Highest-Paid Managers in British Columbia (2025)

In 2025, 2,232 manager roles appeared on the British Columbia Compensation Disclosure, earning an average of $102,796 and a median of $102,326. The highest-paid was Jessica Patterson (Crown Counsel Manager at Province of British Columbia) at $351,498. Managers across the public sector, from front-line to senior management.

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

Managers disclosed (2025)
2,232
Average
$102,796
Median
$102,326
Highest
$351,498

Top 25 highest-paid managers (2025)

#NameEmployerTotal
1Jessica PattersonProvince of British Columbia$351,498
2James Bruce StewartProvince of British Columbia$326,221
3M. Andrew MacDonaldProvince of British Columbia$317,130
4Zhihong FengBC Hydro$308,842
5Debra DrissellProvince of British Columbia$305,418
6Craig LehtoBC Pavilion Corporation$277,530
7Susanne ElliottProvince of British Columbia$275,270
8Christopher MayBC Pavilion Corporation$266,703
9Lisa C LeeProvince of British Columbia$241,233
10Stephanie WeinholdProvince of British Columbia$241,232
11George NicholsonProvince of British Columbia$214,130
12Emily GrangerProvince of British Columbia$213,739
13Leon CheungProvince of British Columbia$185,644
14David LaytonProvince of British Columbia$176,248
15Douglas SmithProvince of British Columbia$174,570
16Kevin ParkinsonProvince of British Columbia$164,897
17Brian KosterProvince of British Columbia$163,409
18David SchadtProvince of British Columbia$163,397
19Luke ThompsonProvince of British Columbia$160,152
20Gurneet MannProvince of British Columbia$160,056
21Darren WilkinsonProvince of British Columbia$158,209
22Raymond W CramptonProvince of British Columbia$156,608
23Jeffrey DunneProvince of British Columbia$155,824
24Shawn D RiceProvince of British Columbia$155,813
25Michael B McCulleyProvince of British Columbia$154,424

Employers with the most managers (2025)

Province of British Columbia2,125 · $102,339 avgSchool District No. 44 (North Vancouver)22 · $113,943 avgSchool District No. 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith)19 · $103,220 avgSchool District No. 23 (Central Okanagan)17 · $111,816 avgSchool District No. 71 (Comox Valley)12 · $102,842 avgSchool District No. 63 (Saanich)8 · $108,778 avgSchool District No. 22 (Vernon)5 · $117,379 avgSchool District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)4 · $96,058 avgSchool District No. 43 (Coquitlam)3 · $126,873 avgBC Pavilion Corporation2 · $231,835 avgSchool District No. 41 (Burnaby)2 · $128,006 avgSchool District No. 40 (New Westminster)2 · $111,469 avg

Job titles included

Senior Project Manager63Resource Manager44Area Manager Roads44Judicial Case Manager43Program Manager42Local Manager41Project Manager39Regional Manager37Senior Product Manager34Operations Manager34

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