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Crown Counsel salary in British Columbia

503 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $188,893 and $256,687.

Median salary
$239,404
+4.9% vs 2025
People on the list
503
Middle half
$189K–$257K
Highest
$345,004

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
2007
2008
2009$124,600
2010$134,143
2011$139,247
2012$139,001
2013$141,684
2014$141,665
2015$146,613
2016$156,290
2017$157,252
2018$178,128
2019$172,675
2020$172,898
2021$178,092
2022$184,156
2023$194,401
2024$214,610
2025$228,226
2026$239,404

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2026.

$100K–$125K17
$125K–$150K33
$150K–$200K93
$200K–$300K346
$300K or more9

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2026

#NameEmployerSalaryChange
1Brendan Gerard McCabeBC Public Service$345,004+$27,443 (+8.6%)
2Dianne M WiedemannBC Public Service$325,024−$9,901 (−3.0%)
3Joseph BellowsBC Public Service$321,872−$2,285 (−0.7%)
4Christopher McPhersonBC Public Service$318,590+$14,343 (+4.7%)
5Elliot Z PollBC Public Service$314,661+$2,216 (+0.7%)
6Mary T AinslieBC Public Service$312,258+$8,012 (+2.6%)
7Lesley RuzickaBC Public Service$312,258+$18,505 (+6.3%)
8Leslie M FillinghamBC Public Service$308,745+$29,548 (+10.6%)
9Daniel PorteBC Public Service$301,591+$44,561 (+17.3%)
10Karima ForresterBC Public Service$299,461+$44,602 (+17.5%)
11Paula DonnachieBC Public Service$299,409+$31,838 (+11.9%)
12Caroline E. RichardsonBC Public Service$295,735+$831 (+0.3%)
13Ursula BotzBC Public Service$295,501+$24,221 (+8.9%)
14Lorna G HemmingBC Public Service$294,281+$30,577 (+11.6%)
15Rajiv KhanguraBC Public Service$292,907+$26,728 (+10.0%)
16Jennifer CarmichaelBC Public Service$289,003+$14,214 (+5.2%)
17Brian A ShawBC Public Service$288,030+$13,629 (+5.0%)
18Alexandra Diana JanseBC Public Service$284,839+$9,125 (+3.3%)
19Margaret A MereighBC Public Service$284,828+$7,306 (+2.6%)
20Phillip F SebellinBC Public Service$284,828+$4,705 (+1.7%)
21Jacinta A LawtonBC Public Service$283,358+$8,224 (+3.0%)
22Denise Joyce PayneBC Public Service$282,737+$21,578 (+8.3%)
23Marie Louise AhrensBC Public Service$282,287+$22,744 (+8.8%)
24Theresa IandiorioBC Public Service$282,135+$24,490 (+9.5%)
25Michelle WrayBC Public Service$281,382+$13,745 (+5.1%)
26Nicholas Peter BarberBC Public Service$281,053+$29,265 (+11.6%)
27Mark Josef WolfBC Public Service$280,506+$25,625 (+10.1%)
28Timothy J. HealeyBC Public Service$280,395+$10,076 (+3.7%)
29Jim CryderBC Public Service$280,394−$15,830 (−5.3%)
30Cindy Carol TrarupBC Public Service$279,548+$6,772 (+2.5%)
31Kevin J MarksBC Public Service$279,489+$8,929 (+3.3%)
32Adrienne L SmithBC Public Service$278,029+$2,918 (+1.1%)
33James PowrieBC Public Service$277,925+$87,945 (+46.3%)
34Carolyn M Kramer–HoyBC Public Service$277,571+$7,331 (+2.7%)
35Natalie FowldsBC Public Service$277,431+$10,963 (+4.1%)
36Simone McCallumBC Public Service$277,403+$22,350 (+8.8%)
37Nicole J GregoireBC Public Service$276,443+$25,621 (+10.2%)
38Corinne SchmidtBC Public Service$276,354+$10,104 (+3.8%)
39David Franklin GrabavacBC Public Service$275,773+$18,128 (+7.0%)
40Julie Melissa RobinsonBC Public Service$275,537+$22,628 (+8.9%)
41Catherine FedderBC Public Service$275,455+$13,801 (+5.3%)
42Mary Margaret SalaysayBC Public Service$275,441−$14,497 (−5.0%)
43Louise KenworthyBC Public Service$275,196−$2,240 (−0.8%)
44Colleen J. SmithBC Public Service$275,196+$17,550 (+6.8%)
45Patrick A WeirBC Public Service$275,196+$17,551 (+6.8%)
46Timothy Alexander LivingstonBC Public Service$275,195+$17,590 (+6.8%)
47Jim BirdBC Public Service$274,961+$2,716 (+1.0%)
48David Y. D. SimBC Public Service$274,961+$24,378 (+9.7%)
49Rusty AntonukBC Public Service$274,468+$7,037 (+2.6%)
50Michael BauerBC Public Service$272,393+$170 (+0.1%)

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Crown Counsel in British Columbia’s public sector?

$239,404 among the 503 people with this title on the 2026 list. Only people paid $75,000 or more are listed, so this is not the median for everyone in the job.

How much do most people with the title Crown Counsel on the list earn?

Half were paid between $188,893 and $256,687 in 2026; the highest salary was $345,004.

Which employer has the most people with the title Crown Counsel?

BC Public Service, with 503 on the 2026 list.

How many people with the title Crown Counsel are on the list?

503 in 2026, up from 156 in 2009.

What share of people with the title Crown Counsel are paid $150,000 or more?

89% of those on the 2026 list (448 people), and 71% $200,000 or more (355).

How does Crown Counsel pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $239,404, is 148.7% above the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).

How much does a Crown Counsel make at BC Public Service?

The median salary of the 503 people with this title at BC Public Service was $239,404 in 2026.

Has Crown Counsel pay gone up?

The median rose 4.9% from 2025 ($228,226) to 2026. In 2009 it was $124,600.

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.