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Garth Thomson

Exec Dir – Pol, Leg, Issue Res at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 7 years between 2020 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Garth Thomson
Exec Dir – Pol, Leg, Issue Res
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$102,599.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: −$27,300 (−21.0%)
7years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

8,665th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 60% of everyone on the 2026 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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Ranked just above and below in 2026.

Gross salary by year

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YearGross salary
2020$82,829
2021$92,898
2022$103,188
2023$112,366
2024$117,062
2025$129,899
2026$102,599

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceExec Dir – Pol, Leg, Issue Res$102,599$102,599−$27,300 (−21.0%)
2025BC Public ServiceExec Dir – Pol, Leg, Issue Res$129,899$132,661+$12,837 (+11.0%)
2024BC Public ServiceDir Policy & Regulatory Reform$117,062$122,714+$4,696 (+4.2%)
2023BC Public ServiceDir Policy & Regulatory Reform$112,366$122,406+$9,178 (+8.9%)
2022BC Public ServiceDir Policy & Regulatory Reform$103,188$120,171+$10,290 (+11.1%)
2021BC Public ServiceDir, Policy and Reg Reform$92,898$111,211+$10,069 (+12.2%)
2020BC Public ServiceDir, Policy and Reg Reform$82,829$99,912

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 Garth Thomson on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Garth Thomson $102,599 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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Years are matched by name and employer. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as British Columbia published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal