Salary disclosure · 2009
British Columbia Sunshine List 2009
Salaries paid in the fiscal year ending in 2009, published in 2009 (the list often called the Sunshine List). 5,221 people at 1 employers. Years are fiscal years ending March 31 (2026 is April 2025 to March 2026), and the list covers the BC Public Service (the ministries).
People on the list
5,221
+21.7% vs 2008
Median salary
$85,813
+1.3% vs 2008
Total salaries
$482M
Employers
1
Top 100 highest paid in 2009
| # | Name | Employer | Salary | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry J R ReinerCrown Counsel | BC Public Service | $253,694 | +$100,695 (+65.8%) |
| 2 | ROSS HALLAWAYParamedic Unit Chief | BC Public Service | $250,140 | +$16,582 (+7.1%) |
| 3 | RICHARD W CAIRNSCrown Counsel | BC Public Service | $237,362 | +$72,290 (+43.8%) |
| 4 | JAMES CHRISTENSONVP, Medical Programs | BC Public Service | $214,848 | +$4,262 (+2.0%) |
| 5 | Mark K LevitzLegal Counsel Level 4 | BC Public Service | $206,440 | +$56,416 (+37.6%) |
| 6 | Michael W YamanakaAssistant Medical Director | BC Public Service | $193,863 | new |
| 7 | Oleh S KuzmaRegional Crown Counsel | BC Public Service | $192,746 | +$39,747 (+26.0%) |
| 8 | Peter M FavellCrown Counsel | BC Public Service | $191,627 | +$54,073 (+39.3%) |
| 9 | MALCOLM BIDDLEParamedic Unit Chief | BC Public Service | $187,907 | +$11,654 (+6.6%) |
| 10 | Gregory J FitchDirector | BC Public Service | $185,827 | +$32,828 (+21.5%) |
| 11 | John M GordonDeputy Director | BC Public Service | $185,827 | +$32,828 (+21.5%) |
| 12 | JAY CHALKEPublic Guardian & Trustee | BC Public Service | $182,353 | |
| 13 | Errol S PriceDeputy Auditor General | BC Public Service | $182,146 | |
| 14 | William LakeyMedical Health Officer 2 | BC Public Service | $180,053 | −$1,083 (−0.6%) |
| 15 | Joseph BellowsLegal Counsel Level 4 | BC Public Service | $179,592 | +$6,471 (+3.7%) |
| 16 | Kathleen MurphyAdmin Crown Counsel | BC Public Service | $178,121 | +$51,379 (+40.5%) |
| 17 | J Ray HallDeputy Regional Crown Counsel | BC Public Service | $176,679 | +$23,680 (+15.5%) |
| 18 | Robert H WrightDirector | BC Public Service | $176,146 | +$5,324 (+3.1%) |
| 19 | George CopleyLegal Counsel | BC Public Service | $175,798 | +$21,649 (+14.0%) |
| 20 | Glenn S KeltDeputy Regional Crown Counsel | BC Public Service | $173,585 | +$12,674 (+7.9%) |
| 21 | KAREN WANGERMedical Coordinator | BC Public Service | $173,452 | +$1,014 (+0.6%) |
| 22 | Lorne S FisherRegional Crown Counsel | BC Public Service | $173,237 | +$26,007 (+17.7%) |
| 23 | Craig JonesSr. Counsel Constitutional Law | BC Public Service | $172,952 | +$23,700 (+15.9%) |
| 24 | Peter TiltWarden | BC Public Service | $172,404 | +$67,665 (+64.6%) |
| 25 | Gordon HoustonSr. Counsel Civil Litigation | BC Public Service | $170,423 | +$16,821 (+11.0%) |
| 26 | Paige L JohnstoneCrown Counsel | BC Public Service | $168,842 | +$15,843 (+10.4%) |
| 27 | Elizabeth KingLegal Counsel | BC Public Service | $168,526 | +$18,105 (+12.0%) |
| 28 | Melissa A GillespieRegional Crown Counsel | BC Public Service | $168,178 | +$15,179 (+9.9%) |
| 29 | JENNIFER ANNE POWERRegional Crown Counsel | BC Public Service | $168,178 | +$15,179 (+9.9%) |
| 30 | Terence SchultesRegional Crown Counsel | BC Public Service | $168,178 | +$15,179 (+9.9%) |
| 31 | C Geoffrey BaragarLegal Counsel Level 3B | BC Public Service | $167,977 | +$15,817 (+10.4%) |
| 32 | Jennifer JordanJudicial Officer | BC Public Service | $167,555 | +$19,705 (+13.3%) |
| 33 | Richard de BoerDir Policy & Legislation | BC Public Service | $167,546 | +$14,547 (+9.5%) |
| 34 | David A JardineCrown Counsel | BC Public Service | $167,384 | +$35,653 (+27.1%) |
| 35 | Gordon G MateiCrown Counsel | BC Public Service | $167,355 | +$29,955 (+21.8%) |
| 36 | Michael S PetrieLegal Counsel Level 4 | BC Public Service | $167,135 | −$2,396 (−1.4%) |
| 37 | Stanley Thomas LowePolice Complaint Commissioner | BC Public Service | $167,080 | +$35,349 (+26.8%) |
| 38 | Craig M DykesDeputy Regional Crown Counsel | BC Public Service | $167,052 | +$18,396 (+12.4%) |
| 39 | George C G ProulxLegal Counsel Level 3B | BC Public Service | $166,788 | +$35,057 (+26.6%) |
| 40 | Maura McGivernCrown Counsel | BC Public Service | $166,781 | +$43,924 (+35.8%) |
| 41 | Donald W MannCrown Counsel | BC Public Service | $166,707 | +$34,976 (+26.6%) |
| 42 | Monty J CarstairsDeputy Director | BC Public Service | $166,420 | +$13,421 (+8.8%) |
| 43 | KARAMJIT LALLIDistrict Supervisor | BC Public Service | $166,308 | +$18,157 (+12.3%) |
| 44 | Janet ErasmusChief Legislative Counsel | BC Public Service | $165,171 | +$17,130 (+11.6%) |
| 45 | Frances StathamLegal Counsel | BC Public Service | $164,822 | +$14,401 (+9.6%) |
| 46 | Derrill PrevettLegal Counsel | BC Public Service | $164,605 | −$27,764 (−14.4%) |
| 47 | PAUL JARMANSenior Legal Counsel | BC Public Service | $164,535 | +$10,973 (+7.1%) |
| 48 | Elizabeth J ArgallSupervisor Legal Counsel | BC Public Service | $163,783 | +$4,120 (+2.6%) |
| 49 | Alexander G BudlovskyLegal Counsel Level 4 | BC Public Service | $163,783 | +$10,784 (+7.0%) |
| 50 | Sandra A CunninghamCrown Counsel | BC Public Service | $163,783 | +$10,784 (+7.0%) |
| 51 | Wendy DawsonLegal Counsel Level 4 | BC Public Service | $163,783 | +$10,784 (+7.0%) |
| 52 | Kenneth DowningLegal Counsel | BC Public Service | $163,783 | +$13,362 (+8.9%) |
| 53 | Robert Vick FarleyLegal Counsel | BC Public Service | $163,783 | +$10,400 (+6.8%) |
| 54 | Brian H GreerLegal Counsel | BC Public Service | $163,783 | +$76,517 (+87.7%) |
| 55 | Timothy P LeademLegal Counsel | BC Public Service | $163,783 | +$10,784 (+7.0%) |
| 56 | Michael R LuchenkoCrown Counsel | BC Public Service | $163,783 | +$10,784 (+7.0%) |
| 57 | Tom MacLachlanLegal Counsel | BC Public Service | $163,783 | +$10,784 (+7.0%) |
| 58 | Geoffrey MoyseLegal Counsel | BC Public Service | $163,783 | +$10,784 (+7.0%) |
| 59 | William D PikeLegal Counsel | BC Public Service | $163,783 | +$13,362 (+8.9%) |
| 60 | Jeffrey PottingerSenior Legal Counsel | BC Public Service | $163,783 | +$10,784 (+7.0%) |
| 61 | Michael ShepherdLegal Counsel | BC Public Service | $163,783 | +$13,362 (+8.9%) |
| 62 | Fiona M St. ClairSenior Legal Counsel | BC Public Service | $163,783 | +$10,976 (+7.2%) |
| 63 | Spencer Scott Van AlstineLegal Counsel | BC Public Service | $163,783 | +$10,784 (+7.0%) |
| 64 | GREG WEBERCrown Counsel | BC Public Service | $163,783 | +$10,784 (+7.0%) |
| 65 | Karen Jean ConnorAdministrative Crown Counsel | BC Public Service | $163,670 | +$12,298 (+8.1%) |
| 66 | George FaddisDirector, Legal Access Policy | BC Public Service | $163,565 | +$15,524 (+10.5%) |
| 67 | Frank KraemerSenior Counsel & Executive Dir | BC Public Service | $163,543 | +$25,464 (+18.4%) |
| 68 | John J GreschnerAssociate Dep Rep CI&D | BC Public Service | $163,285 | +$50,442 (+44.7%) |
| 69 | Grant B WongDeputy Regional Crown Counsel | BC Public Service | $162,314 | +$24,668 (+17.9%) |
| 70 | Brian A ShawLegal Counsel Level 3B | BC Public Service | $162,281 | +$22,532 (+16.1%) |
| 71 | Catherine HuntSenior Legal Counsel | BC Public Service | $160,937 | +$8,512 (+5.6%) |
| 72 | Ken H BakerDeputy Chief Forester | BC Public Service | $160,411 | −$7,723 (−4.6%) |
| 73 | Trevor HancockMedical Consultant | BC Public Service | $160,212 | +$3,071 (+2.0%) |
| 74 | Robert FiskMedical Consultant | BC Public Service | $159,697 | +$2,846 (+1.8%) |
| 75 | William H. BurrowsCrown Counsel | BC Public Service | $159,197 | +$27,466 (+20.9%) |
| 76 | Teresa R Mitchell-BanksDeputy Director | BC Public Service | $158,549 | +$23,261 (+17.2%) |
| 77 | Margaret A MereighLegal Counsel Level 3B | BC Public Service | $158,315 | +$27,329 (+20.9%) |
| 78 | Dianne FloodExecutive Director, AJO | BC Public Service | $158,221 | +$14,793 (+10.3%) |
| 79 | Norman FinlaysonSenior Medical Consultant | BC Public Service | $157,639 | +$36,224 (+29.8%) |
| 80 | Wendy M StephenLegal Counsel Level 4 | BC Public Service | $157,146 | +$10,587 (+7.2%) |
| 81 | Morris SydorAssistant Auditor General | BC Public Service | $156,965 | +$32,268 (+25.9%) |
| 82 | Paula E CraigCrown Counsel | BC Public Service | $156,768 | +$36,086 (+29.9%) |
| 83 | Daniel J McLaughlinCrown Counsel | BC Public Service | $156,768 | +$35,271 (+29.0%) |
| 84 | Galvin C DeedmanLegal Counsel Level 3B | BC Public Service | $155,744 | +$23,520 (+17.8%) |
| 85 | William A GilhoolyAssistant Auditor General | BC Public Service | $153,290 | +$46,737 (+43.9%) |
| 86 | Russ A JonesAssistant Auditor General | BC Public Service | $152,403 | +$45,850 (+43.0%) |
| 87 | Robert Y. BonnerLegal Counsel Level 4 | BC Public Service | $152,268 | +$14,714 (+10.7%) |
| 88 | W Kerr ClarkCrown Counsel | BC Public Service | $152,268 | +$14,714 (+10.7%) |
| 89 | Roger F CutlerLegal Counsel 4 | BC Public Service | $152,268 | +$14,119 (+10.2%) |
| 90 | Bruce H JohnstoneCrown Counsel | BC Public Service | $152,268 | +$14,714 (+10.7%) |
| 91 | ROBERT WANDParamedic Unit Chief | BC Public Service | $151,122 | +$15,252 (+11.2%) |
| 92 | Jennifer Anne OultonCrown Counsel | BC Public Service | $151,045 | +$33,781 (+28.8%) |
| 93 | J. BRAD MITCHELLCharge Dispatcher | BC Public Service | $150,445 | new |
| 94 | Jacquie M. FedorakDirector, Info Planning & Serv | BC Public Service | $150,331 | +$56,446 (+60.1%) |
| 95 | John A SwansonAdmin Crown Counsel | BC Public Service | $150,181 | +$18,450 (+14.0%) |
| 96 | D Clifton ProwseLegal Counsel | BC Public Service | $149,706 | +$14,729 (+10.9%) |
| 97 | Bernard P CaffaroCrown Counsel | BC Public Service | $149,615 | +$28,118 (+23.1%) |
| 98 | Michael P WongLegal Counsel Level 3A | BC Public Service | $149,615 | +$28,118 (+23.1%) |
| 99 | Catherine M RomankoDpty Public Guardian & Trustee | BC Public Service | $149,607 | +$13,240 (+9.7%) |
| 100 | Ross McLeodLegal Counsel Level 3 | BC Public Service | $149,587 | +$25,824 (+20.9%) |
By sector
| Sector | People | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public service | 5,221 | $85,813 | $253,694 |
Largest employers
| Employer | People | Median | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC Public Service | 5,221 | $85,813 | $482M |
Questions and answers
How many people were on the 2009 Sunshine List?
5,221 people paid $75,000 or more in 2009, at 1 employers, +21.7% on 2008 (4,289 people).
Who was the highest paid on the 2009 list?
Henry J R Reiner, Crown Counsel at BC Public Service, with a salary of $253,694.
What was the median salary on the 2009 list?
$85,813, +1.3% on 2008. It is the median of people paid $75,000 or more, not of every public employee.
Which sector had the most people on the list in 2009?
Public service, with 5,221 people (median $85,813).
Which employer had the most people on the list in 2009?
BC Public Service, with 5,221 people.
When was the 2009 Sunshine List released?
In 2009. Each list covers the salaries paid in one year and is published after it ends.
What is “gross salary”?
The one pay figure British Columbia publishes for each person for the fiscal year, shown as published. British Columbia does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work
Why is someone not on the list?
Only people paid $75,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Financial Information Act covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.