Highest-Paid Lawyers in British Columbia (2025)

In 2025, 1,013 lawyer roles appeared on the British Columbia Compensation Disclosure, earning an average of $202,224 and a median of $216,975. The highest-paid was Keith G Brown (PEA Legal Counsel Level 4 at Province of British Columbia) at $374,335. Crown attorneys, legal counsel, and solicitors employed across the public sector.

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

Lawyers disclosed (2025)
1,013
Average
$202,224
Median
$216,975
Highest
$374,335

Top 25 highest-paid lawyers (2025)

#NameEmployerTotal
1Keith G BrownProvince of British Columbia$374,335
2Jessica PattersonProvince of British Columbia$351,498
3Kimberly WendelProvince of British Columbia$336,743
4Dianne M WiedemannProvince of British Columbia$334,925
5Craig YamashiroProvince of British Columbia$327,672
6Kirstin MurphyProvince of British Columbia$327,453
7James Bruce StewartProvince of British Columbia$326,221
8Joseph BellowsProvince of British Columbia$324,157
9John HempsteadProvince of British Columbia$320,644
10Paul R. BlessinProvince of British Columbia$318,300
11Brendan Gerard McCabeProvince of British Columbia$317,561
12M. Andrew MacDonaldProvince of British Columbia$317,130
13Mallory TreddenickProvince of British Columbia$313,271
14Monte R RuttanProvince of British Columbia$312,658
15Elliot Z PollProvince of British Columbia$312,445
16Brenda RederProvince of British Columbia$311,131
17Debra DrissellProvince of British Columbia$305,418
18Maurizio DattiloProvince of British Columbia$304,247
19Joel GoldProvince of British Columbia$304,247
20Christopher McPhersonProvince of British Columbia$304,247
21Mary T AinslieProvince of British Columbia$304,246
22Terence Hollis LawrenceProvince of British Columbia$299,928
23Jenny L MachekProvince of British Columbia$298,962
24Christopher BalisonProvince of British Columbia$296,985
25Jim CryderProvince of British Columbia$296,224

Employers with the most lawyers (2025)

Province of British Columbia1,012 · $202,201 avgBC Energy Regulator1 · $226,025 avg

Job titles included

Crown Counsel269Legal Counsel190Crown Counsel Level 3123Legal Counsel Level 378PEA Legal Counsel Level 360PEA Legal Counsel Level 237Crown Counsel Level 237Crown Counsel Level 133PEA Legal Counsel Level 121Legal Counsel Level 220

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