Cost of government
Sunshine list
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.
Loading chart data...
verification
auto-extractedFigures here were produced by an automated extraction pipeline against the cited source. The extraction is reproducible from the source hash but has not been independently re-verified by a human.
derivation
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.
source
MinistryAllJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALSERVICE ALBERTAENVIRONMENT AND PARKSAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRYEDUCATIONHealthTreasury Board and FinanceCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESTRANSPORTATIONInfrastructureECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISMENERGYPublic Service CommissionLABOUR AND IMMIGRATIONCHILDREN'S SERVICESMunicipal AffairsAdvanced EducationExecutive CouncilCULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMENCommunications And Public EngagementIndigenous RelationsSENIORS AND HOUSING
2,447 positions in 2019
| Ministry | Positions | Total compensation | Avg per position |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | 674 | $129,237,971 | $191,748 |
| SERVICE ALBERTA | 209 | $33,759,301 | $161,528 |
| ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | 206 | $33,297,433 | $161,638 |
| AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY | 136 | $21,743,762 | $159,881 |
| EDUCATION | 126 | $20,064,548 | $159,242 |
| Health | 101 | $17,484,199 | $173,111 |
| Treasury Board and Finance | 94 | $16,452,821 | $175,030 |
| COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES | 99 | $16,358,302 | $165,235 |
| TRANSPORTATION | 92 | $15,216,798 | $165,400 |
| Infrastructure | 83 | $13,097,650 | $157,803 |
| ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM | 75 | $13,081,719 | $174,423 |
| ENERGY | 68 | $12,270,712 | $180,452 |
| Public Service Commission | 72 | $12,132,296 | $168,504 |
| LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION | 71 | $11,551,526 | $162,698 |
| CHILDREN'S SERVICES | 69 | $11,342,706 | $164,387 |
| Municipal Affairs | 64 | $10,770,031 | $168,282 |
| Advanced Education | 53 | $8,858,325 | $167,138 |
| Executive Council | 38 | $7,389,369 | $194,457 |
| CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN | 37 | $6,377,871 | $172,375 |
| Communications And Public Engagement | 31 | $5,016,892 | $161,835 |
| Indigenous Relations | 24 | $4,385,986 | $182,749 |
| SENIORS AND HOUSING | 25 | $4,286,318 | $171,453 |
| Total | 2,447 | $424,176,535 |
| Position | Ministry | Class | Base salary | Cash benefits | Non-cash | Severance | Total | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrister and Solicitor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 4 | $177,957 | $0 | $37,778 | — | $215,735 | 2019 |
| Chief Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 4 | $176,483 | $0 | $39,235 | — | $215,719 | 2019 |
| Barrister & Solicitor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $168,145 | $0 | $47,544 | — | $215,689 | 2019 |
| ADM, SW& Strat. Integration | CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN | Assistant Deputy Minister | $174,397 | $0 | $41,166 | — | $215,563 | 2019 |
| ED-Reg Community Program Del | CHILDREN'S SERVICES | Executive Manager 1 | $164,061 | $12,620 | $38,842 | — | $215,523 | 2019 |
| Assistant Director, Legal Serv | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 4 | $173,762 | $0 | $41,583 | — | $215,345 | 2019 |
| ADM Housing | SENIORS AND HOUSING | Assistant Deputy Minister | $174,748 | $0 | $40,544 | — | $215,293 | 2019 |
| Director | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 5 | $173,660 | $0 | $41,246 | — | $214,906 | 2019 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 4 | $175,036 | $0 | $39,759 | — | $214,796 | 2019 |
| Appellate Counsel | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 4 | $173,750 | $0 | $41,018 | — | $214,767 | 2019 |
| Exec Dir Financial Planning | Health | Executive Manager 1 | $143,983 | $35,900 | $34,753 | — | $214,636 | 2019 |
| Ex Dir- Social Innovation | CHILDREN'S SERVICES | Executive Manager 1 | $173,914 | $200 | $40,188 | — | $214,302 | 2019 |
| Chief Officer | Executive Council | Executive Manager 2 | $174,330 | $0 | $39,853 | — | $214,183 | 2019 |
| Barrister & Solicitor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $160,879 | $15,896 | $37,376 | — | $214,151 | 2019 |
| ED, Property Management | Infrastructure | Executive Manager 1 | $164,061 | $12,670 | $37,204 | — | $213,935 | 2019 |
| Exec Dir-Corp Info Sec Office | SERVICE ALBERTA | Executive Manager 1 | $175,359 | $0 | $38,557 | — | $213,916 | 2019 |
| Executive Legal Counsel | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 4 | $174,822 | $0 | $39,018 | — | $213,840 | 2019 |
| ADM Seniors Services | SENIORS AND HOUSING | Assistant Deputy Minister | $172,777 | $0 | $40,818 | — | $213,595 | 2019 |
| Appellate Counsel | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 4 | $170,579 | $0 | $42,417 | — | $212,996 | 2019 |
| Assistant Chief Crown | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $170,370 | $0 | $42,362 | — | $212,732 | 2019 |
| ED, Stewardship and Policy Int | Indigenous Relations | Executive Manager 1 | $164,061 | $11,086 | $37,282 | — | $212,428 | 2019 |
| ED, Social Policy | Executive Council | Executive Manager 1 | $164,061 | $8,203 | $40,102 | — | $212,365 | 2019 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $168,145 | $0 | $44,002 | — | $212,148 | 2019 |
| Farmers' Advocate | AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY | Executive Manager 1 | $205,076 | $0 | $6,887 | — | $211,963 | 2019 |
| Executive Dir, Communications | Communications And Public Engagement | Executive Manager 1 | $170,724 | $0 | $40,984 | — | $211,708 | 2019 |
| Asst.CLCRegistrarofRegulations | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 6 | $173,626 | $0 | $38,012 | — | $211,638 | 2019 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 4 | $169,971 | $0 | $41,570 | — | $211,541 | 2019 |
| ED, FNMI Education | EDUCATION | Executive Manager 1 | $143,983 | $36,683 | $30,832 | — | $211,498 | 2019 |
| Exec Dir-ERP Engagement | SERVICE ALBERTA | Executive Manager 1 | $205,076 | $0 | $6,402 | — | $211,478 | 2019 |
| Issues & Strategic Info Facili | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 4 | $170,532 | $0 | $40,763 | — | $211,295 | 2019 |
| Barrister & Solicitor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $152,689 | $20,372 | $37,940 | — | $211,002 | 2019 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $161,991 | $13,664 | $35,342 | — | $210,997 | 2019 |
| Asst Chief Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 4 | $169,971 | $0 | $40,957 | — | $210,928 | 2019 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 4 | $169,971 | $0 | $40,957 | — | $210,928 | 2019 |
| ADM, FNMI Education | EDUCATION | Assistant Deputy Minister | $173,150 | $0 | $37,563 | — | $210,713 | 2019 |
| ADM, Communications - Economic | Communications And Public Engagement | Assistant Deputy Minister | $169,980 | $0 | $40,329 | — | $210,309 | 2019 |
| Barrister & Solicitor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $168,145 | $0 | $42,150 | — | $210,296 | 2019 |
| Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 4 | $164,904 | $6,342 | $39,036 | — | $210,283 | 2019 |
| Education Counsel | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $168,145 | $0 | $41,857 | — | $210,003 | 2019 |
| Chief Internal Auditor | Treasury Board and Finance | Executive Manager 1 | $171,885 | $0 | $37,876 | — | $209,761 | 2019 |
| Econ. Crime Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $168,145 | $0 | $41,604 | — | $209,750 | 2019 |
| Asst Chief Crown Prosecutor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 4 | $164,787 | $0 | $44,962 | — | $209,749 | 2019 |
| Barrister & Solicitor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $168,145 | $0 | $41,545 | — | $209,691 | 2019 |
| ADM, Forestry Division | AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY | Assistant Deputy Minister | $199,639 | $0 | $9,649 | — | $209,289 | 2019 |
| Barrister and Solicitor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 4 | $168,356 | $350 | $40,457 | — | $209,163 | 2019 |
| ADM, Delivery Services | COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES | Assistant Deputy Minister | $169,087 | $0 | $39,966 | — | $209,053 | 2019 |
| Chief Toxicologist | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Chief Toxicologist | $170,881 | $0 | $38,143 | — | $209,023 | 2019 |
| ADM, Climate Change | ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS | Assistant Deputy Minister | $165,581 | $4,573 | $38,857 | — | $209,011 | 2019 |
| Barrister & Solicitor | JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL | Justice Legal Counsel 3 | $168,145 | $0 | $40,853 | — | $208,998 | 2019 |
| ED, Strategic Financial Svcs | EDUCATION | Executive Manager 1 | $169,311 | $3,155 | $36,455 | — | $208,921 | 2019 |
Page 7 of 49