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Karen Susan Wharton

Exec Director, Client Services at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 13 years between 2013 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Karen Susan Wharton
Exec Director, Client Services
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$139,403.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: −$1,194 (−0.8%)
13years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

2,065th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 89% of everyone on the 2026 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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Ranked just above and below in 2026.

Gross salary by year

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YearGross salaryMedian for the job
2013$75,353$76,493
2015$76,373$78,880
2016$76,273$82,749
2017$76,273$82,897
2018$80,073
2019$86,174
2020$91,781$90,210
2021$99,224
2022$100,087
2023$104,090$101,606
2024$122,132
2025$140,597
2026$139,403

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceExec Director, Client Services$139,403$139,403−$1,194 (−0.8%)
2025BC Public ServiceExec Director, Client Services$140,597$143,587+$18,465 (+15.1%)
2024BC Public ServiceSr. Director, Client Relations$122,132$128,029+$18,042 (+17.3%)
2023BC Public ServiceDirector, Client Relations$104,090$113,390+$4,003 (+4.0%)
2022BC Public ServiceDirector, Client Relations$100,087$116,560+$863 (+0.9%)
2021BC Public ServiceDir Service Transformation$99,224$118,784+$7,443 (+8.1%)
2020BC Public ServiceDirector, Client Relations$91,781$110,710+$5,607 (+6.5%)
2019BC Public ServiceDirector, Client Relations$86,174$106,375+$6,101 (+7.6%)
2018BC Public ServiceDirector Client Svc Intgration$80,073$101,533+$3,800 (+5.0%)
2017BC Public ServiceDevelopment Manager$76,273$98,769unchanged
2016BC Public ServiceDevelopment Manager$76,273$100,576−$100 (−0.1%)
2015BC Public ServiceProject Integration Manager$76,373$101,809
2013BC Public ServiceProject Integration Manager$75,353$101,388

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 Susan Wharton on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Karen Susan Wharton $139,403 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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