Women were at the top of the pay scale at the District of Squamish in 2014.
Corien Becker, chief administrative officer, earned the most at municipal hall at $167,065, according to the 2014 Statement of Financial Information (SOFI).
Four of the five top earners at the district were women, in fact.
Joanne Greenless, general manager of financial services, took second spot at $148,187.
Linda Glenday, deputy chief administrative officer, rounded out the top three earners at $144,528.
Robin Arthurs, general manager of corporate services, came in at $136,489.
The district is not typical in terms of the positions and earnings of women held in Canada. In 2011, Canadian women earned an average of $32,100 a year, compared to $48,100 for men, according to Statistics Canada.
In 2014, women represented 47.3 per cent of the Canadian labour force, according to Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Study. Women’s average annual earnings have been approximately 71 per cent of men’s since the early 1990s.
Women made up about 17 per cent of the staff in careers in education, law and social, community and government services in 2014, according to Stats Can.
Randy Stoyko, general manager of community and business services, earned fifth spot within municipal hall at $117,811 in 2014.
Outside the building on Second Avenue, but still on the district payroll, former Fire Rescue chief, Russell Inouye earned $125,961 in his last year at the district before his retirement.
Squamish Fire Rescue Capt. Sean Sweeney received remuneration of $117,268.
Current Fire Rescue Chief Bob Fulton earned $110,588.
Remuneration includes salary, but also such things as vacation payouts and overtime, according to the SOFI report.
The total employee remuneration for the district in 2014 was $11,902,029, up $552,581 from 2013.
All municipalities must make their SOFI public, according the provincial Financial Information Act and Squamish’s can be found online at district.ca.
