Sector

Colleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities

107 people paid $125,000+ in 2026 across 19 employers.

People

107

Median salary

$257,663

Total

$27.5M

Highest

$434,489

People on the list by year

107 +4.9%

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Year	Value
2012	74
2013	81
2014	83
2015	86
2016	85
2017	85
2018	80
2019	94
2020	104
2021	101
2022	103
2023	100
2024	102
2025	102
2026	107

Employers in 2026

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The 19 largest of 19 on the 2026 listRank by

#	Employer	People	Median	Change
1	Capilano UniversityColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2012	8	$244,037	+2 (+33.3%)
2	Emily Carr University of Art and DesignColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2017	7	$244,965	+1 (+16.7%)
3	University of the Fraser ValleyColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2012	7	$274,187	+1 (+16.7%)
4	Justice Institute of BCColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2012	6	$247,530	unchanged
5	Douglas CollegeColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2012	6	$289,156	+1 (+20.0%)
6	Langara CollegeColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2012	6	$291,168	unchanged
7	Kwantlen Polytechnic UniversityColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2012	6	$289,794	+1 (+20.0%)
8	College of New CaledoniaColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2012	6	$246,156	+1 (+20.0%)
9	Vancouver Island UniversityColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2012	6	$259,014	+1 (+20.0%)
10	College of the RockiesColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2012	6	$232,460	−1 (−14.3%)
11	British Columbia Institute of TechnologyColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2012	5	$326,819	unchanged
12	Camosun CollegeColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2012	5	$278,443	−2 (−28.6%)
13	Vancouver Community CollegeColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2012	5	$294,146	unchanged
14	Okanagan CollegeColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2012	5	$270,852	unchanged
15	Nicola Valley Institute of TechnologyColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2012	5	$210,616	unchanged
16	North Island CollegeColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2012	5	$250,479	unchanged
17	Northern Lights CollegeColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2012	5	$221,723	unchanged
18	Selkirk CollegeColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2012	5	$227,232	unchanged
19	Coast Mountain CollegeColleges, Institutes and Teaching Universities · since 2018	3	$261,151	unchanged

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Highest paid in 2026

#	Name	Employer	Total compensation	Change
1	Jeffrey Zabudsky	British Columbia Institute of Technology	$434,489	+$11,559 (+2.7%)
2	Lane Trotter	Camosun College	$350,837	+$28,669 (+8.9%)
3	Patricia Kelly	Emily Carr University of Art and Design	$350,465	+$9,997 (+2.9%)
4	Ajay Patel	Vancouver Community College	$349,071	+$2,997 (+0.9%)
5	James Mandigo	University of the Fraser Valley	$338,365	+$47,611 (+16.4%)
6	Neil Fassina	Okanagan College	$330,348	−$37,578 (−10.2%)
7	Navida Suleman	British Columbia Institute of Technology	$328,076	new
8	Jennifer Figner	British Columbia Institute of Technology	$326,819	+$2,670 (+0.8%)
9	Ralph Goerke	Justice Institute of BC	$326,241	new
10	Cynthia Petrie	British Columbia Institute of Technology	$325,972	+$1,997 (+0.6%)
11	Joanne MacLean	University of the Fraser Valley	$321,702	−$14,688 (−4.4%)
12	Kathy Denton	Douglas College	$319,603	+$2,903 (+0.9%)
13	Paula Burns	Langara College	$319,503	+$3,723 (+1.2%)
14	Christopher Hudson	British Columbia Institute of Technology	$314,485	+$22,024 (+7.5%)
15	Pouyan Mahboubi	Langara College	$309,196	+$37,206 (+13.7%)
16	John Chenoweth	Nicola Valley Institute of Technology	$303,517	+$34,693 (+12.9%)
17	Randall Heidt	Kwantlen Polytechnic University	$301,783	+$4,360 (+1.5%)
18	Lisa Domae	North Island College	$297,915	+$10,517 (+3.7%)
19	Jackie Hogan	University of the Fraser Valley	$297,706	+$19,954 (+7.2%)
20	Diane Purvey	Kwantlen Polytechnic University	$297,646	−$10,047 (−3.3%)
21	Peter Smailes	Kwantlen Polytechnic University	$296,542	+$6,087 (+2.1%)
22	Samantha Lenci	Okanagan College	$295,921	+$5,345 (+1.8%)
23	Michael Koke	Langara College	$294,613	+$9,284 (+3.3%)
24	Laurie Waye	Coast Mountain College	$294,387	+$6,048 (+2.1%)
25	David Wells	Vancouver Community College	$294,264	+$6,366 (+2.2%)
26	Laureen Styles	Capilano University	$294,151	+$31,211 (+11.9%)
27	Jane Shin	Vancouver Community College	$294,146	+$6,040 (+2.1%)
28	Deborah Huelscher	Camosun College	$293,318	−$8,446 (−2.8%)
29	Sarah Dench	Douglas College	$289,460	+$10,600 (+3.8%)
30	David Taylor	Douglas College	$289,460	+$10,600 (+3.8%)
31	Kayoko Takeuchi	Douglas College	$288,853	+$9,993 (+3.6%)
32	Yusuf Varachia	Langara College	$287,723	+$7,679 (+2.7%)
33	Viktor Sokha	Emily Carr University of Art and Design	$286,403	+$22,998 (+8.7%)
34	Cindy Heitman	College of New Caledonia	$286,159	+$6,367 (+2.3%)
35	Sri Achjadi	Emily Carr University of Art and Design	$285,139	+$40,178 (+16.4%)
36	Zena Mitchell	Kwantlen Polytechnic University	$283,047	+$1,211 (+0.4%)
37	Kartik Bharadwa	Capilano University	$281,802	+$50,413 (+21.8%)
38	Deborah Saucier	Vancouver Island University	$281,008	−$106,363 (−27.5%)
39	Richard Stride	Camosun College	$278,443	+$27,201 (+10.8%)
40	Nicole Adams	University of the Fraser Valley	$274,187	new
41	Michael Crowe	College of the Rockies	$273,688	new
42	Jennifer Goodwin	Okanagan College	$270,852	+$1,653 (+0.6%)
43	Dennis Johnson	Vancouver Island University	$270,396
44	Curtis Morcom	Okanagan College	$270,274	+$1,398 (+0.5%)
45	Jonathan Bondaroff	Northern Lights College	$268,297	+$5,438 (+2.1%)
46	Thor Borgford	Douglas College	$265,739	−$1,398 (−0.5%)
47	Maggie Matear	Selkirk College	$264,348	+$8,117 (+3.2%)
48	Tara-Dawn Szerencsi	College of New Caledonia	$261,788	+$23,101 (+9.7%)
49	Michael Doyle	Coast Mountain College	$261,151	+$5,319 (+2.1%)
50	Claire Grogan	Vancouver Island University	$260,828	new

Questions and answers

How many people in colleges, institutes and teaching universities were on the 2026 list?

107 people paid $125,000 or more, across 19 employers.

What is the median salary in colleges, institutes and teaching universities?

$257,663 among the people on the 2026 list; the highest salary was $434,489.

Which employer has the most people on the list?

Capilano University, with 8 people in 2026.

Who was the highest paid in colleges, institutes and teaching universities in 2026?

Jeffrey Zabudsky, at British Columbia Institute of Technology, with a salary of $434,489.

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

Why is someone not on the list?

Only people paid $125,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Employers Act covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.