BC Public Sector Compensation Disclosure · 2023-2024
Lawyer / Legal Counsel salary in British Columbia
Crown attorneys, legal counsel, and solicitors employed by provincial governments and public institutions.
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This is public-sector compensation disclosure (remuneration and expenses) as published by covered organizations. It is not a general wage survey. Reported amounts may include overtime or expenses; these figures are not typical base salaries. Role matching uses published title keywords and can include related roles.
Highest: $354,771 · Lowest: $75,221 · Reporting year: 2023-2024
Highest disclosed records
| Name | Job title / employer | Disclosed compensation |
|---|---|---|
| J Barabash | General Counsel & Corporate Secretary B.C. Ferries | $354,771 |
| KM Duke | Svp & General Counsel B.C. Hydro | $346,775 |
| I Shaw | Head Of Legal Svcs&Gen Counsel Worksafe B.C. | $339,086 |
| Lori Ellen Stevens | Regional Crown Counsel Provincial government | $327,868 |
| F J Connell | Director Legal Services & City Solicitor City of Vancouver | $323,622 |
| Dianne M Wiedemann | Crown Counsel Level 3b Provincial government | $322,057 |
| Joseph Bellows | Crown Counsel Level 4 Provincial government | $321,102 |
| Jim Cryder | Crown Counsel Provincial government | $320,421 |
| Daniel J McLaughlin | Senior Communications Counsel Provincial government | $320,168 |
| Kirstin Murphy | Regional Crown Counsel Provincial government | $316,737 |
| Elliot Z Poll | Crown Counsel Provincial government | $315,243 |
| M. Andrew MacDonald | Deputy Regional Crown Counsel Provincial government | $314,687 |
| Craig Yamashiro | Deputy Regional Crown Counsel Provincial government | $311,059 |
| John Labossiere | Regional Crown Counsel Provincial government | $306,694 |
| Daniel Porte | Crown Counsel Provincial government | $300,330 |
Provincial Crown counsel — entry-grade base salary
Entry/standard Crown prosecutor level (senior-counsel and management levels sit above this). Not compared to disclosed pay, since most disclosed lawyers are above the entry grade. Ontario omitted — the Assistant Crown Attorney grid is not published. Levels bundle steps differently across provinces.
Previously published benchmark snapshot; effective dates and agreement scope are shown below. These base-pay ranges differ from annual disclosure totals.
| Province / agreement | Base-pay range | Basis / source |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia BC Prosecution Service | $124,214 – $160,886 | Crown Counsel Level 1 (years 1→5); effective Apr 2026 Source |
Title matching rules: %lawyer%, %counsel%, %attorney%, %solicitor%, %crown attorney%. Counts describe disclosure records, not unique people.