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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
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$165,706$0$34,148$199,8542020
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$165,827$0$33,984$199,8112020
Legal CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$165,636$0$34,133$199,7682020
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$168,145$0$31,561$199,7062020
Executive Lead, 1GX ImplemPublic Service CommissionExecutive Manager 1$161,379$6,207$32,080$199,6662020
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$168,145$0$31,500$199,6452020
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$168,145$0$31,454$199,5992020
ED, Water and Waste PolicyENVIRONMENT AND PARKSExecutive Manager 1$160,939$6,741$31,852$199,5322020
Barrister and SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$168,145$0$31,370$199,5152020
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$164,787$0$34,708$199,4952020
Legislative CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$168,145$0$31,343$199,4882020
Ex Lead, Program DeliverySERVICE ALBERTAExecutive Manager 1$168,166$0$31,297$199,4632020
Appellate CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$166,046$0$33,365$199,4112020
ADM, Climate ChangeENVIRONMENT AND PARKSAssistant Deputy Minister$165,581$0$33,805$199,3862020
Barrister and SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$165,706$0$33,581$199,2872020
Exec Director,Edm RegionCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESExecutive Manager 1$168,983$0$30,254$199,2372020
ED, Info TechnologyHealthExecutive Manager 1$143,983$26,200$29,036$199,2192020
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$165,706$0$33,233$198,9392020
Barrister and SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$166,852$0$32,069$198,9212020
Chief Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$164,546$6,000$28,257$198,8032020
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$168,145$0$30,616$198,7612020
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$168,145$0$30,616$198,7612020
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$168,145$0$30,616$198,7612020
Legal CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$168,145$0$30,616$198,7612020
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$168,145$0$30,616$198,7612020
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$168,145$0$30,616$198,7612020
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$168,145$0$30,616$198,7612020
Legislative CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$168,145$0$30,616$198,7612020
Executive Director / SFOSERVICE ALBERTAExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$34,550$198,6112020
ED, StrategyJOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATIONExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$34,550$198,6112020
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$168,145$0$30,385$198,5302020
Policy CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$168,145$0$30,385$198,5302020
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 3$168,145$0$30,325$198,4712020
Legislative CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALJustice Legal Counsel 4$167,287$0$31,056$198,3432020
Regional Ex Dir-NWCOMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICESExecutive Manager 1$159,522$9,700$29,100$198,3222020
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$164,904$0$33,354$198,2582020
Exec Lead, Transformation OffiSERVICE ALBERTAExecutive Manager 2$145,517$7,408$29,261$16,000$198,1872020
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$164,787$0$33,149$197,9362020
ED, Oil Sands MonitoringENVIRONMENT AND PARKSExecutive Manager 1$165,070$0$32,796$197,8672020
Exec Dir-Land Titles & SurveysSERVICE ALBERTAExecutive Manager 1$164,061$0$33,769$197,8302020
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$164,904$0$32,868$197,7722020
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 5$190,849$0$6,886$197,7342020
Asst Director, Legal ServicesJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$164,787$0$32,920$197,7072020
Assistant Executive DirectorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$164,787$0$32,866$197,6532020
Crown ProsecutorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$164,787$0$32,866$197,6532020
Barrister & SolicitorJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$164,787$0$32,866$197,6532020
ED, Field ServicesEDUCATIONExecutive Manager 1$165,575$0$32,069$197,6442020
ADM, Strat Svcs & GovernanceEDUCATIONAssistant Deputy Minister$167,154$0$30,401$197,5552020
Assistant Director, Legal ServJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$164,787$0$32,736$197,5232020
Firearms Crown CounselJUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERALLegal Justice Legal Counsel 4$164,787$0$32,708$197,4952020
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