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Cliff Chapman

Director, Wildfire Operations at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 13 years between 2014 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Cliff Chapman
Director, Wildfire Operations
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$161,248.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: +$7,485 (+4.9%)
13years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

1,145th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 93% of everyone on the 2026 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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Ranked just above and below in 2026.

Gross salary by year

Show as a table
YearGross salaryMedian for the job
2014$82,689$95,554
2015$112,431$113,930
2016$113,488$113,488
2017$99,364$87,586
2018$97,952$98,421
2019$114,950$106,768
2020$118,924$110,412
2021$122,532
2022$145,111
2023$148,450
2024$149,576
2025$153,763
2026$161,248

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceDirector, Wildfire Operations$161,248$161,248+$7,485 (+4.9%)
2025BC Public ServiceDirector, Wildfire Operations$153,763$157,032+$4,187 (+2.8%)
2024BC Public ServiceDirector, Wildfire Operations$149,576$156,798+$1,126 (+0.8%)
2023BC Public ServiceDirector, Wildfire Operations$148,450$161,714+$3,339 (+2.3%)
2022BC Public ServiceDirector, Wildfire Operations$145,111$168,994+$22,579 (+18.4%)
2021BC Public ServiceDirector, Wildfire Operations$122,532$146,687+$3,608 (+3.0%)
2020BC Public ServiceFire Centre Manager$118,924$143,451+$3,974 (+3.5%)
2019BC Public ServiceFire Centre Manager$114,950$141,897+$16,998 (+17.4%)
2018BC Public ServiceDeputy Fire Centre Manager$97,952$124,203−$1,412 (−1.4%)
2017BC Public ServiceDeputy Fire Centre Manager$99,364$128,670−$14,124 (−12.4%)
2016BC Public ServiceSr Prot Off–Fire Operations$113,488$149,649+$1,057 (+0.9%)
2015BC Public ServiceSr Prot Off–Fire Operations$112,431$149,876+$29,742 (+36.0%)
2014BC Public ServiceSr Prot Off-Fire Operations$82,689$111,353

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 Cliff Chapman on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Cliff Chapman $161,248 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”?

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?

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