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Sumiko Berkinshaw

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

Salary disclosure2026
Sumiko Berkinshaw
Investigator
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$89,375.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: +$1,313 (+1.5%)
4years on
the list

Among 79 people with the title “Investigator” in 2026

Paid more than 26% of them. Their median: $95,133.

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

14,892nd highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 33% of everyone on the 2026 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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Also Investigator at BC Public Service

  1. Tara Laughlin$90,254
  2. Brian A. J. Horodyski$89,950
  3. Sarah Balouchi$89,672
  4. Lisa K Fleischauer$89,672
  5. Arun Lagah$89,572
  6. Srdjan Biljetina$89,394

The 6 paid closest to Sumiko Berkinshaw in 2026, by rank at the employer.

Paid close to Sumiko Berkinshaw at BC Public Service

  1. Jasmine JohlSenior Policy Analyst$89,378
  2. Ernie KrauseSenior Area Vehicle Inspector$89,378
  3. Chanajai KnowlesLab Scientist, Bact & Serology$89,377
  4. Sumiko Berkinshawthis person$89,375
  5. Mark BachynskiFinancial Officer$89,373
  6. Laura M MacTaggartSenior Advisor, FN Relations$89,373
  7. Desiree LantenhammerProvincial Approving Officer$89,372

Ranked just above and below in 2026.

Gross salary by year

Show as a table
YearGross salaryMedian for the job
2023$83,585$86,088
2024$84,706$88,586
2025$88,062$92,698
2026$89,375$95,133

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceInvestigator$89,375$89,375+$1,313 (+1.5%)
2025BC Public ServiceInvestigator$88,062$89,934+$3,356 (+4.0%)
2024BC Public ServiceInvestigator$84,706$88,796+$1,121 (+1.3%)
2023BC Public ServiceInvestigator$83,585$91,053

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 Sumiko Berkinshaw on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Sumiko Berkinshaw $89,375 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.

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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