British Columbia’s 2025 compensation disclosure: every disclosed public-sector compensation for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2025, 117,497 employees at 90 British Columbia public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s compensation disclosure (FY 2024-25, the fiscal year ending in 2025). The average disclosed compensation was $115,143 and the median was $104,856 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $75,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
Compared with 2024, the list grew by 96,507 names (+460%, from 20,990 to 117,497), and the average disclosed compensation rose 7.1% from $107,520.
The highest-paid person on the 2025 list was Thomas Bechard (Pres & CEO Powerex) at BC Hydro, at $1,633,445. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 117,497 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 2025 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.
| Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation | Top Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Authorities | 56,696 | $115,720 | $781,051 |
| Core Government | 22,704 | $105,750 | $419,982 |
| School Districts | 21,547 | $105,395 | $447,199 |
| Universities | 14,698 | $140,085 | $1,117,093 |
| Colleges & Institutes | 1,692 | $117,825 | $387,371 |
| Crown Corporations | 153 | $234,199 | $1,633,445 |
| Public Service | 7 | $299,679 | $414,668 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2025.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Province of British Columbia | Core Government | 22,704 | $105,750 |
| Provincial Health Services Authority | Health Authorities | 13,871 | $123,193 |
| Vancouver Island Health Authority | Health Authorities | 12,281 | $111,792 |
| Vancouver Coastal Health Authority | Health Authorities | 11,657 | $115,503 |
| Interior Health Authority | Health Authorities | 10,687 | $111,590 |
| University of British Columbia | Universities | 9,581 | $143,744 |
| School District No. 36 (Surrey) | School Districts | 4,815 | $105,144 |
| Northern Health Authority | Health Authorities | 4,352 | $114,446 |
| Providence Health Care Society | Health Authorities | 3,841 | $114,582 |
| Simon Fraser University | Universities | 2,874 | $134,966 |
| University of Victoria | Universities | 2,227 | $130,233 |
| School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) | School Districts | 2,125 | $106,797 |
| School District No. 41 (Burnaby) | School Districts | 1,700 | $105,052 |
| School District No. 23 (Central Okanagan) | School Districts | 1,604 | $103,715 |
| British Columbia Institute of Technology | Colleges & Institutes | 1,595 | $112,476 |