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M B Primerano

Battalion Chief at City of Vancouver. On British Columbia’s municipal remuneration list 14 years between 2008 and 2023.

Salary disclosure2023
M B Primerano
Battalion Chief
City of Vancouver
Remuneration
$114,864.06
Source: City of Vancouver, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – Vancouver; City of Victoria Open Data Licence.
Change from 2022: +$38,247 (+49.9%)
14years on
the list

Among 18 people with the title “Battalion Chief” in 2023

Paid more than 5% of them. Their median: $168,966.

Among 4,083 people at City of Vancouver in 2023

1,581st highest paid. Their median: $105,038.

Paid more than 63% of everyone on the 2023 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$79,218$77,465
2009$78,652$78,416
2010$91,076$80,185
2012$95,511$88,426
2013$90,338$97,088
2014$104,284$99,688
2015$135,286$127,568
2016$116,359$115,397
2017$120,247$123,740
2018$118,388$124,189
2019$131,354$127,134
2020$145,287$124,246
2022$76,617$153,710
2023$114,864$168,966

History

YearEmployer and jobRemunerationIn 2025 dollarsChange
2023City of VancouverBattalion Chief$114,864$120,410+$38,247 (+49.9%)
2022City of VancouverBattalion Chief$76,617$83,463
2020City of VancouverFire Captain$145,287$173,927+$13,933 (+10.6%)
2019City of VancouverFire Captain$131,354$158,445+$12,966 (+11.0%)
2018City of VancouverFire Captain$118,388$146,141−$1,859 (−1.5%)
2017City of VancouverFire Captain$120,247$152,473+$3,888 (+3.3%)
2016City of VancouverFire Captain$116,359$150,677−$18,927 (−14.0%)
2015City of VancouverFire Lieutenant$135,286$178,393+$31,002 (+29.7%)
2014City of VancouverFire Lieutenant$104,284$139,016+$13,946 (+15.4%)
2013City of VancouverFire Lieutenant$90,338$121,653−$5,173 (−5.4%)
2012City of VancouverFirefighter$95,511$128,511
2010City of VancouverFirefighter$91,076$126,851+$12,424 (+15.8%)
2009City of VancouverFirefighter$78,652$111,009−$566 (−0.7%)
2008City of VancouverFirefighter$79,218$111,808

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 M B Primerano on the municipal remuneration list?

City of Vancouver paid M B Primerano $114,864 in 2023. 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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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