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Gillian van der Merwe

Child Protection Worker at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 2 years between 2025 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Gillian van der Merwe
Child Protection Worker
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$86,613.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: +$6,984 (+8.8%)
2years on
the list

Among 669 people with the title “Child Protection Worker” in 2026

Paid more than 27% of them. Their median: $93,951.

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

16,353rd highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 26% of everyone on the 2026 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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The 6 paid closest to Gillian van der Merwe in 2026, by rank at the employer.

Paid close to Gillian van der Merwe at BC Public Service

  1. Ana Rupar PeasgoodSr. Prog Dev. Indig Food Sys.$86,616
  2. Liam DevineEmergency Planning Analyst$86,615
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  4. Gillian van der Merwethis person$86,613
  5. Mai–Linh HuynhSr. Authorizations Water Spec.$86,612
  6. Elaina ZhengSr Auditor$86,612
  7. Tyrell ChatlainManager, Licensing$86,611

Ranked just above and below in 2026.

Gross salary by year

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YearGross salaryMedian for the job
2025$79,629$93,855
2026$86,613$93,951

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceChild Protection Worker$86,613$86,613+$6,984 (+8.8%)
2025BC Public ServiceChild Protection Worker$79,629$81,322

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 Gillian van der Merwe on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Gillian van der Merwe $86,613 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?

Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $75,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.

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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