School Districts

20172025 · 23,531 total records

Data sourced from the BC Public Sector Compensation Disclosures. This site is independent and not affiliated with the Government of British Columbia. Always verify against the official source.

The School Districts sector had 21,547 employees on the 2025 British Columbia Compensation Disclosure, with an average salary of $105,395 and a total disclosed payroll of $2.3B — up 7678.7% from 2024. The highest-paid employee on record in this sector was Mark Pearmain (School District No. 36 (Surrey)), earning $447,199 in 2025.

21,547

Employees

In 2025

$105,395

Avg Salary

2025

$2.3B

Total Payroll

2025 disclosed

26

Employers

Reporting in 2025

Headcount & Salary Trends

Disclosed employees · bars = headcount, lines = salary

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+7678.7% headcount

Employees

21,547

Avg Salary

$105,395

Median

$104,537

Total Payroll

$2.3B

2024+14.9% headcount

Employees

277

Avg Salary

$182,928

Median

$189,103

Total Payroll

$63.4M

2023-8.4% headcount

Employees

241

Avg Salary

$177,858

Median

$177,690

Total Payroll

$53.2M

2022+4.0% headcount

Employees

263

Avg Salary

$160,712

Median

$165,352

Total Payroll

$53.0M

2021+5.0% headcount

Employees

253

Avg Salary

$161,227

Median

$164,720

Total Payroll

$50.8M

2020-4.0% headcount

Employees

241

Avg Salary

$153,729

Median

$159,397

Total Payroll

$46.4M

2019+5.0% headcount

Employees

251

Avg Salary

$146,962

Median

$151,838

Total Payroll

$46.3M

2018+9.1% headcount

Employees

239

Avg Salary

$142,504

Median

$144,208

Total Payroll

$43.2M

2017

Employees

219

Avg Salary

$138,232

Median

$142,196

Total Payroll

$38.6M