Search the names, positions, salaries, and total taxable benefits of public sector employees in British Columbia paid $75,000 or more in a calendar year.
This data provides critical insight into the compensation of government officials, educators, healthcare workers, and public safety officers, ensuring that citizens can see how tax dollars are utilized.
The highest-paid public sector employees in the Sunshine List 2023.
Common questions about the British Columbia Sunshine List and how public sector salary disclosure works.
The British Columbia Sunshine List is the annual public disclosure of British Columbia public sector employees who were paid $75,000 or more in a calendar year. It covers government ministries, municipalities, health authorities, school boards, colleges and universities, and provincial agencies.
Thomas Bechard, null at BC Hydro, was the highest-paid employee on the 2023 British Columbia Sunshine List with a salary of $1,308,162.
See Thomas Bechard's salary history →The 2023 British Columbia Sunshine List includes more than 0 public sector employees — everyone who was paid $75,000 or more by a covered employer in 2023. The list typically grows each year because the threshold is fixed while salaries rise.
In British Columbia, the disclosure threshold is $75,000 per calendar year. Because the threshold is not adjusted for inflation, more employees cross it every year.
Disclosures are published annually, covering the previous calendar or fiscal year. The most recent British Columbia data on this site covers 2023.
Yes. The disclosure reports salary paid and taxable benefits as separate amounts. Employee profiles on this site show both figures, along with salary history across every year a person appears on the list.
Type any name into the search bar on this page. If that person was paid $75,000 or more by a covered British Columbia public sector employer, their employer, position, salary and taxable benefits will appear, including past years.
Search people on the Sunshine List →The name comes from the idea of "letting the sunshine in" on public spending — making taxpayer-funded salaries open and transparent. The nickname stuck and is now used for public sector salary disclosures across Canada.