The highest paid employee at Metro Vancouver is Jerry Dobrovolny, who was paid $567,338 last year, down $25,078 from 2024.
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Metro Vancouver has released its 2025 statement of financial information, which shows employee expenses were down last year.
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The statement comes as unionized outside workers at the regional district are planning a full-scale strike on Monday.
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Overall, employee expenses decreased by $1.2 million to $3.5 million, while board remuneration and expenses also dipped, according to Metro Vancouver.
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The highest paid bureaucrat at Metro Vancouver is Jerry Dobrovolny, chief administrative officer and commissioner, who was paid $567,338 last year, down $25,078 from 2024.
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That dip followed a significant 20 per cent jump in Dobrovolny’s salary between 2023 and 2024. This caused some backlash because the same year taxpayers saw an average 25 per cent increase to the Metro portion of the homeowners’ property tax bills.
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Metro staff say his salary is based on the comparative compensation of similar positions at B.C. Hydro, B.C. Ferries, TransLink, ICBC, and the Toronto Transit Commission.
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Board remuneration totalled $1.26 million in 2025, a decrease of 22.1 per cent from $1.6 million in 2024, which Metro says is primarily because of fewer meetings.
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Board expenses decreased by 88.1 per cent, from $143,162 in 2024 to $17,061 in 2025, mainly because of less travel since Metro eliminated remuneration for travelling for business.
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Metro says average pay for employees earning over $75,000 annually remained stable, with a slight decrease from $124,826 in 2024 to $124,473 in 2025.
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Employee expenses decreased by $1.2 million to $3.5 million.
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The report will be considered by Metro Vancouver’s performance and audit committee at its June 19 meeting. Following that, it will be forwarded to the board for its approval.
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