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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
Advisor, StrategyJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$400$10,451$129,7902020
Operations ManagerTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$116,915$6,000$6,849$129,7632020
Deputy RegistrarJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 1$117,591$0$11,661$129,2532020
Env & Clim Chg Modelling LeadENVIRONMENT AND PARKSEngineering & Related Level 4$121,597$0$7,507$129,1032020
Director of OperationsJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 1$117,591$0$11,263$128,8542020
Sr Mgr Corporate Income TaxTreasury Board and FinanceSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$9,885$128,8232020
Proj Lead, Statute Admin FrmwkSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$0$300$14$127,883$128,1972020
Vehicle Standards SpecialistTRANSPORTATIONEngineering & Related Level 4$121,597$0$6,129$127,7252020
ED, Provincial Court. Admin.JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALExecutive Manager 1$119,891$272$7,118$127,2812020
Mgr, Security OperationsSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$8,288$127,2262020
Dir, Centre of Org LearningHealthSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$450$7,401$126,7902020
Dir,Data Access/Contract MgmtSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 1$115,725$0$10,104$125,8282020
Sr Mgr-FCSSCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$6,355$125,2942020
Director Visitor ExperienceCULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMENSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$500$5,797$125,2352020
Hearing AdjudicatorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$5,828$124,7662020
Dir,Learning&Talent Sys IntegPublic Service CommissionSenior Manager Zone 1$114,741$0$9,985$124,7262020
Rec Education & Partnership MgENVIRONMENT AND PARKSSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$5,770$124,7082020
Associate DirectorCHILDREN'S SERVICESSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$5,609$124,5472020
ADM,FOIP Rvw & TransformationSERVICE ALBERTAAssistant Deputy Minister$0$0$0$123,657$123,6572020
Pharmaceutical Pol ConsultantHealthManager Zone 2$120,011$0$3,610$123,6202020
Dir, ERP OpsSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$115,725$900$6,843$123,4682020
Hearing AdjudicatorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 1$118,939$0$4,185$123,1232020
Chief of StaffEDUCATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$116,793$0$6,294$123,0872020
Unit Head, Pulse CropsAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYManager Zone 2$23,079$21,931$7,592$70,168$122,7702020
Senior Project ManagerInfrastructureSenior Manager Zone 1$115,725$0$6,841$122,5662020
Hearing AdjudicatorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 1$114,043$0$6,316$120,3592020
Mgr, MarketingAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYManager Zone 2$0$0$0$117,373$117,3732020
Dir, IMT-ERP IntegrationSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$10,768$31,517$6,087$66,544$114,9162020
Environmental Program SpecAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYAgrologist Level 2$346$0$36$114,234$114,6162020
Economics Extension SpecAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYAgrologist Level 3$0$0$0$108,496$108,4962020
Dir, Oil & Gas Svcs & TechJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONSenior Manager Zone 1$21,043$38,219$7,228$39,434$105,9242020
AnalystTreasury Board and FinanceManager Zone 2$72,434$15,678$16,893$105,0042020
Director,Strategic InitiativesTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$0$0$0$104,090$104,0902020
DirectorTRANSPORTATIONSenior Manager Zone 2$0$0$0$104,090$104,0902020
Project ManagerTRANSPORTATIONExecutive Manager 2$0$0$0$103,215$103,2152020
Program Manager CAP/ICGAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYManager Zone 2$0$0$0$98,251$98,2512020
Mgr, Land UseAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYManager Zone 2$0$0$0$97,286$97,2862020
Dir, Supplementary BenefitsHealthSenior Manager Zone 2$34,638$19,856$10,370$30,988$95,8532020
Director,First Nation ProjectsIndigenous RelationsSenior Manager Zone 2$0$0$0$95,791$95,7912020
Dir Strategic Tech PlanningSERVICE ALBERTASenior Manager Zone 2$10,768$14,711$4,996$62,753$93,2282020
Director OperationsJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSenior Manager Zone 1$0$0$0$90,563$90,5632020
President ACFATreasury Board and FinanceExecutive Manager 1$0$0$0$78,094$78,0942020
Manager, Pathology UnitAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYSenior Manager Zone 1$29,735$10,925$8,692$27,052$76,4042020
DentistCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESExecutive Manager 2$38,308$22,737$1,602$62,6472020
ED, Invest AlbertaJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONExecutive Manager 1$0$0$0$48,587$48,5872020
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