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Mark Poweska

at BC Hydro. On British Columbia’s executive compensation list 3 years between 2018 and 2020.

Salary disclosure2020
Mark Poweska

BC Hydro
Total compensation
$40,116.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Public Sector Employers Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2019: −$382,630 (−90.5%)
3years on
the list

Among 624 people with the title “” in 2020

Paid more than 2% of them. Their median: $201,894.

Among 17 people at BC Hydro in 2020

17th highest paid. Their median: $320,169.

Paid more than 2% of everyone on the 2020 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
2018$405,720$195,015
2019$422,746$200,469
2020$40,116$201,894

History

YearEmployer and jobTotal compensationIn 2025 dollarsChange
2020BC Hydro$40,116$48,390−$382,630 (−90.5%)
2019BC Hydro$422,746$521,848+$17,026 (+4.2%)
2018BC Hydro$405,720$514,453

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 Mark Poweska on the executive compensation list?

BC Hydro paid Mark Poweska $40,116 in 2020. 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