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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
Soil/Water Research ScientistAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentScientific 4$0$18,329$1,457$100,089$119,8752021
Unit Head, Pulse CropsAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentManager Zone 2$0$0$0$116,277$116,2772021
Sr. Dir. Energy & EnvironmentJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONSenior Manager 2$0$0$0$116,171$116,1712021
Forest Hydrology SpecialistAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentScientific 4$0$13,901$1,099$100,089$115,0892021
Manager, Pathology UnitAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager Zone 1$0$0$0$110,916$110,9162021
Director, Livestock TraceabilityAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager 2$0$0$0$105,732$105,7322021
Dir Ministry Solutions Svs.SERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager 2$0$0$0$101,463$101,4632021
Field Services ManagerEDUCATIONSenior Manager 1$0$0$0$100,000$100,0002021
Dir, IMT-ERP IntegrationSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager 2$0$0$0$100,000$100,0002021
Director, Animal WelfareAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentSenior Manager 2$0$0$0$98,732$98,7322021
Manager, Employee ServicesJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALManager Zone 2$0$0$0$98,251$98,2512021
Sr Reforestation SpecAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentScientific 4$0$0$0$93,106$93,1062021
TL, Governance&Secretariat FuncSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager 1$0$0$0$91,674$91,6742021
Dir, Supplementary BenefitsHealthSenior Manager 2$0$0$0$87,191$87,1912021
Dir, Federal/ConstitutionalExecutive CouncilSenior Manager 2$0$0$0$83,368$83,3682021
Dir Strategic Tech PlanningSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager 2$0$0$0$80,000$80,0002021
Facility Evaluation Coord.InfrastructureEngineering & Related Level 2$12,075$27,328$2,941$36,655$78,9982021
ED, ACOBJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALExecutive Manager 1$0$0$0$78,686$78,6862021
Dir. Trade & InvestmentJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONSenior Manager 1$0$0$0$78,327$78,3272021
Mgr, Gov & ComplianceSERVICE ALBERTAManager 2$0$0$0$69,961$69,9612021
Agronomist Forage Seed CropsAgriculture, Forestry And Rural Economic DevelopmentAgrologist 3$0$0$0$63,053$63,0532021
ED Employee Relations ServicesPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$0$0$0$63,010$63,0102021
Sr. Dir. Innov. Pol. & StratJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONSenior Manager 2$0$0$0$60,000$60,0002021
Senior Planning AdvisorTRANSPORTATIONManager 2$0$0$0$58,687$58,6872021
Fire CommissionerMunicipal AffairsSenior Manager 2$0$0$0$28,813$28,8132021
Senior Negotiations StrategistCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager 2$0$0$93$9,332$9,4252021
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