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Ian J Pilkington

Chief Engineer at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 20 years between 2007 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Ian J Pilkington
Chief Engineer
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$148,650.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: +$1,158 (+0.8%)
20years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

1,587th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 92% 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
2007$80,649$85,071
2008$85,379$84,745
2009$98,906
2010$95,553
2011$100,462
2012$98,993$97,288
2013$95,341$89,988
2014$95,155$94,078
2015$98,198$97,936
2016$109,873
2017$109,693
2018$113,495
2019$119,970
2020$126,185
2021$128,970
2022$133,499
2023$137,281
2024$145,600
2025$147,492
2026$148,650

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$148,650$148,650+$1,158 (+0.8%)
2025BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$147,492$150,628+$1,892 (+1.3%)
2024BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$145,600$152,630+$8,319 (+6.1%)
2023BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$137,281$149,547+$3,782 (+2.8%)
2022BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$133,499$155,471+$4,529 (+3.5%)
2021BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$128,970$154,394+$2,785 (+2.2%)
2020BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$126,185$152,209+$6,215 (+5.2%)
2019BC Public ServiceExec. Dir., Highways Operation$119,970$148,094+$6,475 (+5.7%)
2018BC Public ServiceDir., Maint. Contract Renewal$113,495$143,912+$3,802 (+3.5%)
2017BC Public ServiceDir., Maint. Contract Renewal$109,693$142,045−$180 (−0.2%)
2016BC Public ServiceDir., Maint. Contract Renewal$109,873$144,882+$11,675 (+11.9%)
2015BC Public ServiceDirector$98,198$130,903+$3,043 (+3.2%)
2014BC Public ServiceDirector$95,155$128,140−$186 (−0.2%)
2013BC Public ServiceDirector$95,341$128,281−$3,652 (−3.7%)
2012BC Public ServiceDirector$98,993$134,681−$1,469 (−1.5%)
2011BC Public ServiceChief Geotech Mat & Pvmnt Eng$100,462$139,923+$4,909 (+5.1%)
2010BC Public ServiceChief Geotech Mat & Pvmnt Eng$95,553$134,863−$3,353 (−3.4%)
2009BC Public ServiceManager Project Delivery$98,906$139,596+$13,527 (+15.8%)
2008BC Public Service$85,379$123,023+$4,730 (+5.9%)
2007BC Public Service$80,649$118,250

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 Ian J Pilkington on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Ian J Pilkington $148,650 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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