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K S Morishita

Battalion Chief at City of Vancouver. On British Columbia’s municipal remuneration list 3 years between 2019 and 2021.

Salary disclosure2021
K S Morishita
Battalion Chief
City of Vancouver
Remuneration
$144,188.00
Source: City of Vancouver, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – Vancouver; City of Victoria Open Data Licence.
Change from 2020: −$5,889 (−3.9%)
3years on
the list

Among 18 people with the title “Battalion Chief” in 2021

Paid more than 27% of them. Their median: $149,946.

Among 3,426 people at City of Vancouver in 2021

236th highest paid. Their median: $101,301.

Paid more than 93% of everyone on the 2021 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
2019$152,464$144,407
2020$150,077$146,859
2021$144,188$149,946

History

YearEmployer and jobRemunerationIn 2025 dollarsChange
2021City of VancouverBattalion Chief$144,188$167,919−$5,889 (−3.9%)
2020City of VancouverBattalion Chief$150,077$179,662−$2,387 (−1.6%)
2019City of VancouverBattalion Chief$152,464$183,908

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 K S Morishita on the municipal remuneration list?

City of Vancouver paid K S Morishita $144,188 in 2021. 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.

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