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Curtis Smith

Dir.,Policy & Strategic Init. at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 9 years between 2017 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Curtis Smith
Dir.,Policy & Strategic Init.
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$136,036.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: +$1,040 (+0.8%)
9years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

2,290th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 88% of everyone on the 2026 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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Curtis Smith’s colleagues at BC Public Service

Paid close to Curtis Smith at BC Public Service

  1. Kevin EskelinArea Director Strat Priorities$136,123
  2. Lisa HelmerExc Dir, Resource Pln & Ass$136,101
  3. Maziar KazemiDistrict ManagerTransportation$136,080
  4. Denis RyanWildfire Crew Supervisor – UC$136,054
  5. Curtis Smiththis person$136,036
  6. Danton RemacleSenior Director, Public Health$136,033
  7. Jacqueline Michelle RobinsonDirector Indigenous Agreements$136,032
  8. Carl SwansonSr Dir Communicable Disease$136,008
  9. Asa MaclaurinWildfire Technician$136,002

Ranked just above and below in 2026. Everyone there in 2026

Curtis Smith’s gross salary by year

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YearGross salaryMedian for the job
2017$80,715$80,715
2018$88,644$81,472
2019$89,774
2020$94,954
2022$100,990
2023$123,792
2024$122,546
2025$134,996
2026$136,036

Curtis Smith on the list, year by year

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceDir.,Policy & Strategic Init.$136,036$136,036+$1,040 (+0.8%)
2025BC Public ServiceDir.,Policy & Strategic Init.$134,996$137,866+$12,450 (+10.2%)
2024BC Public ServiceDir.,Policy & Strategic Init.$122,546$128,463−$1,246 (−1.0%)
2023BC Public ServiceDir.,Policy & Strategic Init.$123,792$134,852+$22,802 (+22.6%)
2022BC Public ServiceMgr, Justice Strategies & Init$100,990$117,611
2020BC Public ServiceDirector, Bus.Transformation$94,954$114,537+$5,180 (+5.8%)
2019BC Public ServiceSenior Mgr Operational Policy$89,774$110,819+$1,130 (+1.3%)
2018BC Public ServiceSenior Policy Advisor$88,644$112,401+$7,929 (+9.8%)
2017BC Public ServiceManager, Executive Operations$80,715$104,521

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 about Curtis Smith’s gross salary

Why is Curtis Smith on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Curtis Smith $136,036 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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