Salaries

Chemical Engineers Salary in British Columbia

NOC 21320Wages 2023-2024Updated

Some roles need a licence in British Columbia Which roles

Median wage
$53.33 an hour British Columbia
Compared with Canada
2.7% higher $1.41 above the Canadian median of $51.92
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in British Columbia

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in British Columbia and CanadaBritish Columbia: median $53.33, from $25.64 to $70.00, middle half $28.85 to $57.69. Canada: median $51.92, from $27.45 to $76.92, middle half $37.50 to $63.94.$20$40$60$80British Columbia: median $53.33, from $25.64 to $70.00, middle half $28.85 to $57.69British Columbia$53.33Canada: median $51.92, from $27.45 to $76.92, middle half $37.50 to $63.94Canada$51.92
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in British Columbia compared with Canada
WageBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $25.64 $27.45
Lower quartile $28.85 $37.50
Median $53.33 $51.92
Upper quartile $57.69 $63.94
High $70.00 $76.92
Average $47.05 $52.17

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for British Columbia.

Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions, and opportunities are strong across multiple sectors like IT, oil and gas, and manufacturing. The high level of technical knowledge required makes recruitment difficult. Outlook data

2 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in British Columbia?

This occupation group is not licensed as a whole in British Columbia, but some roles in it are:

Professional engineer (a role in this group)
Licence required in British Columbia

Education and training

TEER category
1
Usual education
A university degree is usually required.

By region in British Columbia

Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.

Wage range by economic region in British ColumbiaBritish Columbia (all regions): median $53.33, from $25.64 to $70.00. Thompson – Okanagan: median $55.32, from $33.92 to $85.98. Kootenay: median $54.02, from $38.40 to $90.52. Lower Mainland: median $53.33, from $22.00 to $58.17. Vancouver Island and Coast: not stated. Cariboo: not stated. North Coast: not stated. Nechako: not stated. Northeast: not stated.$20$40$60$80$100British Columbia (all regions): median $53.33, from $25.64 to $70.00British Columbia (all regions)$53.33Thompson – Okanagan: median $55.32, from $33.92 to $85.98Thompson – Okanagan$55.32Kootenay: median $54.02, from $38.40 to $90.52Kootenay$54.02Lower Mainland: median $53.33, from $22.00 to $58.17Lower Mainland$53.33Vancouver Island and Coast: not statedVancouver Island and CoastNot statedCariboo: not statedCaribooNot statedNorth Coast: not statedNorth CoastNot statedNechako: not statedNechakoNot statedNortheast: not statedNortheastNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in British Columbia (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
British Columbia (all regions)$25.64$53.33$70.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Thompson – Okanagan$33.92$55.32$85.98Moderate (3 of 5)
Kootenay$38.40$54.02$90.52Moderate (3 of 5)
Lower Mainland$22.00$53.33$58.17Moderate (3 of 5)
Vancouver Island and CoastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
CaribooNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
North CoastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NechakoNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NortheastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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