British Columbia’s 2024 compensation disclosure: every disclosed public-sector compensation for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2024, 20,990 employees at 123 British Columbia public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s compensation disclosure (FY 2023-24, the fiscal year ending in 2024). The average disclosed compensation was $107,520 and the median was $96,578 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $75,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
Compared with 2023, the list grew by 3,511 names (+20%, from 17,479 to 20,990), and the average disclosed compensation rose 3.6% from $103,749.
The highest-paid person on the 2024 list was Thomas Bechard (Pres & CEO Powerex) at BC Hydro, at $1,607,609. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 20,990 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 2024 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.
| # | Name | Position | Employer | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bechard | Pres & CEO Powerex | BC Hydro | $1,607,609 |
| 2 | Chris O'Riley | President & CEO | BC Hydro | $637,946 |
| 3 | Brenda Leong | Chair and CEO | BC Securities Commission | $585,675 |
| 4 | Anne Naser | President and CEO | WorkSafe BC | $546,711 |
| 5 | Cathy Ulrich | President & CEO | Northern Health Authority | $530,481 |
| 6 | Patrick Davis | President and CEO | BC Lottery Corporation | $527,943 |
| 7 | Kevin Hall | President and Vice Chancellor | University of Victoria | $526,989 |
| 8 | Kim Chi | Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, BC Cancer | Provincial Health Services Authority | $526,007 |
| 9 | Joy Johnson | President and Vice-Chancellor | Simon Fraser University | $525,373 |
| 10 | Charlotte Mitha | EVP, Operations | BC Hydro | $508,989 |
| 11 | Gage Averill | Provost and Vice-President, Academic | University of British Columbia | $495,500 |
| 12 | Maureen Daschuk | EVP, Integrated Planning | BC Hydro | $490,280 |
| 13 | Diana Stephenson | SVP, Customer and Corporate Affairs | BC Hydro | $477,261 |
| 14 | Susan Brown | PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Interior Health Authority | $472,607 |
| 15 | David Byres | President & CEO | Provincial Health Services Authority | $467,181 |
| 16 | Ryan Layton | EVP, Finance, Technology, Supply Chain | BC Hydro | $462,587 |
| 17 | Victoria (Eun Hyung) Lee | President & Chief Executive Officer | Fraser Health Authority | $453,131 |
| 18 | Kathryn E MacNeil | President & CEO | Vancouver Island Health Authority | $451,732 |
| 19 | David Wong | President & CEO | Insurance Corporation of BC | $450,756 |
| 20 | Blair Fraser Morrison | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Statutory Officer | BC Financial Services Authority | $449,972 |
| 21 | Gordon Johnson | Vice Chair | BC Securities Commission | $437,677 |
| 22 | Vivian Eliopoulos | President & CEO | Vancouver Coastal Health Authority | $436,202 |
| 23 | Jason Wong | Chief Medical Officer and B.C.'s Deputy Provincial Health Officer | Provincial Health Services Authority | $434,278 |
| 24 | Peter J Brady | Executive Director | BC Securities Commission | $429,977 |
| 25 | Fiona Dalton | President and CEO | Providence Health Care Society | $421,390 |
| Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation | Top Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Government | 20,373 | $104,480 | $395,816 |
| School Districts | 277 | $182,928 | $412,429 |
| Crown Corporations | 159 | $219,727 | $1,607,609 |
| Colleges & Institutes | 102 | $193,824 | $397,933 |
| Health Authorities | 42 | $299,173 | $530,481 |
| Universities | 32 | $275,606 | $526,989 |
| Public Service | 5 | $302,344 | $401,460 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2024.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Province of British Columbia | Core Government | 20,373 | $104,480 |
| BC Hydro | Crown Corporations | 15 | $244,624 |
| School District 43 Coquitlam | School Districts | 9 | $209,424 |
| BC Energy Regulator | Crown Corporations | 8 | $181,912 |
| School District 71 Comox Valley | School Districts | 8 | $130,937 |
| School District 93 CSF | School Districts | 8 | $137,315 |
| BC Lottery Corporation | Crown Corporations | 7 | $237,103 |
| BC Transit | Crown Corporations | 7 | $242,500 |
| Camosun College | Colleges & Institutes | 7 | $194,330 |
| Insurance Corporation of BC | Crown Corporations | 7 | $300,828 |
| Northern Health Authority | Health Authorities | 7 | $272,384 |
| Okanagan College | Colleges & Institutes | 7 | $161,710 |
| Provincial Health Services Authority | Health Authorities | 7 | $357,965 |
| Royal BC Museum | Crown Corporations | 7 | $121,588 |
| School District 34 Abbotsford | School Districts | 7 | $171,013 |
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