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Edward Bates

at WorkSafeBC. On British Columbia’s executive compensation list 2 years between 2015 and 2016.

Salary disclosure2016
Edward Bates

WorkSafeBC
Total compensation
$383,277.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Public Sector Employers Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2015: +$110,869 (+40.7%)
2years on
the list

Among 463 people with the title “” in 2016

Paid more than 95% of them. Their median: $189,787.

Among 6 people at WorkSafeBC in 2016

2nd highest paid. Their median: $347,977.

Paid more than 95% of everyone on the 2016 executive compensation list, which only lists people paid $125,000 or more.

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Total compensation by year

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YearTotal compensationMedian for the job
2015$272,408$186,519
2016$383,277$189,787

History

YearEmployer and jobTotal compensationIn 2025 dollarsChange
2016WorkSafeBC$383,277$505,403+$110,869 (+40.7%)
2015WorkSafeBC$272,408$363,134

In 2025 dollars: each year’s pay at 2025 prices, by British Columbia’s consumer price index (Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01), each fiscal year priced at the calendar year most of its months fall in.

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Questions and answers

Why is Edward Bates on the executive compensation list?

WorkSafeBC paid Edward Bates $383,277 in 2016. British Columbia’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $125,000 or more in a fiscal year, under the Public Sector Employers Act.

What is “total compensation”?

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

What do the comparisons mean?

Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $125,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.

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Years are matched by name and employer. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as British Columbia published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal