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 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.
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 40 New Westminster | School Districts | 7 | $103,858 |
| School District 48 Sea to Sky | School Districts | 7 | $105,257 |
| School District 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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