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Sadaf Mirza

Chief Economist & ExecDirector at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 20 years between 2007 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Sadaf Mirza
Chief Economist & ExecDirector
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$156,980.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: +$7,277 (+4.9%)
20years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

1,239th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 94% 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 salaryMedian for the job
2007$79,381$85,071
2008$79,503$84,745
2009$81,478
2010$87,147
2011$89,525
2012$95,084
2013$91,563
2014$94,239$104,783
2015$106,242
2016$110,003
2017$114,302
2018$120,178
2019$121,034
2020$116,027
2021$127,033
2022$132,572
2023$140,408
2024$145,817
2025$149,703
2026$156,980

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceChief Economist & ExecDirector$156,980$156,980+$7,277 (+4.9%)
2025BC Public ServiceChief Economist & ExecDirector$149,703$152,886+$3,886 (+2.7%)
2024BC Public ServiceChief Economist & ExecDirector$145,817$152,857+$5,409 (+3.9%)
2023BC Public ServiceChief Economist & ExecDirector$140,408$152,953+$7,836 (+5.9%)
2022BC Public ServiceChief Economist & ExecDirector$132,572$154,391+$5,539 (+4.4%)
2021BC Public ServiceChief Economist & ExecDirector$127,033$152,075+$11,006 (+9.5%)
2020BC Public ServiceChief Economist & ExecDirector$116,027$139,956−$5,007 (−4.1%)
2019BC Public ServiceChief Economist & ExecDirector$121,034$149,407+$856 (+0.7%)
2018BC Public ServiceChief Economist & ExecDirector$120,178$152,386+$5,876 (+5.1%)
2017BC Public ServiceChief Economist & ExecDirector$114,302$148,014+$4,299 (+3.9%)
2016BC Public ServiceChief Economist & Exec Directo$110,003$145,054+$3,761 (+3.5%)
2015BC Public ServiceChief Economist & Exec Directo$106,242$141,626+$12,003 (+12.7%)
2014BC Public ServiceExecutive Director$94,239$126,906+$2,676 (+2.9%)
2013BC Public ServiceDeputy Chief Economist$91,563$123,198−$3,521 (−3.7%)
2012BC Public ServiceSenior Economic Analyst$95,084$129,363+$5,559 (+6.2%)
2011BC Public ServiceSenior Economic Analyst$89,525$124,690+$2,378 (+2.7%)
2010BC Public ServiceDirector, Oil and Gas Policy$87,147$122,999+$5,669 (+7.0%)
2009BC Public ServiceDirector, Oil and Gas Policy$81,478$114,998+$1,975 (+2.5%)
2008BC Public Service$79,503$114,557+$122 (+0.2%)
2007BC Public Service$79,381$116,391

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 Sadaf Mirza on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Sadaf Mirza $156,980 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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