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Tara Kerner

Dir, Graphic Communications at Order-in-Council appointees and other staff. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 7 years between 2020 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Tara Kerner
Dir, Graphic Communications
Order-in-Council appointees and other staff
Gross salary
$117,793.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: +$674 (+0.6%)
7years on
the list

Among 648 people at Order-in-Council appointees and other staff in 2026

388th highest paid. Their median: $138,549.

Paid more than 77% of everyone on the 2026 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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Tara Kerner’s colleagues at Order-in-Council appointees and other staff

Paid close to Tara Kerner at Order-in-Council appointees and other staff

  1. Leah KoehleCommunications Director$118,392
  2. Nina KarimiChief of Staff$118,177
  3. David McCoyMerit Commissioner$118,147
  4. Marlene BehrensDirector of Tour & Scheduling$118,064
  5. Tara Kernerthis person$117,793
  6. Patrick Ross MeehanChief of Staff$117,747
  7. Shamus ReidDir, Cabinet Priorities$117,544
  8. Virginia Lisanne BownessCommunications Director$117,329
  9. Alison Leigh CopelandDir, Issues Management$116,807

Ranked just above and below in 2026. Everyone there in 2026

Tara Kerner’s gross salary by year

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YearGross salary
2020$80,767
2021$82,918
2022$84,570
2023$97,377
2024$111,143
2025$117,119
2026$117,793

Tara Kerner on the list, year by year

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026Order-in-Council appointees and other staffDir, Graphic Communications$117,793$117,793+$674 (+0.6%)
2025Order-in-Council appointees and other staffDir, Graphic Communications$117,119$119,609+$5,976 (+5.4%)
2024Order-in-Council appointees and other staffDir, Graphic Communications$111,143$116,509+$13,766 (+14.1%)
2023Order-in-Council appointees and other staffDir, Graphic Design Services$97,377$106,077+$12,807 (+15.1%)
2022Order-in-Council appointees and other staffSenior Graphics Designer$84,570$98,489+$1,652 (+2.0%)
2021Order-in-Council appointees and other staffSenior Graphics Designer$82,918$99,264+$2,151 (+2.7%)
2020Order-in-Council appointees and other staffSenior Graphics Designer$80,767$97,424

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 about Tara Kerner’s gross salary

Why is Tara Kerner on the salary disclosure list?

Order-in-Council appointees and other staff paid Tara Kerner $117,793 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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