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William Wagner

PEA Legal Counsel Level 3 at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 12 years between 2015 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
William Wagner
PEA Legal Counsel Level 3
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$226,552.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: +$3,422 (+1.5%)
12years on
the list

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

Paid more than 55% of them. Their median: $223,762.

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

578th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 97% 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
2015$143,980$143,134
2016$152,553$151,406
2017$159,538$147,585
2018$192,428$173,965
2019$184,774$164,838
2020$147,263$160,894
2021$188,511$174,652
2022$195,155$174,572
2023$210,553$187,655
2024$216,610$197,098
2025$223,130$203,866
2026$226,552$223,762

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServicePEA Legal Counsel Level 3$226,552$226,552+$3,422 (+1.5%)
2025BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$223,130$227,874+$6,520 (+3.0%)
2024BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$216,610$227,068+$6,057 (+2.9%)
2023BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$210,553$229,365+$15,398 (+7.9%)
2022BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$195,155$227,275+$6,644 (+3.5%)
2021BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$188,511$225,672+$41,248 (+28.0%)
2020BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$147,263$177,635−$37,511 (−20.3%)
2019BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$184,774$228,089−$7,654 (−4.0%)
2018BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$192,428$243,999+$32,890 (+20.6%)
2017BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$159,538$206,591+$6,985 (+4.6%)
2016BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$152,553$201,162+$8,573 (+6.0%)
2015BC Public ServiceLegal Counsel$143,980$191,933

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 Wagner on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid William Wagner $226,552 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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