2018 Sunshine List: Agriculture and Forestry 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 Agriculture and Forestry, 196 staffers made the list this year, earning a total salary of $24,857,077.00 in 2017.
At the top of the Sunshine List
Topping the list for Agriculture and Forestry was Deputy Minister Beverly Yee who brought home $285,877.00 in 2017.
Following Beverly Yee was Farmers' Advocate Peter Dobbie, who had annual earnings of $205,076.00. Assistant Deputy Minister Jamie Curran made $200,405.00, ADM, Forestry Division Bruce Mayer made $199,639.00 and Assistant Deputy Minister David Burdek round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $199,116.00 for the Agriculture and Forestry 2018 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among the 196 Agriculture and Forestry's employees, who received more than six-figure salaries 40 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 139 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 14 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at Agriculture and Forestry.
For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2018 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2018 Employees List. If you wish to analyse the list by employer go to Sunshine List 2018 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.