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Vanessa Thomson

ED, Strat Plan, Prior & Engage at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 12 years between 2015 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Vanessa Thomson
ED, Strat Plan, Prior & Engage
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$78,023.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: −$77,157 (−49.7%)
12years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

20,788th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 7% 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$89,774
2016$95,154
2017$97,597
2018$100,602
2019$106,879
2020$117,967$119,464
2021$95,389$121,787
2022$115,728$118,066
2023$125,539$125,539
2024$146,161
2025$155,180
2026$78,023

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceED, Strat Plan, Prior & Engage$78,023$78,023−$77,157 (−49.7%)
2025BC Public ServiceED, Strat Plan, Prior & Engage$155,180$158,480+$9,019 (+6.2%)
2024BC Public ServiceED, Strat Plan, Prior & Engage$146,161$153,218+$20,622 (+16.4%)
2023BC Public ServiceExecutive Project Director$125,539$136,756+$9,811 (+8.5%)
2022BC Public ServiceExecutive Project Director$115,728$134,775+$20,339 (+21.3%)
2021BC Public ServiceExecutive Project Director$95,389$114,193−$22,578 (−19.1%)
2020BC Public ServiceExecutive Project Director$117,967$142,297+$11,088 (+10.4%)
2019BC Public ServiceED Corporate Governance$106,879$131,934+$6,277 (+6.2%)
2018BC Public ServiceDirector, Management Services$100,602$127,563+$3,005 (+3.1%)
2017BC Public ServiceDirector, Management Services$97,597$126,382+$2,443 (+2.6%)
2016BC Public ServiceDirector, Management Services$95,154$125,473+$5,380 (+6.0%)
2015BC Public ServiceDirector, Management Services$89,774$119,674

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 Vanessa Thomson on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Vanessa Thomson $78,023 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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