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FOI Specialist salary in British Columbia

21 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $82,788 and $88,340.

Median salary
$87,392
+2.0% vs 2025
People on the list
21
Middle half
$82.8K–$88.3K
Highest
$96,794

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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YearMedianIn 2025 dollars
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2019$76,755$94,748
2020
2021
2022$76,663$89,281
2023$82,045$89,375
2024$82,841$86,841
2025$85,680$87,502
2026$87,392$87,392

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2026.

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Employers with the most

BC Public Service21

Highest paid in 2026

#NameEmployerGross salaryChange
1Rosemary DeaconBC Public Service$96,794+$4,035 (+4.3%)
2Nick PinheiroBC Public Service$96,259+$7,897 (+8.9%)
3Michelle Aster WhiteBC Public Service$92,167+$2,889 (+3.2%)
4Regan BattBC Public Service$91,188+$6,789 (+8.0%)
5Kelly Anne MoritaBC Public Service$89,000−$3,434 (−3.7%)
6Anthony WanBC Public Service$88,340−$2,922 (−3.2%)
7Toyoko DoyleBC Public Service$88,221−$798 (−0.9%)
8Jessie ShullBC Public Service$87,769−$157 (−0.2%)
9Suzanne KardoushBC Public Service$87,702−$1,600 (−1.8%)
10Evan SwiftBC Public Service$87,447+$1,142 (+1.3%)
11Pablo FrederickBC Public Service$87,392+$3,666 (+4.4%)
12Kyle William HullBC Public Service$86,926+$2,308 (+2.7%)
13Sindhuja DasarathiBC Public Service$85,096new
14James BacigalupoBC Public Service$85,026+$359 (+0.4%)
15Ann–Marie MillingtonBC Public Service$84,829+$3,199 (+3.9%)
16Marilyn F DoeBC Public Service$82,788−$2,510 (−2.9%)
17Brandy DyerBC Public Service$82,483−$3,422 (−4.0%)
18David L. HughesBC Public Service$81,582−$4,683 (−5.4%)
19Nicole L DurandBC Public Service$80,877−$4,579 (−5.4%)
20Anne SumBC Public Service$79,591new
21Sean EgglestonBC Public Service$78,523−$4,456 (−5.4%)

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a FOI Specialist in British Columbia’s public sector?

$87,392 among the 21 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 FOI Specialist on the list earn?

Half were paid between $82,788 and $88,340 in 2026; the highest salary was $96,794.

Which employer has the most people with the title FOI Specialist?

BC Public Service, with 21 on the 2026 list.

How many people with the title FOI Specialist are on the list?

21 in 2026, up from 5 in 2019.

How does FOI Specialist pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $87,392, is 9.2% below the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).

How much does a FOI Specialist make at BC Public Service?

The median salary of the 21 people with this title at BC Public Service was $87,392 in 2026.

Has FOI Specialist pay gone up?

The median rose 2.0% from 2025 ($85,680) to 2026. In 2019 it was $76,755.

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.