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J R McKearney

Fire Chief - Fire & Rescue Services at City of Vancouver. On British Columbia’s municipal remuneration list 10 years between 2008 and 2017.

Salary disclosure2017
J R McKearney
Fire Chief - Fire & Rescue Services
City of Vancouver
Remuneration
$200,201.00
Source: City of Vancouver, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – Vancouver; City of Victoria Open Data Licence.
Change from 2016: −$22,588 (−10.1%)
10years on
the list

Among 2,650 people at City of Vancouver in 2017

19th highest paid. Their median: $99,705.

Paid more than 99% of everyone on the 2017 municipal remuneration list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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Remuneration by year

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YearRemunerationMedian for the job
2008$142,514$142,398
2009$155,914
2010$170,039
2011$189,823
2012$209,321
2013$347,762
2014$220,586
2015$233,278
2016$222,789
2017$200,201

History

YearEmployer and jobRemunerationIn 2025 dollarsChange
2017City of VancouverFire Chief - Fire & Rescue Services$200,201$253,855−$22,588 (−10.1%)
2016City of VancouverFire Chief - Fire & Rescue Services$222,789$288,497−$10,489 (−4.5%)
2015City of VancouverFire Chief - Fire & Rescue Services$233,278$307,608+$12,692 (+5.8%)
2014City of VancouverFire Chief - Fire & Rescue Services$220,586$294,053−$127,176 (−36.6%)
2013City of VancouverFire Chief - Fire & Rescue Services$347,762$468,312+$138,441 (+66.1%)
2012City of VancouverFire Chief - Fire & Rescue Services$209,321$281,642+$19,498 (+10.3%)
2011City of VancouverFire Chief - Fire & Rescue Services$189,823$258,258+$19,785 (+11.6%)
2010City of VancouverFire Chief - Fire & Rescue Services$170,039$236,829+$14,125 (+9.1%)
2009City of VancouverFire Chief - Fire & Rescue Services$155,914$220,057+$13,400 (+9.4%)
2008City of VancouverDeputy Fire Chief$142,514$201,144

In 2025 dollars: each year’s pay at 2025 prices, by British Columbia’s consumer price index (Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01).

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Questions and answers

Why is J R McKearney on the municipal remuneration list?

City of Vancouver paid J R McKearney $200,201 in 2017. British Columbia’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $75,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Financial Information Act.

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

What do the comparisons mean?

Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $75,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.

How do I report a mistake or ask for a record to be removed?

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Years are matched by name and employer. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as British Columbia published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal