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Michael Lawrence

Aquatic Biologist at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 5 years between 2021 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Michael Lawrence
Aquatic Biologist
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$84,549.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: −$2,520 (−2.9%)
5years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

17,388th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 22% 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$80,848$85,080
2023$81,235
2024$78,385
2025$87,069
2026$84,549

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceAquatic Biologist$84,549$84,549−$2,520 (−2.9%)
2025BC Public ServiceAquatic Biologist$87,069$88,920+$8,684 (+11.1%)
2024BC Public ServiceAquatic Biologist$78,385$82,169−$2,850 (−3.5%)
2023BC Public ServiceAquatic Biologist$81,235$88,493
2021BC Public ServiceNRO – Senior Investigator$80,848$96,786

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 Michael Lawrence on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Michael Lawrence $84,549 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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