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Brian W. Chow

Chief Engineer at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 17 years between 2007 and 2023.

Salary disclosure2023
Brian W. Chow
Chief Engineer
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$105,387.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2022: −$14,240 (−11.9%)
17years on
the list

Among 16,897 people at BC Public Service in 2023

4,588th highest paid. Their median: $92,470.

Paid more than 72% of everyone on the 2023 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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Gross salary by year

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YearGross salaryMedian for the job
2007$89,707$85,071
2008$92,668$84,745
2009$94,665
2010$93,093
2011$97,245
2012$100,382
2013$101,553
2014$101,646
2015$102,439
2016$105,942
2017$105,755
2018$107,716
2019$111,768
2020$115,162
2021$112,998
2022$119,627
2023$105,387

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2023BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$105,387$114,803−$14,240 (−11.9%)
2022BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$119,627$139,316+$6,629 (+5.9%)
2021BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$112,998$135,273−$2,164 (−1.9%)
2020BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$115,162$138,913+$3,394 (+3.0%)
2019BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$111,768$137,969+$4,052 (+3.8%)
2018BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$107,716$136,584+$1,961 (+1.9%)
2017BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$105,755$136,946−$187 (−0.2%)
2016BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$105,942$139,699+$3,503 (+3.4%)
2015BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$102,439$136,557+$793 (+0.8%)
2014BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$101,646$136,881+$93 (+0.1%)
2013BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$101,553$136,640+$1,171 (+1.2%)
2012BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$100,382$136,571+$3,137 (+3.2%)
2011BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$97,245$135,442+$4,152 (+4.5%)
2010BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$93,093$131,391−$1,572 (−1.7%)
2009BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$94,665$133,610+$1,997 (+2.2%)
2008BC Public Service$92,668$133,526+$2,961 (+3.3%)
2007BC Public Service$89,707$131,532

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 Brian W. Chow on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Brian W. Chow $105,387 in 2023. 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”?

The one pay figure British Columbia publishes for each person for the fiscal year, shown as published. British Columbia does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. 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