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Karen Denise Spence

Exec Dir., Permitting Solution at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 9 years between 2018 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Karen Denise Spence
Exec Dir., Permitting Solution
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$152,496.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: −$399 (−0.3%)
9years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

1,428th 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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Karen Denise Spence’s colleagues at BC Public Service

Paid close to Karen Denise Spence at BC Public Service

  1. Tamra McQuittyCFO and ED of FSB$152,565
  2. Arlen KanaryOperations Specialist$152,546
  3. Sarah GaibEngineering Dir. Capital Proje$152,543
  4. Nini LongExec Dir of Regional Operation$152,535
  5. Karen Denise Spencethis person$152,496
  6. Kayla FastPEA Legal Counsel Level 1$152,468
  7. Bryan SparksED Tribunal & Ind Office$152,460
  8. Hovan BaghdassarianExecutive Director$152,360
  9. Catherine B PooleED, LMD Programs$152,344

Ranked just above and below in 2026. Everyone there in 2026

Karen Denise Spence’s gross salary by year

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YearGross salaryMedian for the job
2018$76,261
2019$91,197$100,310
2020$110,438$104,029
2021$113,453$105,250
2022$120,107$105,340
2023$130,499
2024$134,448
2025$152,895
2026$152,496

Karen Denise Spence on the list, year by year

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceExec Dir., Permitting Solution$152,496$152,496−$399 (−0.3%)
2025BC Public ServiceExec Dir, Permitting Solutions$152,895$156,146+$18,447 (+13.7%)
2024BC Public ServiceDir, Strag Permitting Solution$134,448$140,939+$3,949 (+3.0%)
2023BC Public ServiceDirector, Permitting Solutions$130,499$142,159+$10,392 (+8.7%)
2022BC Public ServiceProject Director$120,107$139,875+$6,654 (+5.9%)
2021BC Public ServiceDirector$113,453$135,818+$3,015 (+2.7%)
2020BC Public ServiceDirector$110,438$133,215+$19,241 (+21.1%)
2019BC Public ServiceDirector$91,197$112,576+$14,936 (+19.6%)
2018BC Public ServiceDir, Lands & Resources Unit$76,261$96,699

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 about Karen Denise Spence’s gross salary

Why is Karen Denise Spence on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Karen Denise Spence $152,496 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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