Highest-Paid Executives (CEOs & Presidents) in British Columbia (2025)

In 2025, 387 executive roles appeared on the British Columbia Compensation Disclosure, earning an average of $200,873 and a median of $170,817. The highest-paid was Benoit-Antoine Bacon (President and Vice-Chancellor at University of British Columbia) at $716,503. Chief executive officers, presidents, and executive directors of public bodies.

Figures cover disclosed public-sector employees only (those above British Columbia’s $75,000 disclosure threshold). Records span 2009–2025.

Executives (CEOs & Presidents) disclosed (2025)
387
Average
$200,873
Median
$170,817
Highest
$628,023

Top 25 highest-paid executives (ceos & presidents) (2025)

#NameEmployerTotal
1Benoit-Antoine BaconUniversity of British Columbia$716,503
2Kim ChiProvincial Health Services Authority$709,239
3Christopher O'RileyBC Hydro$650,196
4Anne NaserWorkSafe BC$572,228
5Patrick DavisBC Lottery Corporation$563,362
6Kevin HallUniversity of Victoria$546,655
7Joy JohnsonSimon Fraser University$546,289
8David WongInsurance Corporation of BC$526,161
9Victoria (Eun Hyung) LeeFraser Health Authority$520,186
10Gage AverillUniversity of British Columbia$514,091
11Susan BrownInterior Health Authority$486,332
12David ByresProvincial Health Services Authority$482,005
13Kathryn E MacNeilVancouver Island Health Authority$465,381
14Peter J BradyBC Securities Commission$459,182
15Ciro PanessaNorthern Health Authority$458,579
16Dilson RassierSimon Fraser University$455,565
17Vivian EliopoulosVancouver Coastal Health Authority$453,020
18Amanda FarrellTransportation Investment Corporation$442,430
19Fiona DaltonProvidence Health Care Society$438,838
20Martin PochurkoSimon Fraser University$436,884
21Reka GustafsonVancouver Island Health Authority$436,287
22Gail C MurphyUniversity of British Columbia$436,268
23Ken CretneyBC Pavilion Corporation$431,489
24Elizabeth CroftUniversity of Victoria$424,178
25Jeffrey ZabudskyBritish Columbia Institute of Technology$422,930

Employers with the most executives (ceos & presidents) (2025)

Province of British Columbia169 · $148,373 avgBC Transit8 · $215,826 avgFraser Health Authority7 · $283,629 avgProvincial Health Services Authority6 · $358,239 avgVancouver Island Health Authority6 · $321,249 avgSimon Fraser University6 · $283,926 avgBC Assessment6 · $216,896 avgLangara College6 · $191,383 avgCollege of the Rockies6 · $135,801 avgUniversity of Victoria5 · $336,479 avgTransportation Investment Corporation5 · $281,050 avgThompson Rivers University5 · $273,915 avg

Job titles included

Executive Director89President & CEO13Chief Executive Officer12Regional Executive Director11President and CEO11President and Vice-Chancellor6President5Executive Director of Service5President & Chief Executive Officer4Vice President, Finance & Operations3

Executives (CEOs & Presidents) in other provinces

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