Salaries Research

 

Here’s a breakdown of the top-paid public employees in Vancouver, focusing on massive salaries you might want to “slash and burn.” These figures include salary, benefits, vacation payouts, and other compensation, based on the most recent reports:

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Vancouver Police Department (2024)

• Chief of Police, Adam Palmer: $487,224 total compensation — the top-paid public servant in the city.
• Deputy Chiefs:
  • Fiona Wilson: $370,329
  • Steve Rai: $363,799
  • Howard Chow: $363,239
    

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City of Vancouver Senior Leadership (2024)

• City Manager, Paul Mochrie: $387,110
• Deputy City Managers:
  • Karen Levitt: $337,689
  • Sandra Singh: $336,599
  • Armin Amrolia: $307,144
• Other High Earners:
  • General Manager, Engineering (Lon LaClaire): $333,067
  • Director of Legal Services (Francie Connell): $337,329
  • Chief Librarian (Christina de Castell): $307,731
  • Fire Chief (Karen Fry): $309,955
  • CFO (Patrice Impey): $321,676
  • CHRO (Andrew Naklicki): $289,633
  • Park Board GM (Steve Jackson): $298,368
  • Auditor General (Mike Macdonell): $287,038
    

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Metro Vancouver (Regional District) – CAO (2024)

• Jerry Dobrovolny:
  • Base salary: $540,007
  • Bonuses: $27,133
  • Total compensation: around $592,416 (2024)
• In 2023, his total remuneration (salary + benefits + expenses) surged to $711,668

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Summary Table

Role/Authority	Total Compensation (Approx.)
Metro Vancouver CAO	$592K (2024); $712K (2023)
VPD Chief of Police	$487K (2024)
Vancouver City Manager	$387K (2024)
Deputy City Managers & Others	$300K–$340K

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Community Reactions

Reddit users weren’t shy with their opinions—when Metro Vancouver’s CAO earnings made headlines, one user quipped:

“Documents … showed Chief Administrative Officer… annual remuneration and benefits totalled $700,000 in 2023.”
“I’m sure Jerry did enough to earn that….”

Another user criticized public-sector benefits:

“If this was included as compensation… every public employee would be even more scorned.”

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