Metro Vancouver's top executive saw pay drop to $567,000 in 2025
Jerry Dobrovolny's salary fell by $25,000, though overall employee expenses declined by $1.2 million.
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Metro Vancouver released its 2025 statement of financial information on Sunday, showing that employee expenses decreased across the organization.
Jerry Dobrovolny, the regional district's chief administrative officer and commissioner, was the highest-paid employee at $567,338 in 2025—a decrease of $25,078 from 2024. His salary follows a significant 20 percent jump between 2023 and 2024, which had prompted backlash after property taxpayers saw an average 25 percent increase in their Metro Vancouver property tax bills that same year.
Metro staff say Dobrovolny's compensation is benchmarked against similar positions at B.C. Hydro, B.C. Ferries, TransLink, ICBC, and the Toronto Transit Commission.
Overall employee expenses fell by $1.2 million to $3.5 million. Board remuneration totalled $1.26 million, a 22.1 percent decrease from $1.6 million in 2024, primarily due to fewer meetings. Board expenses dropped 88.1 percent, from $143,162 to $17,061, mainly because Metro eliminated remuneration for business travel.
Average pay for employees earning over $75,000 annually remained stable, declining slightly from $124,826 in 2024 to $124,473 in 2025. The statement will be considered by Metro Vancouver's performance and audit committee at its June 19 meeting before forwarding to the board for approval.