Years
British Columbia’s Cities' Sunshine List, year by year
18 lists, 2008 to 2025. Choose a year for its top 100, sectors and largest employers.
People on the list by year
Show as a table
| 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 |
Every year
Cities' Sunshine List
2025
5,875
people · median $107,115
+2.0% on 2024
Cities' Sunshine List
2024
5,758
people · median $106,431
+23.2% on 2023
Cities' Sunshine List
2023
4,674
people · median $103,592
+13.2% on 2022
Cities' Sunshine List
2022
4,129
people · median $102,840
+6.0% on 2021
Cities' Sunshine List
2021
3,896
people · median $100,342
+12.5% on 2020
Cities' Sunshine List
2020
3,462
people · median $97,834
+2.5% on 2019
Cities' Sunshine List
2019
3,376
people · median $98,911
+8.8% on 2018
Cities' Sunshine List
2018
3,102
people · median $97,846
+4.1% on 2017
Cities' Sunshine List
2017
2,981
people · median $98,428
+11.1% on 2016
Cities' Sunshine List
2016
2,684
people · median $93,836
+10.1% on 2015
Cities' Sunshine List
2015
2,437
people · median $104,118
+0.1% on 2014
Cities' Sunshine List
2014
2,435
people · median $89,784
+8.1% on 2013
Cities' Sunshine List
2013
2,253
people · median $88,569
+8.4% on 2012
Cities' Sunshine List
2012
2,078
people · median $90,822
+17.7% on 2011
Cities' Sunshine List
2011
1,765
people · median $87,415
+6.6% on 2010
Cities' Sunshine List
2010
1,656
people · median $86,779
+12.7% on 2009
Cities' Sunshine List
2009
1,470
people · median $86,620
+17.1% on 2008
Cities' Sunshine List
2008
1,255
people · median $85,803
the first list
Questions and answers
Which year had the most people on the list?
2025, with 5,875.
How much has the list grown since 2008?
From 1,255 people in 2008 to 5,875 in 2025. The $75,000 line is the same in every year shown here, so as pay rises with prices it catches more people each year.
When is each year’s list published?
After the year it covers ends, usually the following year.
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