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William Craig Vaughan

PEA Legal Counsel Level 3 at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 4 years between 2023 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
William Craig Vaughan
PEA Legal Counsel Level 3
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$194,535.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: +$6,004 (+3.2%)
4years on
the list

Among 160 people with the title “PEA Legal Counsel Level 3” in 2026

Paid more than 13% of them. Their median: $223,762.

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

801st highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 95% of everyone on the 2026 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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Also PEA Legal Counsel Level 3 at BC Public Service

  1. Maureen Boyd$197,311
  2. Nicole Petersen$196,820
  3. Jake Tynan$196,541
  4. Suzanne Marie Harkness$195,317
  5. Isabel Gowda$194,535
  6. Eden Alexander$192,153

The 6 paid closest to William Craig Vaughan in 2026, by rank at the employer.

Paid close to William Craig Vaughan at BC Public Service

  1. Lyall ZuckoTeam Leader$195,109
  2. David HanacekLegal Counsel$194,959
  3. Kevin GillespieCrown Counsel$194,673
  4. William Craig Vaughanthis person$194,535
  5. David BirdVice Chair and Registrar$194,060
  6. Jessica Nichole Amanda GockCrown Counsel$194,050
  7. Victoria YipCrown Counsel$193,862

Ranked just above and below in 2026.

Gross salary by year

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YearGross salaryMedian for the job
2023$167,325
2024$174,327
2025$188,531
2026$194,535$223,762

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServicePEA Legal Counsel Level 3$194,535$194,535+$6,004 (+3.2%)
2025BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel 2$188,531$192,540+$14,204 (+8.1%)
2024BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel 2$174,327$182,744+$7,002 (+4.2%)
2023BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel 2$167,325$182,275

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 William Craig Vaughan on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid William Craig Vaughan $194,535 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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