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Nicholas Gabriel Melling

Crown Counsel Level 3 at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 11 years between 2015 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Nicholas Gabriel Melling
Crown Counsel Level 3
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$223,072.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2024: +$14,879 (+7.1%)
11years on
the list

Among 123 people with the title “Crown Counsel Level 3” in 2025

Paid more than 33% of them. Their median: $229,079.

Among 22,704 people at BC Public Service in 2025

503rd highest paid. Their median: $97,346.

Paid more than 97% of everyone on the 2025 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
2015$81,814$90,283
2016$92,744$91,413
2017$85,655$89,481
2018$84,154$146,340
2019$131,038$142,745
2020$132,077$144,973
2021$121,408$146,222
2022$157,768$135,846
2023$175,557$143,720
2024$208,193$220,476
2025$223,072$229,079

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2025BC Public ServiceCrown Counsel Level 3$223,072$227,815+$14,879 (+7.1%)
2024BC Public ServiceCrown Counsel Level 3$208,193$218,245+$32,636 (+18.6%)
2023BC Public ServiceCrown Counsel Level 2$175,557$191,243+$17,789 (+11.3%)
2022BC Public ServiceCrown Counsel Level 2$157,768$183,734+$36,360 (+29.9%)
2021BC Public ServiceCrown Counsel Level 2$121,408$145,341−$10,669 (−8.1%)
2020BC Public ServiceCrown Counsel Level 2$132,077$159,317+$1,039 (+0.8%)
2019BC Public ServiceCrown Counsel Level 2$131,038$161,756+$46,884 (+55.7%)
2018BC Public ServiceCrown Counsel Level 2$84,154$106,707−$1,501 (−1.8%)
2017BC Public ServiceCrown Counsel Level 1$85,655$110,918−$7,089 (−7.6%)
2016BC Public ServiceCrown Counsel Level 1$92,744$122,296+$10,930 (+13.4%)
2015BC Public ServiceCrown Counsel Level 1$81,814$109,062

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 Nicholas Gabriel Melling on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Nicholas Gabriel Melling $223,072 in 2025. 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”?

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What do the comparisons mean?

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