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Director salary in British Columbia

54 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $120,674 and $131,965.

Median salary
$126,425
+1.7% vs 2025
People on the list
54
Middle half
$121K–$132K
Highest
$156,239

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
2007
2008
2009$96,203
2010$95,280
2011$95,155
2012$97,288
2013$89,988
2014$94,078
2015$97,936
2016$95,100
2017$94,661
2018$97,650
2019$100,310
2020$104,029
2021$105,250
2022$105,300
2023$116,475
2024$119,994
2025$124,304
2026$126,425

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2026.

$100K–$125K21
$125K–$150K30
$150K–$200K1
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2026

#NameEmployerSalaryChange
1Rodney L ChapmanBC Public Service$156,239+$603 (+0.4%)
2Samantha EburneBC Public Service$146,123−$2,496 (−1.7%)
3Jeanien Carmody–FallowsBC Public Service$145,936+$7,736 (+5.6%)
4Kevin KeatesBC Public Service$136,935+$8,193 (+6.4%)
5Denver WiggBC Public Service$136,456+$10,872 (+8.7%)
6Kimberly Anne IrwinBC Public Service$136,269+$1,328 (+1.0%)
7Arvind SaraswatBC Public Service$134,552+$5,281 (+4.1%)
8Christopher LawsonBC Public Service$133,813+$4,945 (+3.8%)
9Suzanne SmithBC Public Service$133,787+$4,795 (+3.7%)
10Christopher M ThomasBC Public Service$133,787+$4,919 (+3.8%)
11Abid AmiraliBC Public Service$133,485+$1,046 (+0.8%)
12Nicholas HincksBC Public Service$133,357−$481 (−0.4%)
13Paul LewkowichBC Public Service$132,413+$10,536 (+8.6%)
14Rebecca StulbergBC Public Service$131,965−$1,529 (−1.1%)
15Emily Yearwood–LeeBC Public Service$131,307+$6,106 (+4.9%)
16Philip Daniel VickersBC Public Service$130,978−$1,492 (−1.1%)
17Mark VinnishBC Public Service$130,741+$8,688 (+7.1%)
18Yvonne M ParkinsonBC Public Service$130,454+$4,911 (+3.9%)
19Kerry Ann Lynn YoungBC Public Service$130,422+$1,023 (+0.8%)
20Mark CostelloBC Public Service$130,197+$4,787 (+3.8%)
21James P AyersBC Public Service$130,043+$1,019 (+0.8%)
22Lijing TanBC Public Service$129,752+$2,175 (+1.7%)
23Lisa SevignyBC Public Service$128,970+$3,769 (+3.0%)
24Giovannina CrockerBC Public Service$128,393+$5,120 (+4.2%)
25Trevor BohayBC Public Service$128,347−$2,773 (−2.1%)
26Chris BordeleauBC Public Service$126,717+$4,121 (+3.4%)
27YiLing MiaoBC Public Service$126,662+$25,042 (+24.6%)
28Michael D BurwashBC Public Service$126,188+$4,752 (+3.9%)
29Katherine StybaBC Public Service$125,646
30J Alanna NeesonBC Public Service$125,569+$9,600 (+8.3%)
31Kyuseok HanBC Public Service$125,175+$2,446 (+2.0%)
32Heather TrottierBC Public Service$124,751+$447 (+0.4%)
33Jackson De KockBC Public Service$124,729−$1,661 (−1.3%)
34Melody WeyBC Public Service$123,719−$3,295 (−2.6%)
35Sarah ClayardsBC Public Service$123,643−$8,037 (−6.1%)
36Heidi SarrazinBC Public Service$123,607+$7,067 (+6.1%)
37Zoe TessierBC Public Service$123,500+$14,018 (+12.8%)
38Deborah FrancisBC Public Service$122,081+$6,421 (+5.6%)
39Brian HillBC Public Service$121,832+$785 (+0.6%)
40Al SzczawinskiBC Public Service$121,670−$5,864 (−4.6%)
41Shannon WangBC Public Service$120,674new
42Bruce KletteBC Public Service$119,600−$2,628 (−2.2%)
43Jennifer BatemanBC Public Service$119,589+$29,897 (+33.3%)
44Nicholas FantinBC Public Service$118,123+$1,327 (+1.1%)
45Jessica RoweBC Public Service$118,051+$1,405 (+1.2%)
46Dawn M. WilliamsBC Public Service$117,503+$2,188 (+1.9%)
47Justin FritzBC Public Service$117,491+$16,855 (+16.7%)
48Patrick J KellyBC Public Service$116,503+$913 (+0.8%)
49Shafir SawillaBC Public Service$114,896+$1,645 (+1.5%)
50Katherine MarshallBC Public Service$110,394+$3,239 (+3.0%)

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Questions and answers

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

$126,425 among the 54 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 Director on the list earn?

Half were paid between $120,674 and $131,965 in 2026; the highest salary was $156,239.

Which employer has the most people with the title Director?

BC Public Service, with 54 on the 2026 list.

How many people with the title Director are on the list?

54 in 2026, down from 61 in 2009.

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

2% of those on the 2026 list (1 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).

How does Director pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $126,425, is 31.3% above the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).

How much does a Director make at BC Public Service?

The median salary of the 54 people with this title at BC Public Service was $126,425 in 2026.

Has Director pay gone up?

The median rose 1.7% from 2025 ($124,304) to 2026. In 2009 it was $96,203.

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.