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Verne H Rasmussen

Wildfire Officer at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 20 years between 2007 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Verne H Rasmussen
Wildfire Officer
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$111,036.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: −$15,349 (−12.1%)
20years on
the list

Among 34 people with the title “Wildfire Officer” in 2026

Paid more than 8% of them. Their median: $136,161.

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

6,136th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 72% 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 salaryMedian for the job
2007$88,136$85,071
2008$80,701$84,745
2009$96,526$83,954
2010$108,245$97,550
2011$91,837$91,245
2012$93,877$90,045
2013$98,930$90,509
2014$87,439$87,570
2015$98,048$97,473
2016$101,323$101,753
2017$92,244$89,103
2018$100,954$109,760
2019$98,724$105,169
2020$98,628$94,747
2021$99,094$96,290
2022$118,965$120,965
2023$117,457$113,601
2024$141,161$141,161
2025$126,385$128,992
2026$111,036$136,161

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceWildfire Officer$111,036$111,036−$15,349 (−12.1%)
2025BC Public ServiceWildfire Officer$126,385$129,072−$14,776 (−10.5%)
2024BC Public ServiceWildfire Officer$141,161$147,976+$23,704 (+20.2%)
2023BC Public ServiceWildfire Officer$117,457$127,951−$1,508 (−1.3%)
2022BC Public ServiceWildfire Officer$118,965$138,545+$19,871 (+20.1%)
2021BC Public ServiceWildfire Officer$99,094$118,628+$466 (+0.5%)
2020BC Public ServiceWildfire Officer$98,628$118,969−$96 (−0.1%)
2019BC Public ServiceWildfire Officer$98,724$121,867−$2,230 (−2.2%)
2018BC Public ServiceForest Protection Officer$100,954$128,010+$8,710 (+9.4%)
2017BC Public ServiceForest Protection Officer$92,244$119,450−$9,079 (−9.0%)
2016BC Public ServiceForest Protection Officer$101,323$133,608+$3,275 (+3.3%)
2015BC Public ServiceForest Protection Officer$98,048$130,703+$10,609 (+12.1%)
2014BC Public ServiceForest Protection Officer$87,439$117,749−$11,491 (−11.6%)
2013BC Public ServiceForest Protection Officer$98,930$133,110+$5,053 (+5.4%)
2012BC Public ServiceSr Prot Off-Fire Operations$93,877$127,721+$2,040 (+2.2%)
2011BC Public ServiceForest Protection Officer$91,837$127,910−$16,408 (−15.2%)
2010BC Public ServiceForest Protection Officer$108,245$152,777+$11,719 (+12.1%)
2009BC Public ServiceForest Protection Officer$96,526$136,237+$15,825 (+19.6%)
2008BC Public Service$80,701$116,283−$7,435 (−8.4%)
2007BC Public Service$88,136$129,228

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 Verne H Rasmussen on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Verne H Rasmussen $111,036 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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