Education
Alberta Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2017
- Employees: 214
- Positions: 177
- Sum of all salaries: $26,522,218.80
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Year:
Salary | Name | Position |
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$115,570.52 earned in 2016 |
Sabeeh Farooqui |
Dir, Financial & Admin Svcs
Education |
Alberta Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2017
Alberta first started publishing the Sunshine List in 2014 following the 2012 election of Alison Redford.
The salary and severance disclosure, makes Alberta's public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Alberta to make public the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid 136,805 or more in the previous calendar year.
At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Alberta and earn over $136,805 per year, including total taxable benefits.
This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in Education, including:
Top Salaries at Education in the 2017 Sunshine List
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Deputy Minister of Education$285,877.28
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ADM, SLS$200,404.88
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ADM, Program & System Support$200,404.88
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ADM, System Excellence$200,404.88
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ADM, Strat Svcs & Governance$182,257.40
2017 Alberta Sunshine List: Education Top Earners
Every year, the Alberta government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Education's 214 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $26,522,218.80 in 2016.
At the top of the Education Sunshine List
Topping the list for the Education was Deputy Minister of Education Curtis Clarke, who brought home $285,877.28 in 2016.
Following Curtis Clarke was ADM, SLS Ellen J. Hambrook, with annual earnings of $200,404.88. ADM, Program & System Support Michael E Walter made $200,404.88, ADM, System Excellence Gene A Williams made $200,404.88, and ADM, Strat Svcs & Governance Wendy Alison Boje round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $182,257.40 for the Education 2017 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2016, 29 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 172 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 9 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 3 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Education.
Salary breakdown
- 29 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
- 172 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
- 9 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
- 3 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
- 1 employee made between $250,000 to $300,000
For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2017 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2017 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2017 Employers List.
What is disclosed and thresholds
- Compensation includes base salary, overtime, bonuses, honoraria paid to board members and taxable benefits. This category essentially reflects the income amount on the person’s T4.
- Severance reflects amounts paid or payable related to termination of employment, including retiring allowance.
- Non-monetary (other) benefits are generally non-taxable benefits including the employer’s portion of pension contributions, employment insurance, Canada Pension Plan and Workers' Compensation Board premiums.
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Employment and/or severance contracts for:
- Designated executives under the Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions Compensation Regulation
- Designated executives under the Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions (Post-Secondary Institutions) Compensation Regulation
- The Chief Executive Officer of Alberta Health Services
- The Chief Executive Officer of the Alberta Electric System Operator
Employee thresholds
Public sector bodies are required to post online the names and amount of compensation and severance paid to employees who earn more than the threshold amount for that disclosure period.
For December disclosures, if no severance was paid, disclosure is not required.
Calendar year | 1 Annual threshold |
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2021 | $136,805 |
2020 | $135,317 |
2019 | $132,924 |
2018 | $129,809 |
2017 | $127,765 |
2016 | $126,375 |
2015 | $125,000 |