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Sean Michael Lyons Staplin

Lic Section Head – Water Auth at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 12 years between 2015 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Sean Michael Lyons Staplin
Lic Section Head – Water Auth
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$98,558.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: −$17,144 (−14.8%)
12years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

10,150th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 53% of everyone on the 2026 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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Ranked just above and below in 2026.

Gross salary by year

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YearGross salaryMedian for the job
2015$75,358
2016$77,474
2017$77,484$78,550
2018$78,770$80,928
2019$81,804$81,375
2020$83,843
2021$89,543$86,099
2022$89,184$87,349
2023$96,049$94,241
2024$108,065$103,310
2025$115,702
2026$98,558

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceLic Section Head – Water Auth$98,558$98,558−$17,144 (−14.8%)
2025BC Public ServiceLic Section Head – Water Auth$115,702$118,162+$7,637 (+7.1%)
2024BC Public ServiceLicensed Section Head$108,065$113,282+$12,016 (+12.5%)
2023BC Public ServiceSr. Lic Auth Officer$96,049$104,631+$6,865 (+7.7%)
2022BC Public ServiceSr. Lic Auth Officer$89,184$103,862−$359 (−0.4%)
2021BC Public ServiceSr. Lic Auth Officer$89,543$107,195+$5,700 (+6.8%)
2020BC Public ServiceImproving Wldlfe & Hab Proj Mg$83,843$101,135+$2,039 (+2.5%)
2019BC Public ServiceSr. Lic Auth Officer$81,804$100,981+$3,034 (+3.9%)
2018BC Public ServiceSr. Lic Auth Officer$78,770$99,880+$1,286 (+1.7%)
2017BC Public ServiceSr. Lic Auth Officer$77,484$100,337+$10 (+0.0%)
2016BC Public ServiceSenior Water Stewardship Offic$77,474$102,160+$2,116 (+2.8%)
2015BC Public ServiceSenior Water Stewardship Offic$75,358$100,456

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 Sean Michael Lyons Staplin on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Sean Michael Lyons Staplin $98,558 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”?

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