Salaries

School Principals and Administrators of Elementary and Secondary Education Salary in Northeast, British Columbia

NOC 40021Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$58.82 an hour Northeast
Compared with British Columbia
2.8% higher $1.61 above the British Columbia median of $57.21
Compared with Canada
6.4% higher $3.53 above the Canadian median of $55.29
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Northeast

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

Wage range in Northeast and CanadaNortheast: median $58.82, from $43.97 to $73.58. British Columbia (province): median $57.21, from $30.77 to $90.38, middle half $46.15 to $68.27. Canada: median $55.29, from $36.54 to $71.51, middle half $47.12 to $62.50.$20$40$60$80$100Northeast: median $58.82, from $43.97 to $73.58Northeast$58.82British Columbia (province): median $57.21, from $30.77 to $90.38, middle half $46.15 to $68.27British Columbia (province)$57.21Canada: median $55.29, from $36.54 to $71.51, middle half $47.12 to $62.50Canada$55.29
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Northeast compared with Canada
WageNortheastBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $43.97 $30.77 $36.54
Lower quartile Not stated $46.15 $47.12
Median $58.82 $57.21 $55.29
Upper quartile Not stated $68.27 $62.50
High $73.58 $90.38 $71.51
Average Not stated $59.49 $55.52

Job outlook

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

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 ColumbiaNechako: median $60.00, from $33.93 to $76.92. North Coast: median $60.00, from $33.93 to $76.92. Cariboo: median $59.86, from $45.66 to $74.88. Thompson – Okanagan: median $59.06, from $43.80 to $74.23. Kootenay: median $58.94, from $43.47 to $72.62. Northeast: median $58.82, from $43.97 to $73.58. Lower Mainland: median $57.69, from $30.77 to $96.15. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $51.00, from $36.15 to $82.42.$20$40$60$80$100Nechako: median $60.00, from $33.93 to $76.92Nechako$60.00North Coast: median $60.00, from $33.93 to $76.92North Coast$60.00Cariboo: median $59.86, from $45.66 to $74.88Cariboo$59.86Thompson – Okanagan: median $59.06, from $43.80 to $74.23Thompson – Okanagan$59.06Kootenay: median $58.94, from $43.47 to $72.62Kootenay$58.94Northeast: median $58.82, from $43.97 to $73.58Northeast$58.82Lower Mainland: median $57.69, from $30.77 to $96.15Lower Mainland$57.69Vancouver Island and Coast: median $51.00, from $36.15 to $82.42Vancouver Island and Coast$51.00
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
Nechako$33.93$60.00$76.92Moderate (3 of 5)
North Coast$33.93$60.00$76.92Moderate (3 of 5)
Cariboo$45.66$59.86$74.88Moderate (3 of 5)
Thompson – Okanagan$43.80$59.06$74.23Moderate (3 of 5)
Kootenay$43.47$58.94$72.62Moderate (3 of 5)
Northeast$43.97$58.82$73.58Moderate (3 of 5)
Lower Mainland$30.77$57.69$96.15Moderate (3 of 5)
Vancouver Island and Coast$36.15$51.00$82.42Moderate (3 of 5)

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