British Columbia Compensation Disclosure — 2025 Public Sector Salary Disclosure
44,577
2025 Records
Latest year
$4.8B
Total Payroll
Total compensation disclosed (2025)
$106,609
Average Compensation
Across all records (2025)
$1,633,445
Highest Compensation
Thomas Bechard
90
Employers
Unique organizations
7
Sectors
Industry categories
Top 10 Earners
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, BC Cancer — Provincial Health Services Authority
$709,239
2025
Sector Overview
Core Government
22,704 people
School Districts
21,540 people
Crown Corporations
153 people
Colleges & Institutes
102 people
Health Authorities
40 people
Universities
31 people
Public Service
7 people
Year-over-Year Trends
| Year | Records | Avg Compensation | Median Compensation | Total Payroll | Headcount Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5,221 | $92,238 | $85,813 | $481.6M | — |
| 2011 | 6,008 | $93,364 | $86,037 | $560.9M | — |
| 2012 | 5,890 | $94,444 | $86,865 | $556.3M | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 5,430 | $93,971 | $85,706 | $510.3M | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 5,901 | $97,327 | $86,728 | $574.3M | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 6,375 | $95,331 | $86,935 | $607.7M | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 6,829 | $95,866 | $86,875 | $654.7M | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 7,663 | $100,203 | $88,521 | $790.3M | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 9,058 | $101,924 | $89,085 | $948.7M | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 10,288 | $100,742 | $89,163 | $1.1B | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 11,214 | $101,674 | $89,775 | $1.2B | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 13,031 | $101,168 | $89,603 | $1.3B | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 14,582 | $101,251 | $90,408 | $1.5B | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 17,479 | $103,749 | $93,130 | $1.8B | +19.9% |
| 2024 | 20,990 | $107,520 | $96,578 | $2.3B | +20.1% |
| 2025 | 44,577 | $106,609 | $102,072 | $4.8B | +112.4% |
Note: FY 2025 figures include school district SOFI data (~21K employees over $75K) that wasn't ingested for prior fiscal years; the headcount increase is partly a coverage change, not a workforce change. FY 2010 is missing from the source data.