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Eric Nicholls

Director, Planning & Land Use at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 11 years between 2016 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Eric Nicholls
Director, Planning & Land Use
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$119,756.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: +$2,740 (+2.3%)
11years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

4,398th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 79% of everyone on the 2026 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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Eric Nicholls’s colleagues at BC Public Service

Paid close to Eric Nicholls at BC Public Service

  1. Kamelli MarkReg. Man. Prog, Part, & Plan$119,763
  2. Laura CaporaleAdministrative JCM$119,761
  3. Robert FieldsCorrectional Supervisor$119,757
  4. Jaspreet BhatiaDirector, Order Management$119,756
  5. Eric Nichollsthis person$119,756
  6. Daniel SurduSenior Security Architect$119,756
  7. Tanya BarrettProperty Transfer Tax Manager$119,754
  8. Lisa Nicole VukosavljevicDirector, Digital Delivery$119,753
  9. David J. SundersinghChapter Lead, DevOps$119,737

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

Eric Nicholls’s gross salary by year

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YearGross salary
2016$76,605
2017$84,189
2018$87,232
2019$86,912
2020$93,806
2021$96,540
2022$102,090
2023$110,137
2024$119,163
2025$117,016
2026$119,756

Eric Nicholls on the list, year by year

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceDirector, Planning & Land Use$119,756$119,756+$2,740 (+2.3%)
2025BC Public ServiceDirector, Planning & Land Use$117,016$119,504−$2,147 (−1.8%)
2024BC Public ServiceDirector, Planning & Land Use$119,163$124,916+$9,026 (+8.2%)
2023BC Public ServiceDirector, Planning & Land Use$110,137$119,977+$8,047 (+7.9%)
2022BC Public ServiceDirector, Planning & Land Use$102,090$118,892+$5,550 (+5.7%)
2021BC Public ServiceDirector, Planning & Land Use$96,540$115,571+$2,734 (+2.9%)
2020BC Public ServiceManager, Planning & Land Use$93,806$113,153+$6,894 (+7.9%)
2019BC Public ServiceManager, Planning & Land Use$86,912$107,286−$320 (−0.4%)
2018BC Public ServiceManager, Planning & Land Use$87,232$110,610+$3,043 (+3.6%)
2017BC Public ServiceManager, Growth Strategies$84,189$109,019+$7,584 (+9.9%)
2016BC Public ServiceManager, Growth Strategies$76,605$101,014

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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Why is Eric Nicholls on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Eric Nicholls $119,756 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.

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