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Kirsten Coupe

Sr. Claims Exam/Legal Counsel at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 17 years between 2010 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Kirsten Coupe
Sr. Claims Exam/Legal Counsel
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$229,868.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: +$6,613 (+3.0%)
17years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

517th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 97% of everyone on the 2026 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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Gross salary by year

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YearGross salaryMedian for the job
2010$102,930$103,386
2011$104,706$105,232
2012$114,542
2013$135,056
2014$144,834
2015$152,123
2016$164,438
2017$165,530
2018$195,771
2019$184,774
2020$184,968
2021$194,028
2022$195,155
2023$210,553
2024$215,776
2025$223,255
2026$229,868

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceSr. Claims Exam/Legal Counsel$229,868$229,868+$6,613 (+3.0%)
2025BC Public ServiceSr. Claims Exam/Legal Counsel$223,255$228,002+$7,479 (+3.5%)
2024BC Public ServiceSr. Claims Exam/Legal Counsel$215,776$226,194+$5,223 (+2.5%)
2023BC Public ServiceSr. Claims Exam/Legal Counsel$210,553$229,365+$15,398 (+7.9%)
2022BC Public ServiceSr. Claims Exam/Legal Counsel$195,155$227,275+$1,127 (+0.6%)
2021BC Public ServiceSr. Claims Exam/Legal Counsel$194,028$232,277+$9,060 (+4.9%)
2020BC Public ServiceSr. Claims Exam/Legal Counsel$184,968$223,116+$194 (+0.1%)
2019BC Public ServiceSr. Claims Exam/Legal Counsel$184,774$228,089−$10,997 (−5.6%)
2018BC Public ServiceSr. Claims Exam/Legal Counsel$195,771$248,238+$30,241 (+18.3%)
2017BC Public ServiceSr. Claims Exam/Legal Counsel$165,530$214,351+$1,092 (+0.7%)
2016BC Public ServiceSr. Claims Exam/Legal Counsel$164,438$216,834+$12,315 (+8.1%)
2015BC Public ServiceSr. Claims Exam/Legal Counsel$152,123$202,788+$7,289 (+5.0%)
2014BC Public ServiceSr. Claims Exam/Legal Counsel$144,834$195,040+$9,778 (+7.2%)
2013BC Public ServiceSr. Claims Exam/Legal Counsel$135,056$181,718+$20,514 (+17.9%)
2012BC Public ServiceSr. Claims Exam/Legal Counsel$114,542$155,836+$9,836 (+9.4%)
2011BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel Level 2$104,706$145,834+$1,776 (+1.7%)
2010BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel Level 2$102,930$145,275

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 Kirsten Coupe on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Kirsten Coupe $229,868 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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