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Kevin McGowan

Provincial Approving Officer at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 5 years between 2022 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Kevin McGowan
Provincial Approving Officer
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$96,404.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: +$4,307 (+4.7%)
5years on
the list

Among 8 people with the title “Provincial Approving Officer” in 2026

Paid more than 75% of them. Their median: $87,357.

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

11,134th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 50% of everyone on the 2026 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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Paid close to Kevin McGowan at BC Public Service

  1. Natasha WaySenior Economist$96,412
  2. Brandy HughesDistrict Recreation Officer$96,411
  3. Mahdi AshrafiProgrammer Analyst$96,404
  4. Kevin McGowanthis person$96,404
  5. Mark NewmanFire Management Specialist$96,404
  6. Samuel StickneySection Head, Recreation$96,404
  7. Joshua Van Der GiessenWildfire Crew Leader – IA$96,400

Ranked just above and below in 2026.

Gross salary by year

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YearGross salaryMedian for the job
2022$75,912
2023$81,341$81,341
2024$83,688
2025$92,097$92,351
2026$96,404$87,357

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceProvincial Approving Officer$96,404$96,404+$4,307 (+4.7%)
2025BC Public ServiceProvincial Approving Officer$92,097$94,055+$8,409 (+10.0%)
2024BC Public ServiceSr District Development Tech$83,688$87,728+$2,347 (+2.9%)
2023BC Public ServiceSr District Development Tech$81,341$88,609+$5,429 (+7.2%)
2022BC Public ServiceSr District Development Tech$75,912$88,406

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 Kevin McGowan on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Kevin McGowan $96,404 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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Years are matched by name and employer. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as British Columbia published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal