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R Allan Powelson

Executive Director BCTS at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 17 years between 2010 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
R Allan Powelson
Executive Director BCTS
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$172,001.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: +$10,763 (+6.7%)
17years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

993rd highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 95% 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 salary
2010$79,060
2011$82,836
2012$85,156
2013$82,608
2014$85,385
2015$89,680
2016$96,178
2017$99,010
2018$101,958
2019$105,365
2020$114,316
2021$121,646
2022$125,753
2023$149,633
2024$172,226
2025$161,238
2026$172,001

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceExecutive Director BCTS$172,001$172,001+$10,763 (+6.7%)
2025BC Public ServiceExecutive Director BCTS$161,238$164,666−$10,988 (−6.4%)
2024BC Public ServiceExecutive Director BCTS$172,226$180,541+$22,593 (+15.1%)
2023BC Public ServiceExecutive Director BCTS$149,633$163,002+$23,880 (+19.0%)
2022BC Public ServiceExecutive Director BCTS$125,753$146,450+$4,107 (+3.4%)
2021BC Public ServiceDirector, Sustain. & Forestry$121,646$145,626+$7,330 (+6.4%)
2020BC Public ServiceDirector, Sustain. & Forestry$114,316$137,893+$8,951 (+8.5%)
2019BC Public ServiceSr Mgr Tenure Oper & Sustain$105,365$130,065+$3,407 (+3.3%)
2018BC Public ServiceSr Mgr Tenure Oper & Sustain$101,958$129,283+$2,948 (+3.0%)
2017BC Public ServiceSr Mgr Tenure Oper & Sustain$99,010$128,211+$2,832 (+2.9%)
2016BC Public ServiceStand Mgmt Leader & Data Cstdn$96,178$126,824+$6,498 (+7.2%)
2015BC Public ServiceStand Mgmt Leader & Data Cstdn$89,680$119,548+$4,295 (+5.0%)
2014BC Public ServiceResource Investment Officer$85,385$114,983+$2,777 (+3.4%)
2013BC Public ServiceRegeneration/Mixed Wood Spec$82,608$111,149−$2,548 (−3.0%)
2012BC Public ServiceRegeneration/Mixed Wood Spec$85,156$115,856+$2,320 (+2.8%)
2011BC Public ServiceRegeneration/Mixed Wood Spec$82,836$115,374+$3,776 (+4.8%)
2010BC Public ServiceRegeneration/Mixed Wood Spec$79,060$111,585

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 R Allan Powelson on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid R Allan Powelson $172,001 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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