Finance Manager salary in British Columbia
17 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $88,073 and $96,306.
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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| Year | Median | In 2025 dollars |
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| 2010 | $86,692 | $122,357 |
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| 2016 | $87,495 | $115,374 |
| 2017 | $83,278 | $107,840 |
| 2018 | $85,631 | $108,580 |
| 2019 | ||
| 2020 | $79,193 | $95,526 |
| 2021 | $79,733 | $95,451 |
| 2022 | $85,799 | $99,920 |
| 2023 | $85,861 | $93,532 |
| 2024 | $88,483 | $92,755 |
| 2025 | $91,293 | $93,234 |
| 2026 | $90,899 | $90,899 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2026.
Employers with the most
Highest paid in 2026
| # | Name | Employer | Gross salary | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qi Wen Yu | BC Public Service | $113,047 | +$5,094 (+4.7%) |
| 2 | Amanda Nguyen | BC Public Service | $103,222 | |
| 3 | Joseph Shackleton | BC Public Service | $101,627 | +$9,374 (+10.2%) |
| 4 | Shanda Rufh | BC Public Service | $97,496 | +$446 (+0.5%) |
| 5 | Hailey Poirier | BC Public Service | $96,306 | +$7,011 (+7.9%) |
| 6 | Diana Hearnden | BC Public Service | $93,380 | +$726 (+0.8%) |
| 7 | Anita Forsdick | BC Public Service | $91,973 | +$433 (+0.5%) |
| 8 | Sandra Walker | BC Public Service | $91,699 | +$4,947 (+5.7%) |
| 9 | Christine Seinen | BC Public Service | $90,899 | −$394 (−0.4%) |
| 10 | Alfred Moses Abecilla | BC Public Service | $89,948 | +$6,740 (+8.1%) |
| 11 | John Joseph MacDonald | BC Public Service | $89,214 | +$198 (+0.2%) |
| 12 | Nicole Smith | BC Public Service | $88,093 | new |
| 13 | Lisa Taylor | BC Public Service | $88,073 | −$162 (−0.2%) |
| 14 | Shane Tjomsaas | BC Public Service | $87,938 | −$4,509 (−4.9%) |
| 15 | Nick Thorne–Collisson | BC Public Service | $87,699 | +$1,035 (+1.2%) |
| 16 | Maninder Gill | BC Public Service | $87,357 | new |
| 17 | Garnet Wilcock | BC Public Service | $86,940 | +$682 (+0.8%) |
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Finance Manager in British Columbia’s public sector?
$90,899 among the 17 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 Finance Manager on the list earn?
Half were paid between $88,073 and $96,306 in 2026; the highest salary was $113,047.
Which employer has the most people with the title Finance Manager?
BC Public Service, with 17 on the 2026 list.
How many people with the title Finance Manager are on the list?
17 in 2026, up from 5 in 2010.
How does Finance Manager pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $90,899, is 5.6% below the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).
How much does a Finance Manager make at BC Public Service?
The median salary of the 17 people with this title at BC Public Service was $90,899 in 2026.
Has Finance Manager pay gone up?
The median fell 0.4% from 2025 ($91,293) to 2026. In 2010 it was $86,692.
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.