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Kathleen Werstiuk

Manager, Wildfire Risk at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 18 years between 2009 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Kathleen Werstiuk
Manager, Wildfire Risk
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$127,180.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: +$993 (+0.8%)
18years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

3,261st highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 84% of everyone on the 2026 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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  5. Graeme SchimpfDistrict Manager$127,176
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  7. Brent LucasDistrict Manager$127,151

Ranked just above and below in 2026.

Gross salary by year

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YearGross salary
2009$78,252
2010$76,409
2011$75,892
2012$79,621
2013$76,627
2014$76,480
2015$78,946
2016$83,562
2017$85,162
2018$88,119
2019$88,425
2020$101,477
2021$100,261
2022$102,255
2023$117,736
2024$126,784
2025$126,187
2026$127,180

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceManager, Wildfire Risk$127,180$127,180+$993 (+0.8%)
2025BC Public ServiceManager, Wildfire Risk$126,187$128,870−$597 (−0.5%)
2024BC Public ServiceManager, Wildfire Risk$126,784$132,905+$9,048 (+7.7%)
2023BC Public ServiceManager, Wildfire Risk$117,736$128,255+$15,481 (+15.1%)
2022BC Public ServiceManager, Wildfire Risk$102,255$119,085+$1,994 (+2.0%)
2021BC Public ServiceManager, Wildfire Risk$100,261$120,025−$1,216 (−1.2%)
2020BC Public ServiceManager, Wildfire Risk$101,477$122,406+$13,052 (+14.8%)
2019BC Public ServiceManager, Wildfire Risk$88,425$109,154+$306 (+0.3%)
2018BC Public ServiceClaims and Litigation Manager$88,119$111,735+$2,957 (+3.5%)
2017BC Public ServiceClaims and Litigation Manager$85,162$110,279+$1,600 (+1.9%)
2016BC Public ServiceClaims and Litigation Manager$83,562$110,188+$4,616 (+5.8%)
2015BC Public ServiceClaims and Litigation Manager$78,946$105,239+$2,466 (+3.2%)
2014BC Public ServiceClaims and Litigation Manager$76,480$102,991−$147 (−0.2%)
2013BC Public ServiceSenior Claims Examiner$76,627$103,102−$2,994 (−3.8%)
2012BC Public ServiceSenior Claims Examiner$79,621$108,326+$3,729 (+4.9%)
2011BC Public ServiceSenior Claims Examiner$75,892$105,702−$517 (−0.7%)
2010BC Public ServiceSenior Claims Examiner$76,409$107,844−$1,843 (−2.4%)
2009BC Public ServiceSenior Claims Examiner$78,252$110,445

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 Kathleen Werstiuk on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Kathleen Werstiuk $127,180 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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