2016 Sunshine List: Justice and Solicitor General top earners
Every year Alberta government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants, which includes nurses, teachers, police officers, and firefighters, with six-figure salaries. In Justice and Solicitor General, 847 staffers made the list this year, earning a total salary of $126,114,131.00 in 2015.
At the top of the Sunshine List
Topping the list for Justice and Solicitor General was Assist Chief Medical Examiner Tera Jones who brought home $357,075.00 in 2015.
Following Tera Jones was Chief Medical Examiner Jeffery Gofton, who had annual earnings of $357,075.00. Deputy Chief Med Examiner Elizabeth W.L. Brooks-Lim made $357,075.00, Assist Chief Medical Examiner Bamidele Adeagbo made $357,075.00 and Asst Chief Med. Examiner Bernard Bannach round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $357,075.00 for the Justice and Solicitor General 2016 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among the 847 Justice and Solicitor General's employees, who received more than six-figure salaries 63 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 388 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 366 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 20 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 2 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , 6 received over $300,000 at Justice and Solicitor General.
For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2016 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2016 Employees List. If you wish to analyse the list by employer go to Sunshine List 2016 Employers List.
The Sunshine List
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 $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.