Salary disclosure · 2011

British Columbia Sunshine List 2011

Salaries paid in the fiscal year ending in 2011, published in 2011 (the list often called the Sunshine List). 6,008 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

6,008

−2.2% vs 2010

Median salary

$86,036

−0.1% vs 2010

Total salaries

$561M

Employers

Top 100 highest paid in 2011

#	Name	Employer	Salary	Change
1	ROD J HARRISCEO	BC Public Service	$336,548	new
2	Robert H WrightExecutive Director, CASP	BC Public Service	$250,215	+$70,517 (+39.2%)
3	William LakeyMedical Dir, Work Hlth & Safe	BC Public Service	$245,302	+$16,327 (+7.1%)
4	ROSS HALLAWAYParamedic	BC Public Service	$239,332	−$15,944 (−6.2%)
5	Henry J R ReinerCrown Counsel	BC Public Service	$232,001	+$13,141 (+6.0%)
6	L JAYNE BARKERSr Director, CYF Policy & Stds	BC Public Service	$230,880	+$69,080 (+42.7%)
7	Michael W YamanakaAssistant Medical Director	BC Public Service	$223,654	+$4,908 (+2.2%)
8	BARBARA J SEVERYNRegional Director, Vanc Island	BC Public Service	$211,704	+$78,962 (+59.5%)
9	Paige L JohnstoneCrown Counsel	BC Public Service	$210,447	+$12,363 (+6.2%)
10	Wendy DawsonLegal Counsel Level 4	BC Public Service	$207,329	+$23,750 (+12.9%)
11	Ralph KeeferLegal Counsel Level 4	BC Public Service	$203,844	+$10,606 (+5.5%)
12	Oleh S KuzmaRegional Crown Counsel	BC Public Service	$201,290	+$22,446 (+12.6%)
13	Peter M FavellCrown Counsel	BC Public Service	$201,130	+$13,952 (+7.5%)
14	KAREN WANGERMedical Coordinator	BC Public Service	$200,409	+$17,888 (+9.8%)
15	John M GordonDeputy Director	BC Public Service	$200,294	+$22,362 (+12.6%)
16	Lorne S FisherRegional Crown Counsel	BC Public Service	$197,154	−$3,050 (−1.5%)
17	Gregory J FitchDirector, CASP	BC Public Service	$194,049	+$13,164 (+7.3%)
18	GREG WEBERCrown Counsel	BC Public Service	$193,066	+$11,420 (+6.3%)
19	Joseph BellowsLegal Counsel Level 4	BC Public Service	$189,494	−$23,641 (−11.1%)
20	JAY CHALKEPublic Guardian & Trustee	BC Public Service	$189,094	+$6,844 (+3.8%)
21	Shelene RailLegal Counsel Level 4	BC Public Service	$188,854	+$13,218 (+7.5%)
22	Jennifer JordanJudicial Officer	BC Public Service	$188,555	+$12,557 (+7.1%)
23	MALCOLM FYFE WILLIAMSONSenior Medical Consultant	BC Public Service	$188,333	+$41,237 (+28.0%)
24	DON FOXGORDVice President, Partner Market	BC Public Service	$187,716	new
25	D Clifton ProwseLegal Counsel	BC Public Service	$187,653	+$21,992 (+13.3%)
26	David A JardineCrown Counsel	BC Public Service	$186,567	+$11,304 (+6.4%)
27	Alexander G BudlovskyLegal Counsel Level 4	BC Public Service	$186,257	+$15,930 (+9.4%)
28	Melissa A GillespieRegional Crown Counsel	BC Public Service	$185,560	+$6,716 (+3.8%)
29	Monty J CarstairsDeputy Director	BC Public Service	$185,532	+$9,444 (+5.4%)
30	Richard de BoerDir Policy & Legislation	BC Public Service	$185,382	+$6,226 (+3.5%)
31	Teresa R Mitchell-BanksDeputy Director	BC Public Service	$183,428	+$9,989 (+5.8%)
32	H Garth LoeppkyCrown Counsel	BC Public Service	$183,282	−$22,512 (−10.9%)
33	Glenn S KeltDeputy Regional Crown Counsel	BC Public Service	$182,367	−$3,886 (−2.1%)
34	Gordon G MateiCrown Counsel	BC Public Service	$182,228	+$9,174 (+5.3%)
35	Brian RendellDirector, Legal Operations	BC Public Service	$182,070	+$13,995 (+8.3%)
36	Craig M DykesDeputy Regional Crown Counsel	BC Public Service	$182,025	+$6,588 (+3.8%)
37	J Ray HallDeputy Regional Crown Counsel	BC Public Service	$182,025	+$16,676 (+10.1%)
38	M. ANDREW MACDONALDDeputy Regional Crown Counsel	BC Public Service	$182,017	+$16,015 (+9.6%)
39	Shannon J HalykRegional Crown Counsel	BC Public Service	$181,279	+$13,059 (+7.8%)
40	Michael S PetrieLegal Counsel Level 4	BC Public Service	$180,845	+$10,518 (+6.2%)
41	George CopleyLegal Counsel	BC Public Service	$180,128	+$1,061 (+0.6%)
42	Gordon HoustonSr. Counsel Civil Litigation	BC Public Service	$180,128	+$3,358 (+1.9%)
43	Jeremy Q BerlandDeputy Representative	BC Public Service	$179,828	+$13,610 (+8.2%)
44	Mark K LevitzLegal Counsel Level 4	BC Public Service	$179,768	−$787 (−0.4%)
45	Trevor HancockMedical Consultant	BC Public Service	$178,287	−$28,107 (−13.6%)
46	Christine I LoweDeputy Regional Crown Counsel	BC Public Service	$178,029	+$16,327 (+10.1%)
47	Frances StathamLegal Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,967	+$6,640 (+3.9%)
48	John LesterLegal Counsel Level 3	BC Public Service	$176,729	+$73,037 (+70.4%)
49	Elizabeth J ArgallSupervisor Legal Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,724	+$10,803 (+6.5%)
50	Nancy E BrownLegal Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,724	+$6,397 (+3.8%)
51	RICHARD W CAIRNSCrown Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,724	−$2,094 (−1.2%)
52	Sandra A CunninghamCrown Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,724	+$6,397 (+3.8%)
53	Kenneth DowningLegal Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,724	+$2,334 (+1.3%)
54	Brian H GreerLegal Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,724	+$3,867 (+2.2%)
55	PAUL JARMANSenior Legal Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,724	+$14,764 (+9.1%)
56	Craig JonesSr. Counsel Constitutional Law	BC Public Service	$176,724	+$6,397 (+3.8%)
57	Frank KraemerSenior Counsel & Executive Dir	BC Public Service	$176,724	+$6,397 (+3.8%)
58	Tom MacLachlanLegal Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,724	+$6,397 (+3.8%)
59	Geoffrey MoyseLegal Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,724	+$6,397 (+3.8%)
60	William D PikeLegal Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,724	+$3,235 (+1.9%)
61	Derrill PrevettCrown Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,724	+$6,397 (+3.8%)
62	Michael ShepherdLegal Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,724	+$6,397 (+3.8%)
63	Spencer Scott Van AlstineCrown Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,724	+$6,397 (+3.8%)
64	Jeffrey PottingerSenior Legal Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,723	+$14,927 (+9.2%)
65	Fiona M St. ClairSenior Legal Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,683	+$6,032 (+3.5%)
66	Robert FiskMedical Consultant	BC Public Service	$176,464	−$20,539 (−10.4%)
67	W Kerr ClarkCrown Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,430	+$2,736 (+1.6%)
68	Roger F CutlerLegal Counsel 4	BC Public Service	$176,430	+$12,239 (+7.5%)
69	Bruce H JohnstoneCrown Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,430	+$12,239 (+7.5%)
70	John LabossiereDeputy Regional Crown Counsel	BC Public Service	$176,375	+$14,356 (+8.9%)
71	Neil MacKenzieSenior Communications Counsel	BC Public Service	$175,608	+$12,096 (+7.4%)
72	Kathryn SaintyThe Registrar, Supreme Court	BC Public Service	$175,338	+$22,818 (+15.0%)
73	Grant B WongDeputy Regional Crown Counsel	BC Public Service	$175,278	+$5,340 (+3.1%)
74	Alexander MacDonellDeputy Regional Crown Counsel	BC Public Service	$174,701	+$11,219 (+6.9%)
75	Dianne M WiedemannCrown Counsel Level 3B	BC Public Service	$174,489	+$28,456 (+19.5%)
76	Marion E ParukDeputy Regional Crown Counsel	BC Public Service	$173,893	+$12,191 (+7.5%)
77	Maurizio DattiloDeputy Regional Crown Counsel	BC Public Service	$173,846	+$11,754 (+7.3%)
78	Joyce M DeWitt-Van OostenDeputy Regional Crown Counsel	BC Public Service	$173,846	+$12,144 (+7.5%)
79	D Jeffrey DymentDeputy Regional Crown Counsel	BC Public Service	$173,846	+$9,156 (+5.6%)
80	N Philip SeagramDeputy Regional Crown Counsel	BC Public Service	$173,846	+$12,144 (+7.5%)
81	Michael Van KlaverenDeputy Director	BC Public Service	$173,761	+$12,059 (+7.5%)
82	Robert Y. BonnerLegal Counsel Level 4	BC Public Service	$173,706	+$9,515 (+5.8%)
83	Brian D EtheridgeLegal Counsel	BC Public Service	$173,353	+$10,014 (+6.1%)
84	Edward GougeLegal Counsel	BC Public Service	$173,353	+$12,127 (+7.5%)
85	JIM FISSELManager Fleet Operations	BC Public Service	$173,297	+$24,883 (+16.8%)
86	Jean A. MorganSupervising Legal Counsel	BC Public Service	$171,991	+$11,783 (+7.4%)
87	Boris W TyzukLegal Counsel	BC Public Service	$171,120	+$11,806 (+7.4%)
88	Galvin C DeedmanLegal Counsel Level 3B	BC Public Service	$170,199	+$3,452 (+2.1%)
89	Elliot Z PollCrown Counsel	BC Public Service	$170,099	+$10,927 (+6.9%)
90	Robert J WattsExecutive Advisor, Justice Ref	BC Public Service	$168,955	new
91	John J GreschnerAssociate Dep Rep CI&D	BC Public Service	$168,629	+$1,343 (+0.8%)
92	Maria D'ArchangeloLegal Counsel	BC Public Service	$167,258	+$7,255 (+4.5%)
93	Alan HincksLegal Counsel	BC Public Service	$167,258	+$11,905 (+7.7%)
94	James MaxwellLegal Counsel	BC Public Service	$167,258	+$11,905 (+7.7%)
95	Maura McGivernCrown Counsel	BC Public Service	$167,077	−$10,225 (−5.8%)
96	LESLIE FISHERChief Operating Officer	BC Public Service	$166,965	−$32,009 (−16.1%)
97	Beverly MacLeanLegal Counsel 3B	BC Public Service	$166,669	+$11,628 (+7.5%)
98	Keith KinashLegal Counsel Level 4	BC Public Service	$166,319	−$7,661 (−4.4%)
99	ROSE A MOSSTemporary Position	BC Public Service	$166,294	new
100	Arthur A HargroveDep Dir, Policy & Legislation	BC Public Service	$165,920	+$12,774 (+8.3%)

By sector

Sector	People	Median	Highest
Public service	6,008	$86,036	$336,548

Largest employers

All employers

Employer	People	Median	Total
BC Public Service	6,008	$86,036	$561M

Questions and answers

How many people were on the 2011 Sunshine List?

6,008 people paid $75,000 or more in 2011, at 1 employers, −2.2% on 2010 (6,146 people).

Who was the highest paid on the 2011 list?

ROD J HARRIS, CEO at BC Public Service, with a salary of $336,548.

What was the median salary on the 2011 list?

$86,036, −0.1% on 2010. 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 2011?

Public service, with 6,008 people (median $86,036).

Which employer had the most people on the list in 2011?

BC Public Service, with 6,008 people.

When was the 2011 Sunshine List released?

In 2011. 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.