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British Columbia · 2023 disclosure

British Columbia Sunshine List 2023

The full 2023 disclosure of British Columbia public-sector employees paid $75,000 or more — names, positions, salaries and taxable benefits.

Employees10
Total paid$6.7M
Average$667,629.00
Top salary$1,340,162.00
10
$200K+ earners
8
$500K+
2
$1M+
$667,629.00
Average
FIG. 01

The 2023 top 25 earners

Highest total compensation across British Columbia this year.

RankName & PositionEmployerCompensationBenefits
1Thomas Bechard
President and CEO
BC Hydro
BC Hydro$1,308,162$32,000
2Lori Wanamaker
Deputy Minister
BC Public Service Agency
BC Public Service Agency$1,015,925$27,600
3Chris O'Riley
COO
BC Hydro
BC Hydro$629,766$16,200
4Brenda Leong
Chair and CEO
BC Securities Commission
BC Securities Commission$553,748$14,400
5Anne Naser
CEO
WorkSafe BC
WorkSafe BC$527,253$13,200
6Nicolas Jimenez
President and CEO
Insurance Corporation of BC
Insurance Corporation of BC$524,780$12,800
7Geoffrey Meggs
Chief of Staff
BC Public Service Agency
BC Public Service Agency$518,772$12,600
8Kevin Hall
President and Vice-Chancellor
University of Victoria
University of Victoria$497,121$12,000
9Joy Johnson
President
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University$486,315$11,800
10Gage Averill
Provost and VP Academic
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia$450,648$11,200
FIG. 02

2023 by sector

Where the 2023 public payroll went, ranked by total compensation.

#
Sector
Employees
Total paid
Avg salary
1
3
$2.1M
$705,117.00
2
2
$2.0M
$993,064.00
3
3
$1.5M
$489,695.00
4
1
$568K
$568,148.00
5
1
$538K
$537,580.00
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