BC Compensation Disclosure
Top Earners

Highest Paid in BC's Public Sector (FY 2024-25)

Based on the FY 2024-25 disclosure · 134,971 total records · ranked by total compensation

The highest-paid person across BC's FY 2024-25 compensation disclosures is RM Campbell, at Powerex, with total compensation of $1,584,119.

The top 25 collectively earned $20,115,064 across 4 employers and 3 sectors. Of these, roughly 25 are public-sector executives reported under PSEC and 0 are core-government employees from the Public Accounts.

Top 25 Highest Paid (FY 2024-25)

#NameEmployerSectorBaseOther CompTotal
1
RM Campbell
PowerexCrown Corporations$1,584,119$0$1,584,119
2
M Holman
PowerexCrown Corporations$1,581,398$0$1,581,398
3
TM Bechard
PowerexCrown Corporations$1,562,619$0$1,562,619
4
Dawn Jia
University of British ColumbiaUniversities$1,117,093$0$1,117,093
5
Dermot Kelleher
University of British ColumbiaUniversities$789,868$0$789,868
6
Patrick Joseph Martineau
Provincial Health Services AuthorityHealth Authorities$781,051$0$781,051
7
J Spires
PowerexCrown Corporations$739,264$0$739,264
8
Benoit- Antoine Bacon
University of British ColumbiaUniversities$726,189$0$726,189
9
Don C Wilson
Provincial Health Services AuthorityHealth Authorities$696,031$0$696,031
10
Zu-Hua Gao
University of British ColumbiaUniversities$680,697$0$680,697
11
Howard Lim
Provincial Health Services AuthorityHealth Authorities$672,222$0$672,222
12
MJ Goodenough
PowerexCrown Corporations$668,405$0$668,405
13
Christian Kurt Kollmannsberger
Provincial Health Services AuthorityHealth Authorities$665,116$0$665,116
14
Thomas Nevill
Provincial Health Services AuthorityHealth Authorities$662,482$0$662,482
15
Lan Leigh Alberts
Provincial Health Services AuthorityHealth Authorities$661,475$0$661,475
16
Andrew Attwell
Provincial Health Services AuthorityHealth Authorities$658,158$0$658,158
17
Michael Hayden
University of British ColumbiaUniversities$657,534$0$657,534
18
Aitken
PowerexCrown Corporations$657,313$0$657,313
19
Woonghee Tim Huh
University of British ColumbiaUniversities$657,257$0$657,257
20
Leah Nguyen
Chief Investment Officer
InBC Investment CorpCrown Corporations$252,717$401,063$653,780
21
Dan Le
Provincial Health Services AuthorityHealth Authorities$653,187$0$653,187
22
Paris-Ann Pa Gfeller-Ingledew
Provincial Health Services AuthorityHealth Authorities$649,953$0$649,953
23
Karen Goddard
Provincial Health Services AuthorityHealth Authorities$647,760$0$647,760
24
Francois Benard
University of British ColumbiaUniversities$646,818$0$646,818
25
Heather J Bray
Provincial Health Services AuthorityHealth Authorities$645,275$0$645,275

Two Disclosures, One Ranking

BC publishes compensation across two separate streams: the Consolidated Revenue Fund Public Accounts (every core-government employee earning $75,000 or more) and the Public Sector Executive Compensation Disclosures (the CEO and four highest-paid Named Executive Officers at every crown corporation, university, health authority, school district, and agency). Each has different scope and slightly different definitions of "total compensation," but together they cover most of BC's top public-sector earners.

For PSEC executives, total compensation includes base salary, incentive pay, benefits, pension contributions, and any other compensation. For Public Accounts records, total compensation equals gross pay only — there is no benefits column. This is one reason most of the top of the list comes from PSEC: the figures aggregate more components.

Note: BC's fiscal year for core government and most crown corporations runs April 1 to March 31, while school districts use a July 1 to June 30 year. The FY 2024-25 disclosure reflects the year ending in 2025.

How Do the Top Earners Compare?

Across all 134,971 disclosed records in FY 2024-25, the average base salary is $116,085. The #1 earner's total compensation is roughly 14x the average disclosed base. The top 25's average base alone is $788,560.

Sector Breakdown

Top: $1,584,119
Universities(7 people)
Top: $1,117,093
Top: $781,051

Beyond core government, this site now includes all employees over $75,000 at most school districts, six of the seven health authorities, UBC, SFU, UVic, BCIT, and the largest crown corporations (BC Hydro, ICBC, WorkSafeBC, BCLC, and others), parsed from each body's Statement of Financial Information (SOFI). Smaller bodies still appear with top executives only.

Data source: BC Public Sector Compensation Disclosures. This site is an independent tool and is not affiliated with the Government of British Columbia. Data is sourced from two BC government disclosures published under the Public Sector Employers Act and the Financial Information Act: (1) the Consolidated Revenue Fund Public Accounts (core government employees earning $75,000+), and (2) the Public Sector Executive Compensation Disclosures (CEO and top-ranking executives at crown corporations, universities, health authorities, school districts, and agencies). Non-executive employees at crown corps, universities, and health authorities are not yet included. Always verify individual records against the official source.