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Douglas Yano

Wildfire Officer at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 16 years between 2010 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Douglas Yano
Wildfire Officer
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$155,402.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: −$773 (−0.5%)
16years on
the list

Among 34 people with the title “Wildfire Officer” in 2026

Paid more than 76% of them. Their median: $136,161.

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

1,325th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 94% 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
2010$100,509$88,702
2011$97,376$80,398
2012$83,037$79,871
2013$84,539$82,267
2014$83,303$82,576
2015$94,672$88,193
2016$82,840$92,121
2018$86,830$97,222
2019$107,850$95,969
2020$98,821$91,260
2021$98,465$85,679
2022$110,945$105,661
2023$125,982$110,532
2024$149,984$130,915
2025$156,175$119,871
2026$155,402$136,161

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceWildfire Officer$155,402$155,402−$773 (−0.5%)
2025BC Public ServiceWildfire Technician$156,175$159,496+$6,191 (+4.1%)
2024BC Public ServiceWildfire Technician$149,984$157,225+$24,002 (+19.1%)
2023BC Public ServiceWildfire Technician$125,982$137,238+$15,037 (+13.6%)
2022BC Public ServiceWildfire Technician$110,945$129,205+$12,480 (+12.7%)
2021BC Public ServiceWildfire Technician$98,465$117,875−$356 (−0.4%)
2020BC Public ServiceWildfire Technician$98,821$119,202−$9,029 (−8.4%)
2019BC Public ServiceWildfire Technician$107,850$133,133+$21,020 (+24.2%)
2018BC Public ServiceForest Protection Technician$86,830$110,100
2016BC Public ServiceForest Protection Technician$82,840$109,236−$11,832 (−12.5%)
2015BC Public ServiceForest Protection Technician$94,672$126,203+$11,369 (+13.6%)
2014BC Public ServiceForest Protection Technician$83,303$112,179−$1,236 (−1.5%)
2013BC Public ServiceForest Protection Technician$84,539$113,747+$1,502 (+1.8%)
2012BC Public ServiceForest Protection Technician$83,037$112,973−$14,339 (−14.7%)
2011BC Public ServiceForest Protection Technician$97,376$135,625−$3,133 (−3.1%)
2010BC Public ServiceForest Protection Technician$100,509$141,858

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 Douglas Yano on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Douglas Yano $155,402 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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