British Columbia’s 2020 compensation disclosure: every disclosed public-sector compensation for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2020, 11,214 employees at 118 British Columbia public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s compensation disclosure (FY 2019-20, the fiscal year ending in 2020). The average disclosed compensation was $101,674 and the median was $89,775 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $75,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
Compared with 2019, the list grew by 926 names (+9%, from 10,288 to 11,214), and the average disclosed compensation rose 0.9% from $100,742.
The highest-paid person on the 2020 list was Thomas Bechard (Pres & CEO Powerex) at BC Hydro, at $937,845. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 11,214 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 2020 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.
| # | Name | Position | Employer | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bechard | Pres & CEO Powerex | BC Hydro | $937,845 |
| 2 | Santa J Ono | President & Vice-Chancellor | University of British Columbia | $605,225 |
| 3 | Chris O'Riley | President & CEO | BC Hydro | $566,084 |
| 4 | Shelley Legin | Chief Financial Officer and VP Administration | Vancouver Island University | $521,556 |
| 5 | Brenda Leong | Chair and CEO | BC Securities Commission | $515,203 |
| 6 | Nicolas Jimenez | President & CEO | Insurance Corporation of BC | $474,680 |
| 7 | Andrew Szeri | V/P Academic & Provost | University of British Columbia | $452,374 |
| 8 | Andrew Petter | President | Simon Fraser University | $443,850 |
| 9 | James Cassels | President and Vice Chancellor | University of Victoria | $443,207 |
| 10 | David Wong | EVP, Finance, Tech, Supply Chain & CFO | BC Hydro | $437,755 |
| 11 | BC Cancer Agency Malcolm Moore | Vice President, PHSA and President, BCCA/BCCRC | Provincial Health Services Authority | $427,550 |
| 12 | Janet Fraser | EVP, People, Customer, Corp Affairs | BC Hydro | $421,205 |
| 13 | Barbara Irene Daigle | Interim Vice-President, Finance, People and Business Operations | University of Northern BC | $420,032 |
| 14 | Susan Brown | PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Interior Health Authority | $417,684 |
| 15 | Mary Ackenhusen | President and Chief Executive Officer | Vancouver Coastal Health Authority | $414,388 |
| 16 | Ken Burt | President | Coast Mountain College | $411,699 |
| 17 | Carl Roy | President & Chief Executive Officer | Provincial Health Services Authority | $410,328 |
| 18 | Kathryn E MacNeil | President & CEO | Vancouver Island Health Authority | $399,980 |
| 19 | Victoria (Eun Hyung) Lee | President & Chief Executive Officer | Fraser Health Authority | $397,807 |
| 20 | Diana Miles | President and CEO | WorkSafe BC | $390,994 |
| 21 | Maureen Daschuk | SVP, Integrated Planning | BC Hydro | $390,464 |
| 22 | Ken Cretney | President and CEO (Interim) | BC Pavilion Corporation | $388,723 |
| 23 | Sandra J Allison | Chief Medical Health Officer | Northern Health Authority | $388,632 |
| 24 | Nevio Rossi | Assistant Superintendent | School District 57 Prince George | $387,617 |
| 25 | Jim Lightbody | President | BC Lottery Corporation | $386,027 |
| Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation | Top Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Government | 10,633 | $97,660 | $308,186 |
| School Districts | 241 | $153,729 | $387,617 |
| Crown Corporations | 149 | $184,794 | $937,845 |
| Colleges & Institutes | 103 | $152,533 | $521,556 |
| Health Authorities | 40 | $272,670 | $427,550 |
| Universities | 36 | $231,739 | $605,225 |
| Public Service | 12 | $184,191 | $341,516 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2020.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Province of British Columbia | Core Government | 10,633 | $97,660 |
| BC Hydro | Crown Corporations | 17 | $222,525 |
| BC Transit | Crown Corporations | 11 | $139,977 |
| BC Housing Management Commission | Crown Corporations | 8 | $185,322 |
| Insurance Corporation of BC | Crown Corporations | 8 | $273,948 |
| Transportation Investment Corporation | Crown Corporations | 8 | $95,444 |
| University of Northern BC | Universities | 8 | $204,016 |
| Vancouver Community College | Colleges & Institutes | 8 | $145,405 |
| Douglas College | Colleges & Institutes | 7 | $144,286 |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University | Colleges & Institutes | 7 | $153,861 |
| Liquor Distribution Branch | Public Service | 7 | $124,233 |
| Provincial Health Services Authority | Health Authorities | 7 | $271,852 |
| School District 68 Nanaimo Ladysmith | School Districts | 7 | $134,636 |
| School District 72 Campbell River | School Districts | 7 | $137,298 |
| School District 82 Coast Mountain | School Districts | 7 | $129,377 |
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