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Alena Charlston

Timber Tenures Forester at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 8 years between 2019 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Alena Charlston
Timber Tenures Forester
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$98,510.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: −$3,458 (−3.4%)
8years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

10,175th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 54% of everyone on the 2026 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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Also Timber Tenures Forester at BC Public Service

  1. Jacques Bousquet$98,147
  2. Geoffrey William Klassen$96,728

The 2 paid closest to Alena Charlston in 2026, by rank at the employer.

Paid close to Alena Charlston at BC Public Service

  1. Gurveen Kaur DhaliwalManager, Indigenous Agreements$98,521
  2. Satinder SanghaChild Protection Worker$98,518
  3. Louise WaterhouseResearch Wildlife Ecologist$98,518
  4. Alena Charlstonthis person$98,510
  5. Nina MackenzieFOI Team Lead$98,509
  6. Matthew MajewskiWildfire Crew Leader – UC$98,509
  7. Alexandar Freire De AquinoSenior Policy Analyst$98,505

Ranked just above and below in 2026.

Gross salary by year

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YearGross salaryMedian for the job
2019$75,494$81,375
2020$82,346$85,181
2021$83,773$86,099
2022$87,321$87,349
2023$93,730$94,241
2024$98,063$96,871
2025$101,968$100,957
2026$98,510

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceTimber Tenures Forester$98,510$98,510−$3,458 (−3.4%)
2025BC Public ServiceSr. Lic Auth Officer$101,968$104,136+$3,905 (+4.0%)
2024BC Public ServiceSr. Lic Auth Officer$98,063$102,798+$4,333 (+4.6%)
2023BC Public ServiceSr. Lic Auth Officer$93,730$102,105+$6,409 (+7.3%)
2022BC Public ServiceSr. Lic Auth Officer$87,321$101,693+$3,548 (+4.2%)
2021BC Public ServiceSr. Lic Auth Officer$83,773$100,287+$1,427 (+1.7%)
2020BC Public ServiceSr. Lic Auth Officer$82,346$99,329+$6,852 (+9.1%)
2019BC Public ServiceSr. Lic Auth Officer$75,494$93,192

In 2025 dollars: each year’s pay at 2025 prices, by British Columbia’s consumer price index (Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01), each fiscal year priced at the calendar year most of its months fall in.

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Questions and answers

Why is Alena Charlston on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Alena Charlston $98,510 in 2026. British Columbia’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $75,000 or more in a fiscal year, under the Financial Information Act.

What is “gross salary”?

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