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Heather Guinn

Crown Counsel at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 13 years between 2013 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Heather Guinn
Crown Counsel
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$243,195.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: +$14,748 (+6.5%)
13years on
the list

Among 503 people with the title “Crown Counsel” in 2026

Paid more than 52% of them. Their median: $239,404.

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

391st highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 98% 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
2013$87,516$80,901
2014$91,252$87,563
2015$93,949$90,979
2016$92,668$88,057
2018$136,076$173,965
2019$92,913$164,838
2020$116,359$160,894
2021$154,322$174,652
2022$168,609$174,572
2023$180,939$187,655
2024$214,988$220,476
2025$228,447$229,079
2026$243,195$239,404

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceCrown Counsel$243,195$243,195+$14,748 (+6.5%)
2025BC Public ServiceCrown Counsel Level 3$228,447$233,304+$13,459 (+6.3%)
2024BC Public ServiceCrown Counsel Level 3$214,988$225,368+$34,049 (+18.8%)
2023BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$180,939$197,105+$12,330 (+7.3%)
2022BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$168,609$196,359+$14,287 (+9.3%)
2021BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$154,322$184,743+$37,963 (+32.6%)
2020BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$116,359$140,357+$23,446 (+25.2%)
2019BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$92,913$114,694−$43,163 (−31.7%)
2018BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$136,076$172,544
2016BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel Level 1$92,668$122,195−$1,281 (−1.4%)
2015BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel Level 1$93,949$125,239+$2,697 (+3.0%)
2014BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel Level 1$91,252$122,884+$3,736 (+4.3%)
2013BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel Level 1$87,516$117,753

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 Heather Guinn on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Heather Guinn $243,195 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”?

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What do the comparisons mean?

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