British Columbia Sunshine List 2011 (FY 2010-11)

British Columbia’s 2011 compensation disclosure: every disclosed public-sector compensation for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.

6,008
employees disclosed
$93,364
average compensation
$86,037
median compensation
$336,548
highest compensation

In 2011, 6,008 employees at 1 British Columbia public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s compensation disclosure (FY 2010-11, the fiscal year ending in 2011). The average disclosed compensation was $93,364 and the median was $86,037 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $75,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.

Compared with 2009, the list grew by 787 names (+15%, from 5,221 to 6,008), and the average disclosed compensation rose 1.2% from $92,238.

The highest-paid person on the 2011 list was ROD J HARRIS (CEO) at Province of British Columbia, at $336,548. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 6,008 records, use the data explorer or see the British Columbia dashboard for the latest year.

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.

Highest-paid public-sector employees in British Columbia, 2011

Top 25 by compensation on the 2011 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.

#NamePositionEmployerCompensation
1ROD J HARRISCEOProvince of British Columbia$336,548
2ROBERT H WRIGHTExecutive Director, CASPProvince of British Columbia$250,215
3WILLIAM LAKEYMedical Dir, Work Hlth & SafeProvince of British Columbia$245,302
4ROSS HALLAWAYParamedicProvince of British Columbia$239,332
5HENRY J R REINERCrown CounselProvince of British Columbia$232,001
6L JAYNE BARKERSr Director, CYF Policy & StdsProvince of British Columbia$230,880
7MICHAEL W YAMANAKAAssistant Medical DirectorProvince of British Columbia$223,654
8BARBARA J SEVERYNRegional Director, Vanc IslandProvince of British Columbia$211,704
9PAIGE L JOHNSTONECrown CounselProvince of British Columbia$210,447
10WENDY DAWSONLegal Counsel Level 4Province of British Columbia$207,329
11RALPH KEEFERLegal Counsel Level 4Province of British Columbia$203,844
12OLEH S KUZMARegional Crown CounselProvince of British Columbia$201,290
13PETER M FAVELLCrown CounselProvince of British Columbia$201,130
14KAREN WANGERMedical CoordinatorProvince of British Columbia$200,409
15JOHN M GORDONDeputy DirectorProvince of British Columbia$200,294
16LORNE S FISHERRegional Crown CounselProvince of British Columbia$197,154
17GREGORY J FITCHDirector, CASPProvince of British Columbia$194,049
18GREG WEBERCrown CounselProvince of British Columbia$193,066
19JOSEPH BELLOWSLegal Counsel Level 4Province of British Columbia$189,494
20JAY CHALKEPublic Guardian & TrusteeProvince of British Columbia$189,094
21SHELENE RAILLegal Counsel Level 4Province of British Columbia$188,854
22JENNIFER JORDANJudicial OfficerProvince of British Columbia$188,555
23MALCOLM FYFE WILLIAMSONSenior Medical ConsultantProvince of British Columbia$188,333
24DON FOXGORDVice President, Partner MarketProvince of British Columbia$187,716
25D CLIFTON PROWSELegal CounselProvince of British Columbia$187,653

2011 compensation by sector

SectorEmployeesAvg CompensationTop Compensation
Core Government6,008$93,364$336,548

Largest employers on the 2011 list

The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2011.

EmployerSectorEmployeesAvg Compensation
Province of British ColumbiaCore Government6,008$93,364

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