manager Zone 2$115,965$0$24,226$140,1912021
Associate DirectorCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,237$140,1842021
Senior Project ManagerInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,237$140,1842021
Assoc Dir-Investment&StrategySERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,237$140,1842021
Assoc Dir-Data Mgt ServicesSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,237$140,1842021
Senior Program Manager-TransSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,237$140,1842021
Sr. Manager, System QualityAdvanced EducationSenior Manager Zone 1$115,947$0$24,237$140,1842021
Director, Livestock SystemsAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager Zone 2$0$0$0$140,177$140,1772021
Assoc Dir-Application ServicesSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$115,153$0$24,987$140,1402021
Legal CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALManager Zone 2$133,318$0$6,760$140,0782021
Prov Fish Science SpecialistENVIRONMENT AND PARKSScientific 5$129,869$0$10,159$140,0292021
Director FOIP SectorSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$115,771$0$24,213$139,9842021
Mgr, Fin Compliance&OperationsSERVICE ALBERTAManager Zone 2$115,725$0$24,252$139,9772021
Director Employment ProgramsLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$116,082$0$23,871$139,9532021
Dir Procurement Strategy & PlaTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$115,701$0$24,248$139,9502021
Dir, Energy Trans & Pol InnovENERGYSenior Manager Zone 2$115,555$100$24,277$139,9322021
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