British Columbia’s 2018 compensation disclosure: every disclosed public-sector compensation for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2018, 9,058 employees at 119 British Columbia public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s compensation disclosure (FY 2017-18, the fiscal year ending in 2018). The average disclosed compensation was $101,924 and the median was $89,085 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $75,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
Compared with 2017, the list grew by 1,395 names (+18%, from 7,663 to 9,058), and the average disclosed compensation rose 1.7% from $100,203.
The highest-paid person on the 2018 list was Thomas Bechard (President & CEO Powerex) at BC Hydro, at $898,258. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 9,058 records, use the data explorer or see the British Columbia dashboard for the latest year.
FY 2025 is the only year for which the Statement of Financial Information filings have been ingested, so its headcount is not comparable with earlier years: health authorities, school districts, crown corporations, universities and colleges all go from a handful of disclosed executives to their full over-$75,000 staff. Core government, the one sector covered the same way in both years, grew about 11%. FY 2017 is a smaller break of the same kind (the executive disclosures begin). FY 2010 is missing from the source data.
Top 25 by compensation on the 2018 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.
| # | Name | Position | Employer | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bechard | President & CEO Powerex | BC Hydro | $898,258 |
| 2 | Kimberly N Henderson | DM to the Premier | BC Public Service Agency | $687,589 |
| 3 | Brenda Leong | Chair | BC Securities Commission | $639,702 |
| 4 | Athana Mentzelopoulos | Deputy Minister of Finance | BC Public Service Agency | $619,738 |
| 5 | Santa J Ono | President & Vice-Chancellor | University of British Columbia | $595,848 |
| 6 | Lori-Ann Donaldson | Manager | Insurance Council of BC | $542,346 |
| 7 | Jessica McDonald | President & CEO (Former) | BC Hydro | $541,615 |
| 8 | Christopher O'Riley | President & COO | BC Hydro | $529,184 |
| 9 | Teresa Conway | President & CEO, Powerex | BC Hydro | $518,689 |
| 10 | Paul Emile Landry | Senior Vice-President Redevelopment | Providence Health Care Society | $515,907 |
| 11 | Nigel P Cave | Vice Chair | BC Securities Commission | $442,400 |
| 12 | Andrew Petter | President | Simon Fraser University | $439,460 |
| 13 | Gerald Matier | Executive Director | Insurance Council of BC | $437,040 |
| 14 | Jim Lightbody | President | BC Lottery Corporation | $428,227 |
| 15 | James Cassels | President and Vice Chancellor | University of Victoria | $423,215 |
| 16 | Geri Prior | Former Chief Financial Officer | Insurance Corporation of BC | $415,685 |
| 17 | Mark Poweska | EVP, Operations | BC Hydro | $405,720 |
| 18 | Bill Carpenter | Chief Financial Officer & Chief Actuary | Insurance Corporation of BC | $404,469 |
| 19 | Carl Roy | President & Chief Executive Officer | Provincial Health Services Authority | $403,004 |
| 20 | Diana Miles | President and CEO | WorkSafe BC | $398,075 |
| 21 | Kathy Parslow | Vice President Claims and Driver Licensing | Insurance Corporation of BC | $397,768 |
| 22 | Mary Ackenhusen | President and Chief Executive Officer | Vancouver Coastal Health Authority | $397,263 |
| 23 | Janet Fraser | SVP, People, Customer and Corporate Affairs | BC Hydro | $397,208 |
| 24 | Michael Marchbank | President & Chief Executive Officer | Fraser Health Authority | $395,776 |
| 25 | Cheryl Yaremko | EVP, Finance, Business Services & CFO (Former) | BC Hydro | $393,645 |
| Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation | Top Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Government | 8,531 | $97,831 | $308,197 |
| School Districts | 239 | $142,504 | $346,550 |
| Crown Corporations | 114 | $191,453 | $898,258 |
| Colleges & Institutes | 80 | $154,037 | $304,938 |
| Health Authorities | 49 | $228,570 | $515,907 |
| Universities | 33 | $224,721 | $595,848 |
| Public Service | 12 | $150,596 | $687,589 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2018.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Province of British Columbia | Core Government | 8,531 | $97,831 |
| BC Hydro | Crown Corporations | 18 | $212,486 |
| School District 39 Vancouver | School Districts | 10 | $137,770 |
| Insurance Corporation of BC | Crown Corporations | 8 | $251,580 |
| Interior Health Authority | Health Authorities | 8 | $177,053 |
| BC Public Service Agency | Public Service | 7 | $178,058 |
| Providence Health Care Society | Health Authorities | 7 | $218,067 |
| Provincial Health Services Authority | Health Authorities | 7 | $221,527 |
| School District No. 40 (New Westminster) | School Districts | 7 | $103,858 |
| School District No. 48 (Sea to Sky) | School Districts | 7 | $105,257 |
| School District No. 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith) | School Districts | 7 | $152,895 |
| University of British Columbia | Universities | 7 | $221,342 |
| BC Transit | Crown Corporations | 6 | $170,557 |
| Capilano University | Colleges & Institutes | 6 | $147,899 |
| Fraser Health Authority | Health Authorities | 6 | $240,454 |
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