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Pamela Lyndsay Smith

Senior Judge at Order-in-Council appointees and other staff. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 8 years between 2019 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Pamela Lyndsay Smith
Senior Judge
Order-in-Council appointees and other staff
Gross salary
$258,090.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: −$101,273 (−28.2%)
8years on
the list

Among 22 people with the title “Senior Judge” in 2026

Paid more than 90% of them. Their median: $168,848.

Among 648 people at Order-in-Council appointees and other staff in 2026

155th highest paid. Their median: $138,549.

Paid more than 98% of everyone on the 2026 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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  1. Shannon Kathryn Keyes$285,938
  2. Ronald G Lamperson$231,543
  3. John R. Milne$223,419
  4. David Allan St. Pierre$216,960
  5. Stella D Frame$176,389
  6. Joanne C. Challenger$172,991

The 6 paid closest to Pamela Lyndsay Smith in 2026, by rank at the employer.

Paid close to Pamela Lyndsay Smith at Order-in-Council appointees and other staff

  1. Valliammai ChettiarJudge$258,438
  2. Carlie J. TruemanJudge$258,438
  3. K. WalkerJudge$258,438
  4. Pamela Lyndsay Smiththis person$258,090
  5. Michael LefebureJudge$256,348
  6. Sherri Lynn YoungSuperintendent – OSHPO$234,196
  7. James HopkinsADM Provincial Treasury$234,110

Ranked just above and below in 2026.

Gross salary by year

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YearGross salaryMedian for the job
2019$265,627$265,396
2020$268,923$268,923
2021$274,779$274,779
2022$281,894$282,812
2023$299,156$300,074
2024$343,737$344,655
2025$359,363$360,281
2026$258,090$168,848

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026Order-in-Council appointees and other staffSenior Judge$258,090$258,090−$101,273 (−28.2%)
2025Order-in-Council appointees and other staffJudge$359,363$367,004+$15,626 (+4.5%)
2024Order-in-Council appointees and other staffJudge$343,737$360,333+$44,581 (+14.9%)
2023Order-in-Council appointees and other staffJudge$299,156$325,885+$17,262 (+6.1%)
2022Order-in-Council appointees and other staffJudge$281,894$328,289+$7,115 (+2.6%)
2021Order-in-Council appointees and other staffJudge$274,779$328,946+$5,856 (+2.2%)
2020Order-in-Council appointees and other staffJudge$268,923$324,386+$3,296 (+1.2%)
2019Order-in-Council appointees and other staffJudge$265,627$327,896

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 Pamela Lyndsay Smith on the salary disclosure list?

Order-in-Council appointees and other staff paid Pamela Lyndsay Smith $258,090 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