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Karen Topelko

Sr Prov Marine Resource Specia at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 8 years between 2019 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Karen Topelko
Sr Prov Marine Resource Specia
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$96,418.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: −$8,491 (−8.1%)
8years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

11,128th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 49% 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 salary
2019$75,151
2020$76,651
2021$80,615
2022$91,711
2023$98,000
2024$103,268
2025$104,909
2026$96,418

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceSr Prov Marine Resource Specia$96,418$96,418−$8,491 (−8.1%)
2025BC Public ServiceSr Prov Marine Resource Specia$104,909$107,140+$1,641 (+1.6%)
2024BC Public ServiceSr Prov Marine Resource Specia$103,268$108,254+$5,268 (+5.4%)
2023BC Public ServiceSr Prov Marine Resource Specia$98,000$106,756+$6,289 (+6.9%)
2022BC Public ServiceSr Prov Marine Resource Specia$91,711$106,805+$11,096 (+13.8%)
2021BC Public ServiceSr Prov Marine Resource Specia$80,615$96,507+$3,964 (+5.2%)
2020BC Public ServiceSr Prov Marine Resource Specia$76,651$92,460+$1,500 (+2.0%)
2019BC Public ServiceSr Prov Marine Resource Specia$75,151$92,768

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 Topelko on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Karen Topelko $96,418 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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