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Robert C Austad

Area Executive Director at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 18 years between 2009 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Robert C Austad
Area Executive Director
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$153,940.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: +$6,083 (+4.1%)
18years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

1,374th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 93% 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
2009$90,949
2010$89,550
2011$91,542
2012$102,316
2013$101,091
2014$102,271
2015$105,339
2016$105,339
2017$108,969
2018$112,691
2019$113,377
2020$121,528
2021$122,669
2022$125,160
2023$131,662
2024$141,986
2025$147,857
2026$153,940

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceArea Executive Director$153,940$153,940+$6,083 (+4.1%)
2025BC Public ServiceExec Dir, Regional Operations$147,857$151,001+$5,871 (+4.1%)
2024BC Public ServiceExec Dir, Regional Operations$141,986$148,841+$10,324 (+7.8%)
2023BC Public ServiceExec Dir, Regional Operations$131,662$143,426+$6,502 (+5.2%)
2022BC Public ServiceExec Dir, Regional Operations$125,160$145,759+$2,491 (+2.0%)
2021BC Public ServiceExec Dir, Regional Operations$122,669$146,851+$1,141 (+0.9%)
2020BC Public ServiceExec Dir, Regional Operations$121,528$146,592+$8,151 (+7.2%)
2019BC Public ServiceExec Dir, Regional Operations$113,377$139,955+$686 (+0.6%)
2018BC Public ServiceExec Dir, Regional Operations$112,691$142,892+$3,722 (+3.4%)
2017BC Public ServiceExec Dir, Regional Operations$108,969$141,108+$3,630 (+3.4%)
2016BC Public ServiceExec Dir, Regional Operations$105,339$138,904unchanged
2015BC Public ServiceExec Dir, Visitor Services$105,339$140,422+$3,068 (+3.0%)
2014BC Public ServiceExec Dir, Visitor Services$102,271$137,723+$1,180 (+1.2%)
2013BC Public ServiceExec Dir, Regional Operations$101,091$136,018−$1,225 (−1.2%)
2012BC Public ServiceReg Dir, Reg Ops Resource$102,316$139,202+$10,774 (+11.8%)
2011BC Public ServiceParks Manager$91,542$127,499+$1,992 (+2.2%)
2010BC Public ServiceManager, Visitor Programs$89,550$126,391−$1,399 (−1.5%)
2009BC Public ServiceManager, Visitor Programs$90,949$128,365

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 Robert C Austad on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Robert C Austad $153,940 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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