Salaries

Fire Chiefs and Senior Firefighting Officers Salary in Vancouver Island and Coast, British Columbia

NOC 40041Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$63.05 an hour Vancouver Island and Coast
Compared with British Columbia
6.6% lower $4.48 below the British Columbia median of $67.53
Compared with Canada
0.7% higher $0.41 above the Canadian median of $62.64
Job outlook
Undetermined 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Vancouver Island and Coast

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

Wage range in Vancouver Island and Coast and CanadaVancouver Island and Coast: median $63.05, from $39.65 to $79.56. British Columbia (province): median $67.53, from $43.77 to $92.49. Canada: median $62.64, from $37.02 to $83.84, middle half $48.08 to $74.53.$20$40$60$80$100Vancouver Island and Coast: median $63.05, from $39.65 to $79.56Vancouver Island and Coast$63.05British Columbia (province): median $67.53, from $43.77 to $92.49British Columbia (province)$67.53Canada: median $62.64, from $37.02 to $83.84, middle half $48.08 to $74.53Canada$62.64
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Vancouver Island and Coast compared with Canada
WageVancouver Island and CoastBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $39.65 $43.77 $37.02
Lower quartile Not stated Not stated $48.08
Median $63.05 $67.53 $62.64
Upper quartile Not stated Not stated $74.53
High $79.56 $92.49 $83.84
Average Not stated Not stated $61.72

Job outlook

Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Vancouver Island and Coast.

1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Education and training

TEER category
0
Usual education
Management experience in a related field 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 ColumbiaLower Mainland: median $71.12, from $47.44 to $91.60. North Coast: median $67.18, from $44.20 to $85.35. Thompson – Okanagan: median $66.38, from $37.94 to $82.61. Kootenay: median $64.35, from $40.15 to $80.27. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $63.05, from $39.65 to $79.56. Cariboo: not stated. Nechako: not stated. Northeast: not stated.$20$40$60$80$100Lower Mainland: median $71.12, from $47.44 to $91.60Lower Mainland$71.12North Coast: median $67.18, from $44.20 to $85.35North Coast$67.18Thompson – Okanagan: median $66.38, from $37.94 to $82.61Thompson – Okanagan$66.38Kootenay: median $64.35, from $40.15 to $80.27Kootenay$64.35Vancouver Island and Coast: median $63.05, from $39.65 to $79.56Vancouver Island and Coast$63.05Cariboo: not statedCaribooNot 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
Lower Mainland$47.44$71.12$91.60Undetermined
North Coast$44.20$67.18$85.35Undetermined
Thompson – Okanagan$37.94$66.38$82.61Undetermined
Kootenay$40.15$64.35$80.27Undetermined
Vancouver Island and Coast$39.65$63.05$79.56Undetermined
CaribooNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NechakoNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NortheastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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