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Ombudsperson Officer salary in British Columbia

39 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $88,991 and $95,133.

Median salary
$91,015
+2.5% vs 2025
People on the list
39
Middle half
$89.0K–$95.1K
Highest
$109,667

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list. The line is the same median in 2025 dollars, 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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YearMedianIn 2025 dollars
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011$76,480$106,521
2012$79,422$108,055
2013$76,481$102,905
2014$76,481$102,993
2015$78,325$104,411
2016$77,102$101,669
2017$78,454$101,593
2018$81,611$103,483
2019$80,229$99,037
2020$81,973$98,879
2021$80,958$96,917
2022$81,639$95,076
2023$83,025$90,443
2024$85,074$89,182
2025$88,775$90,663
2026$91,015$91,015

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2026.

$100K–$125K3
$125K–$150K0
$150K–$200K0
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2026

#NameEmployerGross salaryChange
1S Charisse GiarraputoBC Public Service$109,667+$3,455 (+3.3%)
2Michael MossBC Public Service$102,320+$938 (+0.9%)
3Jillian KirbyBC Public Service$101,297−$3,136 (−3.0%)
4Lavinia Ella AllaryBC Public Service$99,201+$10,426 (+11.7%)
5Wendy Elizabeth ByrneBC Public Service$98,744+$5,311 (+5.7%)
6John SparksBC Public Service$98,573+$2,437 (+2.5%)
7Samuel C RailtonBC Public Service$96,677+$1,599 (+1.7%)
8Megan A WelshBC Public Service$95,534+$843 (+0.9%)
9Kathleen Margaret MorrisonBC Public Service$95,404−$161 (−0.2%)
10Adeola AdetayoBC Public Service$95,195+$5,778 (+6.5%)
11Daniel JacksonBC Public Service$95,133+$3,230 (+3.5%)
12Jaye RutledgeBC Public Service$94,899+$5,570 (+6.2%)
13Alaina BatesBC Public Service$94,720
14Adam Ruebsaat–TrottBC Public Service$93,642+$4,867 (+5.5%)
15Oliver James EdgarBC Public Service$92,462+$4,701 (+5.4%)
16Heather HillsburgBC Public Service$91,951+$1,182 (+1.3%)
17Esther SampsonBC Public Service$91,719new
18Gloria CantleBC Public Service$91,494+$1,758 (+2.0%)
19Vincent GornallBC Public Service$91,069+$6,819 (+8.1%)
20Celia PinetteBC Public Service$91,015+$3,309 (+3.8%)
21Madeleine Claire McGillivrayBC Public Service$90,215+$2,578 (+2.9%)
22Laurel CannonBC Public Service$89,939
23Joshua BrandtBC Public Service$89,900+$1,473 (+1.7%)
24Pamela Van Norden–SchaeferBC Public Service$89,588+$1,965 (+2.2%)
25John AtoyebiBC Public Service$89,367+$8,956 (+11.1%)
26Amanda C AllanBC Public Service$89,218+$632 (+0.7%)
27Nichole WilliamsBC Public Service$89,217+$4,233 (+5.0%)
28David GillBC Public Service$89,077+$966 (+1.1%)
29Susan KrampacBC Public Service$88,991+$564 (+0.6%)
30Roland RuttenBC Public Service$88,835new
31Sophie RousseauBC Public Service$88,589+$4,491 (+5.3%)
32Joel DoucetteBC Public Service$88,552+$5,697 (+6.9%)
33Rosemary CamaraBC Public Service$87,909−$1,683 (−1.9%)
34Iouliana (Julia) TchezganovaBC Public Service$87,208new
35Roisin LyderBC Public Service$86,239new
36James DunnBC Public Service$84,605new
37April LongstaffeBC Public Service$82,667+$43 (+0.1%)
38Carrera MarottoBC Public Service$82,202+$5,552 (+7.2%)
39Daryl BaswickBC Public Service$79,569new

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Questions and answers

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

$91,015 among the 39 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 Ombudsperson Officer on the list earn?

Half were paid between $88,991 and $95,133 in 2026; the highest salary was $109,667.

Which employer has the most people with the title Ombudsperson Officer?

BC Public Service, with 39 on the 2026 list.

How many people with the title Ombudsperson Officer are on the list?

39 in 2026, up from 8 in 2011.

How does Ombudsperson Officer pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $91,015, is 5.5% below the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).

How much does a Ombudsperson Officer make at BC Public Service?

The median salary of the 39 people with this title at BC Public Service was $91,015 in 2026.

Has Ombudsperson Officer pay gone up?

The median rose 2.5% from 2025 ($88,775) to 2026. In 2011 it was $76,480.

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.