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Kenneth G Forbes

Wildfire Prevention Officer at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 5 years between 2021 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Kenneth G Forbes
Wildfire Prevention Officer
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$98,926.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: −$16,302 (−14.1%)
5years on
the list

Among 12 people with the title “Wildfire Prevention Officer” in 2026

Paid more than 16% of them. Their median: $117,004.

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

10,018th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 54% 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
2021$75,974
2023$77,625$78,866
2024$120,289$126,972
2025$115,228$113,419
2026$98,926$117,004

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceWildfire Prevention Officer$98,926$98,926−$16,302 (−14.1%)
2025BC Public ServiceWildfire Prevention Officer$115,228$117,678−$5,061 (−4.2%)
2024BC Public ServiceWildfire Prevention Officer$120,289$126,097+$42,664 (+55.0%)
2023BC Public ServiceSenior Resource Technologist$77,625$84,561
2021BC Public ServiceResource Technologist$75,974$90,951

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 Kenneth G Forbes on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Kenneth G Forbes $98,926 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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