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Diane J. Howe

Dep Chief Insp O & A Mines at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 17 years between 2008 and 2024.

Salary disclosure2024
Diane J. Howe
Dep Chief Insp O & A Mines
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$151,260.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2023: +$3,234 (+2.2%)
17years on
the list

Among 20,373 people at BC Public Service in 2024

1,206th highest paid. Their median: $95,941.

Paid more than 94% of everyone on the 2024 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
2008$94,277$84,745
2009$102,188
2010$98,395
2011$96,055
2012$99,737
2013$119,308
2014$99,677
2015$120,839
2016$144,459
2017$124,622
2018$111,652
2019$129,347
2020$153,494
2021$118,774
2022$158,958
2023$148,026
2024$151,260

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2024BC Public ServiceDep Chief Insp O & A Mines$151,260$158,563+$3,234 (+2.2%)
2023BC Public ServiceDep Chief Insp O & A Mines$148,026$161,252−$10,932 (−6.9%)
2022BC Public ServiceDep Chief Insp O & A Mines$158,958$185,120+$40,184 (+33.8%)
2021BC Public ServiceDep Chief Insp O & A Mines$118,774$142,188−$34,720 (−22.6%)
2020BC Public ServiceDep Chief Insp O & A Mines$153,494$185,151+$24,147 (+18.7%)
2019BC Public ServiceDep Chief Insp O & A Mines$129,347$159,669+$17,695 (+15.8%)
2018BC Public ServiceDep Chief Insp Mines Permittng$111,652$141,575−$12,970 (−10.4%)
2017BC Public ServiceDep Chief Insp Mines Permittng$124,622$161,377−$19,837 (−13.7%)
2016BC Public ServiceDep Chief Insp Mines Permittng$144,459$190,489+$23,620 (+19.5%)
2015BC Public ServiceDep Chief Insp Mines Permittng$120,839$161,085+$21,162 (+21.2%)
2014BC Public ServiceDep Chief Insp Mines Permittng$99,677$134,229−$19,631 (−16.5%)
2013BC Public ServiceDep Chief Insp Mines Permittng$119,308$160,529+$19,571 (+19.6%)
2012BC Public ServiceDep Chief Insp Mines Permittng$99,737$135,694+$3,682 (+3.8%)
2011BC Public ServiceDep Chief Insp Mines Permittng$96,055$133,785−$2,340 (−2.4%)
2010BC Public ServiceDep Chief Insp Mines Permittng$98,395$138,875−$3,793 (−3.7%)
2009BC Public ServiceSenior Reclamation Scientist$102,188$144,228+$7,911 (+8.4%)
2008BC Public Service$94,277$135,845

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 Diane J. Howe on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Diane J. Howe $151,260 in 2024. 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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What do the comparisons mean?

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