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Shannon Payne

Chief Engineer at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 4 years between 2023 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Shannon Payne
Chief Engineer
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$104,198.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: −$218 (−0.2%)
4years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

8,197th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 63% 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
2023$83,559
2024$98,216
2025$104,416
2026$104,198

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$104,198$104,198−$218 (−0.2%)
2025BC Public ServiceChief Engineer$104,416$106,636+$6,200 (+6.3%)
2024BC Public ServiceDistrict Engineer$98,216$102,958+$14,657 (+17.5%)
2023BC Public ServiceDistrict Engineer$83,559$91,025

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 Shannon Payne on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Shannon Payne $104,198 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.

How do I report a mistake or ask for a record to be removed?

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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