Province of British Columbia

2009–2025 · 164,130 total records

22,704 employees (2025)$99,033 avg salary$2.4B total payroll (2025)16 years on list

Highest paid all-time

Jennifer Charlesworth

Rep for Children & Youth

$419,982

2025

William Lakey

Medical Dir, Work Hlth & Safe

$415,945

2025

Jennifer Charlesworth

Rep for Children & Youth

$395,816

2024

Keith G Brown

PEA Legal Counsel Level 4

$374,335

2025

Geoffrey Moyse

Ex Couns Off of Dep Att Gen

$372,919

2022

William Lakey

Medical Dir, Work Hlth & Safe

$358,753

2017

Michael W Yamanaka

Assistant Medical Director

$358,574

2025

Violet A Allard

Crown Counsel Level 3

$355,449

2022

Jessica Patterson

Crown Counsel Manager

$351,498

2025

Robert H Wright

Executive Director, CASP

$344,056

2025

Headcount & Salary Trends

Employees earning $100k+ per year · bars = headcount, lines = salary

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+11.4% headcount

Employees

22,704

Avg Salary

$105,750

Median

$97,346

Total Payroll

$2.4B

2024+20.6% headcount

Employees

20,373

Avg Salary

$104,480

Median

$95,941

Total Payroll

$2.1B

2023+20.8% headcount

Employees

16,897

Avg Salary

$100,577

Median

$92,470

Total Payroll

$1.7B

2022+12.4% headcount

Employees

13,983

Avg Salary

$97,705

Median

$89,725

Total Payroll

$1.4B

2021+17.0% headcount

Employees

12,444

Avg Salary

$97,263

Median

$88,835

Total Payroll

$1.2B

2020+9.1% headcount

Employees

10,633

Avg Salary

$97,660

Median

$89,021

Total Payroll

$1.0B

2019+14.3% headcount

Employees

9,749

Avg Salary

$96,925

Median

$88,054

Total Payroll

$944.9M

2018+19.1% headcount

Employees

8,531

Avg Salary

$97,831

Median

$88,161

Total Payroll

$834.6M

2017+4.9% headcount

Employees

7,162

Avg Salary

$95,649

Median

$87,398

Total Payroll

$685.0M

2016+7.1% headcount

Employees

6,829

Avg Salary

$95,866

Median

$86,875

Total Payroll

$654.7M

2015+8.0% headcount

Employees

6,375

Avg Salary

$95,331

Median

$86,935

Total Payroll

$607.7M

2014+8.7% headcount

Employees

5,901

Avg Salary

$97,327

Median

$86,728

Total Payroll

$574.3M

2013-7.8% headcount

Employees

5,430

Avg Salary

$93,971

Median

$85,706

Total Payroll

$510.3M

2012-2.0% headcount

Employees

5,890

Avg Salary

$94,444

Median

$86,865

Total Payroll

$556.3M

2011+15.1% headcount

Employees

6,008

Avg Salary

$93,364

Median

$86,037

Total Payroll

$560.9M

2009

Employees

5,221

Avg Salary

$92,238

Median

$85,813

Total Payroll

$481.6M

Data sourced from the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure. This site is independent and not affiliated with the Government of Ontario. Always verify against the official source.