Kate Zhao
Sr Communications Specialist at Order-in-Council appointees and other staff. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 2 years between 2025 and 2026.
- Gross salary
- $83,291.00
Change from 2025: +$4,701 (+6.0%)2years on
the list
Among 648 people at Order-in-Council appointees and other staff in 2026
553rd highest paid. Their median: $138,549.
Paid more than 19% of everyone on the 2026 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.
Kate Zhao’s colleagues at Order-in-Council appointees and other staff
Paid close to Kate Zhao at Order-in-Council appointees and other staff
- Reema IsmailMinisterial Advisor$83,674
- Aaradhana RameshSenior Public Affairs Officer$83,619
- Chelsea Dawn FalconerSenior Public Affairs Officer$83,315
- Katya SlepianSenior Public Affairs Officer$83,315
- Kate Zhaothis person$83,291
- Jenelyn Agias HontiverosExecutive Coordinator$83,278
- Shantel EsplenSenior Public Affairs Officer$83,251
- Alyssa Taylor MacLellanMinisterial Advisor$83,251
- Richard BlaisBand 2 OIC$83,156
Ranked just above and below in 2026. Everyone there in 2026
Kate Zhao’s gross salary by year
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| Year | Gross salary |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $78,590 |
| 2026 | $83,291 |
Kate Zhao on the list, year by year
| Year | Employer and job | Gross salary | In 2025 dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Order-in-Council appointees and other staffSr Communications Specialist | $83,291 | $83,291 | +$4,701 (+6.0%) |
| 2025 | Order-in-Council appointees and other staffSr Communications Specialist | $78,590 | $80,261 |
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 Kate Zhao’s gross salary
Why is Kate Zhao on the salary disclosure list?
Order-in-Council appointees and other staff paid Kate Zhao $83,291 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?
Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $75,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.
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