Premier’s deputy tops B. C. government salary ranking
John Dyble made $ 307,000 according to fifth annual provincial public- sector database
John Dyble, Premier Christy Clark’s deputy minister and head of the public service, is the highest- paid public servant in the B. C. government, according to The Vancouver Sun’s exclusive database of public- sector salaries.
According to The Sun’s fifth annual salary database, Dyble made $ 307,730 in 2011- 12. His predecessor, Allan Seckel, topped the list the previous year with total remuneration of $ 346,953.
Interestingly, after Dyble, the next four highest paid B. C. government employees are all independent officials who don’t take their marching orders from the premier’s office.
Auditor general John Doyle, a constant thorn in the side of the B. C. Liberal government, was the second- highest- paid B. C. government employee in 201112 with total remuneration of $ 295,695.
Provincial Court Judge Brian Saunderson was third at $ 283,444, followed by B. C. ombuds-person Kim Carter and Police Complaint Commissioner Stan Lowe, who were tied for fourth at $ 275,139.
There are a total of 6,970 B. C. government employees in this year’s salary database.
In 2008, The Sun launched B. C.’ s first searchable online database of public- sector salaries.
The database, which includes public servants who earn more than $ 75,000, has been enormously popular, registering more than 10 million page views.
The new database, available at vancouversun. com/ pay, includes pay for more than 70,000 public servants working at 109 publicsector agencies including Crown corporations, health authorities, municipalities and universities.
The remuneration information obtained by The Vancouver Sun includes the total amount paid to each employee, including base salary but also any overtime, vacation payouts or severance received.
Depending on the agency, the information in the new database covers either the 2011 calendar year or the 2011- 12 fiscal year.