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David McArthur

Licensed Section Head at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 12 years between 2015 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
David McArthur
Licensed Section Head
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$96,419.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: −$10,567 (−9.9%)
12years on
the list

Among 23 people with the title “Licensed Section Head” in 2026

Paid more than 17% of them. Their median: $101,389.

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

11,127th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 50% of everyone on the 2026 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
2015$75,189$77,421
2016$75,314$77,660
2017$76,256$77,399
2018$77,655
2019$79,085$80,450
2020$82,605$82,605
2021$84,847
2022$86,234$86,691
2023$94,286
2024$99,206$103,310
2025$106,986$106,952
2026$96,419$101,389

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceLicensed Section Head$96,419$96,419−$10,567 (−9.9%)
2025BC Public ServiceLicensed Section Head$106,986$109,261+$7,780 (+7.8%)
2024BC Public ServiceLicensed Section Head$99,206$103,996+$4,920 (+5.2%)
2023BC Public ServiceTimber Tenures Forest–South ar$94,286$102,710+$8,052 (+9.3%)
2022BC Public ServiceTimber Tenures Forest–South ar$86,234$100,427+$1,387 (+1.6%)
2021BC Public ServiceTimber Tenures Forest–South ar$84,847$101,573+$2,242 (+2.7%)
2020BC Public ServiceTimber Tenures Forest–South ar$82,605$99,642+$3,520 (+4.5%)
2019BC Public ServiceTimber Tenures Forest–South ar$79,085$97,624+$1,430 (+1.8%)
2018BC Public ServiceTimber Tenures Forest–South ar$77,655$98,467+$1,399 (+1.8%)
2017BC Public ServiceTimber Tenures Forest–South ar$76,256$98,747+$942 (+1.3%)
2016BC Public ServiceTimber Tenures Forest–South ar$75,314$99,312+$125 (+0.2%)
2015BC Public ServiceStewardship Officer$75,189$100,231

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 David McArthur on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid David McArthur $96,419 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?

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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