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Investigator salary in British Columbia

79 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $88,345 and $119,789.

Median salary
$95,133
+2.6% vs 2025
People on the list
79
Middle half
$88.3K–$120K
Highest
$135,268

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015$83,508
2016$87,091
2017$78,658
2018$83,499
2019$83,124
2020$85,500
2021$93,693
2022$85,375
2023$86,088
2024$88,586
2025$92,698
2026$95,133

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2026.

$100K–$125K15
$125K–$150K17
$150K–$200K0
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2026

#NameEmployerSalaryChange
1Ken GarleyBC Public Service$135,268+$1,500 (+1.1%)
2Lorne F. M. ClellandBC Public Service$134,971−$2,575 (−1.9%)
3Emma GadsbyBC Public Service$133,710+$3,220 (+2.5%)
4Allison MolloyBC Public Service$133,216+$654 (+0.5%)
5Cara Michaela beatriz GaringanBC Public Service$132,935+$7,641 (+6.1%)
6Bligh WoodworthBC Public Service$132,234+$2,282 (+1.8%)
7Adrian WildBC Public Service$131,426+$20 (+0.0%)
8Charlene LoreBC Public Service$131,139+$1,028 (+0.8%)
9Hywel BrainBC Public Service$130,641+$1,024 (+0.8%)
10Gareth BarnardBC Public Service$129,347+$891 (+0.7%)
11Jacoba BretonBC Public Service$128,913−$608 (−0.5%)
12Derek GeerlofBC Public Service$128,558−$478 (−0.4%)
13Neil GibbsBC Public Service$127,635−$956 (−0.7%)
14Michael C deLarondeBC Public Service$127,480−$229 (−0.2%)
15Michelle TyermanBC Public Service$126,867+$5,362 (+4.4%)
16Imran HemaniBC Public Service$126,223+$2,951 (+2.4%)
17Sharon MayhewBC Public Service$125,033+$217 (+0.2%)
18Stephen BlakeBC Public Service$123,389−$7,670 (−5.9%)
19John R SmithBC Public Service$121,513+$2,779 (+2.3%)
20Crystal Lynne J RobinsonBC Public Service$120,518−$2,801 (−2.3%)
21Kevin GiggsBC Public Service$119,789+$929 (+0.8%)
22Jessica LeungBC Public Service$119,673−$3,045 (−2.5%)
23Conor HigginsBC Public Service$119,672+$8,993 (+8.1%)
24Amanda BrownBC Public Service$118,541+$3,628 (+3.2%)
25Kevin StuartBC Public Service$117,846new
26Kala WilsonBC Public Service$116,149+$5,679 (+5.1%)
27Jacqueline CouchBC Public Service$114,476new
28Matthew AndersonBC Public Service$114,356+$11,557 (+11.2%)
29Robyn LeslieBC Public Service$114,355+$362 (+0.3%)
30Brenna WaldorfBC Public Service$111,182new
31Lucas HendersonBC Public Service$110,487+$6,118 (+5.9%)
32Shawn R. HenwoodBC Public Service$106,870+$17,500 (+19.6%)
33Pamela RadcliffeBC Public Service$99,427−$1,937 (−1.9%)
34Aprile CadeauBC Public Service$98,362+$14,664 (+17.5%)
35Janice CharnstromBC Public Service$96,976+$1,661 (+1.7%)
36David MurrayBC Public Service$96,728
37Devon Courtney KingBC Public Service$96,641+$2,159 (+2.3%)
38Winson IpBC Public Service$96,041+$753 (+0.8%)
39Keelyn LegereBC Public Service$95,339+$2,375 (+2.6%)
40James GartshoreBC Public Service$95,133+$4,646 (+5.1%)
41Camelia GrecuBC Public Service$94,761+$2,098 (+2.3%)
42Ruby BarclayBC Public Service$94,620+$6,859 (+7.8%)
43Jack TallaricoBC Public Service$93,644+$735 (+0.8%)
44Pauline KlyneBC Public Service$92,909+$1,191 (+1.3%)
45Caroline CassidyBC Public Service$92,861+$1,977 (+2.2%)
46Joshua LukowichBC Public Service$92,110+$2,136 (+2.4%)
47Alexandra EmmanuelBC Public Service$92,079+$722 (+0.8%)
48Bhwandip MananBC Public Service$92,079new
49Bhupinderpaul GillBC Public Service$91,597+$6,876 (+8.1%)
50Carl MelansonBC Public Service$91,252+$14,940 (+19.6%)

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Questions and answers

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

$95,133 among the 79 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 Investigator on the list earn?

Half were paid between $88,345 and $119,789 in 2026; the highest salary was $135,268.

Which employer has the most people with the title Investigator?

BC Public Service, with 79 on the 2026 list.

How many people with the title Investigator are on the list?

79 in 2026, up from 8 in 2015.

What share of people with the title Investigator are paid $150,000 or more?

0% of those on the 2026 list (0 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).

How does Investigator pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $95,133, is 1.2% below the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).

How much does a Investigator make at BC Public Service?

The median salary of the 79 people with this title at BC Public Service was $95,133 in 2026.

Has Investigator pay gone up?

The median rose 2.6% from 2025 ($92,698) to 2026. In 2015 it was $83,508.

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.