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Silvia J Martorana

Legal Counsel at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 17 years between 2007 and 2023.

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Salary disclosure2023
Silvia J Martorana
Legal Counsel
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$212,507.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2022: +$17,352 (+8.9%)17years on
the list

Among 293 people with the title “Legal Counsel” in 2023

Paid more than 87% of them. Their median: $187,655.

Among 16,897 people at BC Public Service in 2023

221st highest paid. Their median: $92,470.

Paid more than 98% of everyone on the 2023 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$109,619$85,071
2008$120,034$84,745
2009$123,428$128,775
2010$133,270$132,994
2011$142,794$139,192
2012$90,793$82,456
2013$103,260$141,684
2014$144,767$153,312
2015$156,794$156,794
2016$166,080$166,196
2017$165,530$165,530
2018$195,867$195,849
2019$184,774$184,774
2020$184,968$160,894
2021$194,028$174,652
2022$195,155$174,572
2023$212,507$187,655

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2023BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$212,507$231,494+$17,352 (+8.9%)
2022BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$195,155$227,275+$1,127 (+0.6%)
2021BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$194,028$232,277+$9,060 (+4.9%)
2020BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$184,968$223,116+$194 (+0.1%)
2019BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel Level 3$184,774$228,089−$11,093 (−5.7%)
2018BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel Level 3$195,867$248,359+$30,337 (+18.3%)
2017BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel Level 3$165,530$214,351−$550 (−0.3%)
2016BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel Level 3$166,080$218,999+$9,286 (+5.9%)
2015BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel Level 3$156,794$209,015+$12,027 (+8.3%)
2014BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel Level 3$144,767$194,950+$41,507 (+40.2%)
2013BC Public ServiceCrown Counsel$103,260$138,936+$12,467 (+13.7%)
2012BC Public ServiceSenior Policy Analyst$90,793$123,525−$52,001 (−36.4%)
2011BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$142,794$198,883+$9,524 (+7.1%)
2010BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$133,270$188,097+$9,842 (+8.0%)
2009BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$123,428$174,206+$3,394 (+2.8%)
2008BC Public Service$120,034$172,958+$10,415 (+9.5%)
2007BC Public Service$109,619$160,727

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 Silvia J Martorana on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Silvia J Martorana $212,507 in 2023. 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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