British Columbia Sunshine List 2025 (FY 2024-25)

British Columbia’s 2025 compensation disclosure: every disclosed public-sector compensation for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.

71,875
employees disclosed
$108,663
average compensation
$102,531
median compensation
$1,633,445
highest compensation

In 2025, 71,875 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 $108,663 and the median was $102,531 — 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 50,885 names (+242%, from 20,990 to 71,875), and the average disclosed compensation rose 1.1% 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 71,875 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.

Highest-paid public-sector employees in British Columbia, 2025

Top 25 by compensation on the 2025 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.

#NamePositionEmployerCompensation
1Thomas BechardPres & CEO PowerexBC Hydro$1,633,445
2Benoit-Antoine BaconPresident and Vice-ChancellorUniversity of British Columbia$716,503
3Kim ChiExecutive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, BC CancerProvincial Health Services Authority$709,239
4Leah NguyenChief Investment OfficerInBC Investment Corp$653,780
5Christopher O'RileyPresident & CEOBC Hydro$650,196
6Brenda LeongChair and CEOBC Securities Commission$609,851
7Anne NaserPresident and CEOWorkSafe BC$572,228
8Patrick DavisPresident and CEOBC Lottery Corporation$563,362
9Kevin HallPresident and Vice ChancellorUniversity of Victoria$546,655
10Joy JohnsonPresident and Vice-ChancellorSimon Fraser University$546,289
11Charlotte MithaEVP, OperationsBC Hydro$535,255
12David WongPresident & CEOInsurance Corporation of BC$526,161
13Victoria (Eun Hyung) LeePresident & Chief Executive OfficerFraser Health Authority$520,186
14Gage AverillProvost and Vice-President, AcademicUniversity of British Columbia$514,091
15Maureen DaschukEVP Integrated PlanningBC Hydro$506,928
16Diana StephensonSVP, Customer & Corporate AffairsBC Hydro$501,177
17Ryan LaytonEVP, Finance, Technology, Supply ChainBC Hydro$494,033
18David ByresPresident & CEOProvincial Health Services Authority$482,005
19Blair Fraser MorrisonSpecial Advisor to CEOBC Financial Services Authority$465,020
20Gordon JohnsonVice ChairBC Securities Commission$461,324
21Peter J BradyExecutive DirectorBC Securities Commission$459,182
22Dilson RassierVice-President, Academic and ProvostSimon Fraser University$455,565
23Vivian EliopoulosPresident & CEOVancouver Coastal Health Authority$453,020
24Mark PearmainSuperintendentSchool District No. 36 (Surrey)$447,199
25Amanda FarrellChief Executive OfficerTransportation Investment Corporation$442,430

2025 compensation by sector

SectorEmployeesAvg CompensationTop Compensation
Health Authorities27,338$112,322$709,239
Core Government22,704$105,750$419,982
School Districts21,540$105,398$447,199
Crown Corporations153$234,199$1,633,445
Colleges & Institutes102$209,551$422,930
Universities31$289,020$716,503
Public Service7$299,679$414,668

Largest employers on the 2025 list

The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2025.

EmployerSectorEmployeesAvg Compensation
Province of British ColumbiaCore Government22,704$105,750
Vancouver Island Health AuthorityHealth Authorities12,279$111,795
Interior Health AuthorityHealth Authorities10,684$111,594
School District No. 36 (Surrey)School Districts4,815$105,144
Northern Health AuthorityHealth Authorities4,351$114,447
School District No. 43 (Coquitlam)School Districts2,124$106,807
School District No. 41 (Burnaby)School Districts1,700$105,052
School District No. 23 (Central Okanagan)School Districts1,601$103,703
School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria)School Districts1,328$103,812
School District No. 34 (Abbotsford)School Districts1,146$107,269
School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson)School Districts1,044$105,483
School District No. 33 (Chilliwack)School Districts1,010$104,071
School District No. 44 (North Vancouver)School Districts1,002$106,246
School District No. 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith)School Districts1,000$103,512
School District No. 71 (Comox Valley)School Districts637$106,749

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