Justice and Solicitor General

Alberta Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2017

Salary Name Position
$148,242.12
earned in 2016
Darren Maloney Crown Prosecutor
Justice and Solicitor General
$180,599.64
earned in 2016
Darryl Ruether Exec Leg Counto CJ & Dir Calg
Justice and Solicitor General
$168,145.12
earned in 2016
Darwyn Ross Crown Prosecutor
Justice and Solicitor General
$120,713.47
earned in 2016
Daryl Gourley Dir, Peace Officer Train & St
Justice and Solicitor General
$107,841.12
earned in 2016
Daryl LeBeau Manager, Administrative System
Justice and Solicitor General
$107,832.54
earned in 2016
Daryl Willetts Leader, Dispute Resolution Dev
Justice and Solicitor General
$105,916.12
earned in 2016
David Adam Deputy Director
Justice and Solicitor General
$181,228.06
earned in 2016
David Alan Hill Assist Chief Crown Prosecutor
Justice and Solicitor General
$190,848.58
earned in 2016
David Chiswell Barrister and Solicitor
Justice and Solicitor General
$107,152.50
earned in 2016
David Evans Project Manager
Justice and Solicitor General
$182,203.90
earned in 2016
David France Barrister and Solicitor
Justice and Solicitor General
$132,350.92
earned in 2016
David Goodburn Barrister and Solicitor
Justice and Solicitor General
$107,152.50
earned in 2016
David John Shaw Deputy Director of Operations
Justice and Solicitor General
$160,879.16
earned in 2016
David Kamal Barrister and Solicitor
Justice and Solicitor General
$181,228.06
earned in 2016
David Labrenz Appellate Counsel
Justice and Solicitor General
$164,060.78
earned in 2016
David Peace Executive Director, FSOS
Justice and Solicitor General
$107,152.50
earned in 2016
David Roy Somerton Deputy Director
Justice and Solicitor General
$168,144.86
earned in 2016
David Sharko Barrister and Solicitor
Justice and Solicitor General
$156,193.44
earned in 2016
David Sherwin Crown Prosecutor
Justice and Solicitor General
$189,502.63
earned in 2016
David Skene Director
Justice and Solicitor General
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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 Justice and Solicitor General, including:

2017 Alberta Sunshine List: Justice and Solicitor General Top Earners

Every year, the Alberta government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Justice and Solicitor General's 756 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $111,848,257.54 in 2016.

At the top of the Justice and Solicitor General Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Justice and Solicitor General was Assist Chief Medical Examiner Tera Jones, who brought home $383,143.47 in 2016.

Following Tera Jones was Assist Chief Medical Examiner Bamidele Adeagbo, with annual earnings of $383,143.47. Asst Chief Med. Examiner Bernard Bannach made $383,143.47, Deputy Chief Med Examiner Elizabeth Brooks-Lim made $383,143.47, and Assist Chief Medical Examiner Mitchell Weinberg round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $383,017.99 for the Justice and Solicitor General 2017 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2016, 125 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 275 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 343 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 5 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 8 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Justice and Solicitor General.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 125 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 275 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 343 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 5 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 8 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