British Columbia: cities
Every person paid $75,000 or more by a British Columbia public employer, as disclosed under the Financial Information Act. 18 years, 2008 to 2025, searchable and compared across years. Calendar years. Each city’s schedule of employees paid remuneration over $75,000, from its own files; cities are added one at a time (now Vancouver, from 2008, and Victoria, from 2012).
Everything in British Columbia
Each is published separately, with its own line, years and pay figure, so each has its own pages; together they are everything British Columbia publishes by name.
- G Cheng $374,684
- K R Levitt $350,899
- F J Connell $345,842
Cities: everyone paid over $75,000 (Vancouver and Victoria so far)
You are here- Thomas Bechard $1,091,118
- David Wong $888,244
- Kim Chi $753,394
Top executives at Crown corporations, health authorities, universities, colleges and school districts
Doctors and other practitioners paid by MSP (gross payments, not salaries)
Everyone in the BC Public Service (the ministries) paid over $75,000
How the list has grown
People disclosed each year. Select a year for its full breakdown.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 1,255 |
| 2009 | 1,470 |
| 2010 | 1,656 |
| 2011 | 1,765 |
| 2012 | 2,078 |
| 2013 | 2,253 |
| 2014 | 2,435 |
| 2015 | 2,437 |
| 2016 | 2,684 |
| 2017 | 2,981 |
| 2018 | 3,102 |
| 2019 | 3,376 |
| 2020 | 3,462 |
| 2021 | 3,896 |
| 2022 | 4,129 |
| 2023 | 4,674 |
| 2024 | 5,758 |
| 2025 | 5,875 |
The $75,000 line is the same in every year shown here, so as pay rises with prices it catches more people each year. Why the line matters.
Median salary 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).
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| Year | Median | In 2025 dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $85,803 | $121,102 |
| 2009 | $86,620 | $122,255 |
| 2010 | $86,779 | $120,866 |
| 2011 | $87,415 | $118,929 |
| 2012 | $90,822 | $122,202 |
| 2013 | $88,569 | $119,271 |
| 2014 | $89,784 | $119,687 |
| 2015 | $104,118 | $137,293 |
| 2016 | $93,836 | $121,511 |
| 2017 | $98,428 | $124,807 |
| 2018 | $97,846 | $120,784 |
| 2019 | $98,911 | $119,310 |
| 2020 | $97,834 | $117,119 |
| 2021 | $100,342 | $116,856 |
| 2022 | $102,840 | $112,028 |
| 2023 | $103,592 | $108,593 |
| 2024 | $106,431 | $108,694 |
| 2025 | $107,115 | $107,115 |
Largest employers
Highest paid in 2025
| # | Name | Employer | Remuneration | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G ChengDIRECTOR LONG TERM FIN STRATEGY & PLAN | City of Vancouver | $374,684 | +$140,381 (+59.9%) |
| 2 | K R LevittDEPUTY CITY MANAGER | City of Vancouver | $350,899 | +$13,209 (+3.9%) |
| 3 | F J ConnellDIRECTOR LEGAL SERVICES & CITY SOLICITOR | City of Vancouver | $345,842 | +$8,513 (+2.5%) |
| 4 | S SinghDEPUTY CITY MANAGER | City of Vancouver | $345,728 | +$9,129 (+2.7%) |
| 5 | A AmroliaDEPUTY CITY MANAGER | City of Vancouver | $340,026 | +$32,882 (+10.7%) |
| 6 | L L LaclaireGENERAL MANAGER - ENGINEERING SERVICES | City of Vancouver | $338,777 | +$5,710 (+1.7%) |
| 7 | K L FryFIRE CHIEF - FIRE & RESCUE SERVICES | City of Vancouver | $325,817 | +$15,863 (+5.1%) |
| 8 | J WhiteGENERAL MANAGER PDS | City of Vancouver | $315,532 | +$128,273 (+68.5%) |
| 9 | S M JacksonGENERAL MANAGER-PARKS & RECREATION | City of Vancouver | $310,706 | +$12,338 (+4.1%) |
| 10 | A NaklickiCHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | City of Vancouver | $305,495 | +$15,861 (+5.5%) |
Most common jobs
Questions and answers
How many people are on British Columbia’s 2025 Cities' Sunshine List?
5,875 people paid $75,000 or more in 2025, at 2 employers, +2.0% on 2024 (5,758 people).
What is the median salary on the 2025 list?
$107,115: half the people on the list were paid more and half less. It is the median of people paid $75,000 or more, not of every public employee.
Who was the highest-paid public employee in British Columbia in 2025?
G Cheng, DIRECTOR LONG TERM FIN STRATEGY & PLAN at City of Vancouver, with a salary of $374,684. See the top 100.
Which employer has the most people on the list?
City of Vancouver, with 5,168 people in 2025.
When was the 2025 Cities' Sunshine List released?
In 2026. Each list covers the salaries paid in one year and is published after it ends.
When did the Cities' Sunshine List start?
The earliest list on this site covers 2008: 1,255 people. Each year’s list is published after the year ends.
What is “remuneration”?
The one pay figure each city publishes for each person, its remuneration, shown as published. Victoria also lists taxable benefits and payouts, and expenses, in separate columns, which are not shown; Vancouver's remuneration includes payouts. 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.
How do I report a mistake or ask for a record to be removed?
See Privacy and corrections. Figures are shown exactly as British Columbia published them; we fix matching mistakes and handle removal requests there.