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Gary Farnden

Chief Bridge Engineer at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 16 years between 2007 and 2022.

Salary disclosure2022
Gary Farnden
Chief Bridge Engineer
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$117,991.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2021: +$4,116 (+3.6%)
16years on
the list

Among 13,983 people at BC Public Service in 2022

1,790th highest paid. Their median: $89,725.

Paid more than 87% of everyone on the 2022 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
2007$94,499$85,071
2008$93,082$84,745
2009$97,215
2010$98,370
2011$99,199
2012$101,882
2013$103,092
2014$101,520
2015$103,188
2016$106,027
2017$105,785
2018$122,902
2019$109,333
2020$111,791
2021$113,875
2022$117,991

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2022BC Public ServiceChief Bridge Engineer$117,991$137,411+$4,116 (+3.6%)
2021BC Public ServiceChief Bridge Engineer$113,875$136,323+$2,084 (+1.9%)
2020BC Public ServiceChief Bridge Engineer$111,791$134,847+$2,458 (+2.2%)
2019BC Public ServiceChief Bridge Engineer$109,333$134,963−$13,569 (−11.0%)
2018BC Public ServiceChief Bridge Engineer$122,902$155,840+$17,117 (+16.2%)
2017BC Public ServiceSr Bridge Rehab/Stds Eng$105,785$136,985−$242 (−0.2%)
2016BC Public ServiceSr Bridge Rehab/Stds Eng$106,027$139,811+$2,839 (+2.8%)
2015BC Public ServiceChief Bridge Engineer$103,188$137,555+$1,668 (+1.6%)
2014BC Public ServiceSr Bridge Rehab/Stds Eng$101,520$136,711−$1,572 (−1.5%)
2013BC Public ServiceSr Bridge Rehab/Stds Eng$103,092$138,710+$1,210 (+1.2%)
2012BC Public ServiceSr Bridge Rehab/Stds Eng$101,882$138,612+$2,683 (+2.7%)
2011BC Public ServiceSr Bridge Rehab/Stds Eng$99,199$138,164+$829 (+0.8%)
2010BC Public ServiceSr Bridge Rehab/Stds Eng$98,370$138,839+$1,155 (+1.2%)
2009BC Public ServiceSr Bridge Rehab/Stds Eng$97,215$137,209+$4,133 (+4.4%)
2008BC Public Service$93,082$134,123−$1,417 (−1.5%)
2007BC Public Service$94,499$138,558

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 Gary Farnden on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Gary Farnden $117,991 in 2022. 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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