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Karen L Neilson

Executive Director RMSP at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 6 years between 2017 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Karen L Neilson
Executive Director RMSP
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$144,499.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2024: +$15,203 (+11.8%)
6years on
the list

Among 22,704 people at BC Public Service in 2025

1,695th highest paid. Their median: $97,346.

Paid more than 92% of everyone on the 2025 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
2017$77,837$80,726
2019$79,183$79,905
2020$89,176$95,000
2021$104,139$104,139
2024$129,296
2025$144,499

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2025BC Public ServiceExecutive Director RMSP$144,499$147,571+$15,203 (+11.8%)
2024BC Public ServiceExec Director, Senior Services$129,296$135,538
2021BC Public ServiceDir, Strategic Initiatives$104,139$124,668+$14,963 (+16.8%)
2020BC Public ServiceDir, Strategic Initiatives$89,176$107,568+$9,993 (+12.6%)
2019BC Public ServiceSenior Advisor$79,183$97,745
2017BC Public ServiceSenior Advisor$77,837$100,794

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 Karen L Neilson on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Karen L Neilson $144,499 in 2025. 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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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