Treasury Board and Finance

Alberta Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2017

Salary Name Position
$118,938.56
earned in 2016
Wayne Reitsma Technical Specialist
Treasury Board and Finance
$118,938.56
earned in 2016
Tim Royer Director, Health Management
Treasury Board and Finance
$118,930.12
earned in 2016
David Mulyk Senior Manager, Pension Policy
Treasury Board and Finance
$117,816.17
earned in 2016
James Rutkowski Minister's Chief of Staff
Treasury Board and Finance
$117,726.82
earned in 2016
Claire Olsen Labour Relations Consultant
Treasury Board and Finance
$117,713.70
earned in 2016
Damian Coneghan Director, Policy Coordination
Treasury Board and Finance
$115,885.38
earned in 2016
Christina Dentzien Dir., Strat. Fin. Proc. Improv
Treasury Board and Finance
$115,757.67
earned in 2016
Sarla Sharma Sr Mrg Economic Forecasting
Treasury Board and Finance
$115,724.70
earned in 2016
Samuel Assembe Senior Policy Analyst
Treasury Board and Finance
$115,724.70
earned in 2016
Keith Orr Director IT Svc Delivery & Ops
Treasury Board and Finance
$115,724.70
earned in 2016
Paul E. Rachmistruk Director, Program Design
Treasury Board and Finance
$115,559.85
earned in 2016
Philip A Beauchamp Director HR Modernization
Treasury Board and Finance
$114,740.86
earned in 2016
Lori Stevens Director,Delivery&LearningTech
Treasury Board and Finance
$114,570.75
earned in 2016
Mark Woodhouse Dir, Strat. Policy & Foresight
Treasury Board and Finance
$113,810.06
earned in 2016
Phillis Wong Director PM Business Support
Treasury Board and Finance
$113,225.32
earned in 2016
Raj Singh Mann Sr Mgr Corporate Income Tax
Treasury Board and Finance
$112,859.18
earned in 2016
Chantal MacLean Executive Director,HR Services
Treasury Board and Finance
$112,510.06
earned in 2016
Karen White Senior Manager, Comm Tobacco
Treasury Board and Finance
$112,356.57
earned in 2016
Dave Aldridge Labour Relations Consultant
Treasury Board and Finance
$112,302.58
earned in 2016
Rosemary Winkler Sr Mgr Corporate Tax Audit
Treasury Board and Finance
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Published March 2017

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 Treasury Board and Finance, including:

  • Top Salaries at Treasury Board and Finance in the 2017 Sunshine List
  • Deputy Minister of TBF
    $310,287.03
  • DM, Public Agency Secretariat
    $305,586.46
  • Public Service Commissioner
    $285,877.28
  • Snr ADM, Leadership Talent Dev
    $223,651.02
  • ADM, Treasury Management
    $220,445.44

2017 Alberta Sunshine List: Treasury Board and Finance Top Earners

Every year, the Alberta government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Treasury Board and Finance's 202 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $26,603,446.05 in 2016.

At the top of the Treasury Board and Finance Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Treasury Board and Finance was Deputy Minister of TBF Lorna Rosen, who brought home $310,287.03 in 2016.

Following Lorna Rosen was DM, Public Agency Secretariat William Werry, with annual earnings of $305,586.46. Public Service Commissioner Lana Lougheed made $285,877.28, Snr ADM, Leadership Talent Dev Christine Couture made $223,651.02, and ADM, Treasury Management Lowell Epp round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $220,445.44 for the Treasury Board and Finance 2017 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2016, 56 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 106 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 31 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 6 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 2 received over $300,000 at the Treasury Board and Finance.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 56 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 106 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 31 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 6 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1 employee made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 2 employees made more than $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.
  • 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.

1 The annual threshold is applied to severance disclosures in December of the current year and to compensation disclosed in June of the following year. For example, the threshold for severances disclosed by December 31, 2021 is $136,805. This is also the threshold for compensation disclosed by June 30, 2022.
Calendar year 1 Annual threshold
2021 $136,805
2020 $135,317
2019 $132,924
2018 $129,809
2017 $127,765
2016 $126,375
2015 $125,000