Chainsaw Specialist salary in British Columbia
19 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $107,209 and $140,411.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list. The line is the same median in 2025 dollars, by British Columbia’s consumer price index (Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01), each fiscal year priced at the calendar year most of its months fall in.
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| 2021 | $94,726 | $113,400 |
| 2022 | $96,750 | $112,673 |
| 2023 | $103,332 | $112,564 |
| 2024 | $128,937 | $135,162 |
| 2025 | $132,079 | $134,887 |
| 2026 | $117,550 | $117,550 |
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People with this title by salary, 2026.
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Chainsaw Specialist in British Columbia’s public sector?
$117,550 among the 19 people with this title on the 2026 list. Only people paid $75,000 or more are listed, so this is not the median for everyone in the job.
How much do most people with the title Chainsaw Specialist on the list earn?
Half were paid between $107,209 and $140,411 in 2026; the highest salary was $174,384.
Which employer has the most people with the title Chainsaw Specialist?
BC Public Service, with 19 on the 2026 list.
How many people with the title Chainsaw Specialist are on the list?
19 in 2026, up from 8 in 2021.
What share of people with the title Chainsaw Specialist are paid $150,000 or more?
21% of those on the 2026 list (4 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).
How does Chainsaw Specialist pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $117,550, is 22.1% above the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).
How much does a Chainsaw Specialist make at BC Public Service?
The median salary of the 19 people with this title at BC Public Service was $117,550 in 2026.
Has Chainsaw Specialist pay gone up?
The median fell 11.0% from 2025 ($132,079) to 2026. In 2021 it was $94,726.
What is “gross salary”?
The one pay figure British Columbia publishes for each person for the fiscal year, shown as published. British Columbia does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work
Why is someone not on the list?
Only people paid $75,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Financial Information Act covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.