Economist salary in British Columbia
47 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $85,252 and $92,356.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| 2015 | $75,166 |
| 2016 | $75,916 |
| 2017 | $76,556 |
| 2018 | $77,788 |
| 2019 | $80,040 |
| 2020 | $82,018 |
| 2021 | $83,659 |
| 2022 | $85,331 |
| 2023 | $85,359 |
| 2024 | $90,367 |
| 2025 | $89,209 |
| 2026 | $89,002 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2026.
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Economist in British Columbia’s public sector?
$89,002 among the 47 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 Economist on the list earn?
Half were paid between $85,252 and $92,356 in 2026; the highest salary was $107,443.
Which employer has the most people with the title Economist?
BC Public Service, with 47 on the 2026 list.
How many people with the title Economist are on the list?
47 in 2026, up from 6 in 2015.
What share of people with the title Economist are paid $150,000 or more?
0% of those on the 2026 list (0 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).
How does Economist pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $89,002, is 7.5% below the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).
How much does a Economist make at BC Public Service?
The median salary of the 47 people with this title at BC Public Service was $89,002 in 2026.
Has Economist pay gone up?
The median fell 0.2% from 2025 ($89,209) to 2026. In 2015 it was $75,166.
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.