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Natural Resource Officer salary in British Columbia

20 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $79,729 and $84,192.

Median salary
$82,304
+1.5% vs 2025
People on the list
20
Middle half
$79.7K–$84.2K
Highest
$94,448

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$82,592$101,953
2020
2021$79,664$95,368
2022$87,223$101,579
2023$77,731$84,676
2024$80,132$84,001
2025$81,076$82,800
2026$82,304$82,304

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2026.

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Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2026

#NameEmployerGross salaryChange
1Douglas GowBC Public Service$94,448
2Jordan D. M. PertusBC Public Service$93,681−$323 (−0.3%)
3Alec R PattersonBC Public Service$92,402new
4Donald A McDonaldBC Public Service$86,600+$1,445 (+1.7%)
5Marie–Helene PicardBC Public Service$85,931+$2,515 (+3.0%)
6Katherine A. PottingerBC Public Service$84,192+$3,124 (+3.9%)
7Andrew G SealeBC Public Service$83,997+$2,912 (+3.6%)
8Nigel SaprikenBC Public Service$82,891+$7,122 (+9.4%)
9Brian BrinkhurstBC Public Service$82,867+$1,577 (+1.9%)
10Jeffrey CoxBC Public Service$82,365+$329 (+0.4%)
11Ryley GriffinBC Public Service$82,243−$843 (−1.0%)
12Adam LeavittBC Public Service$82,073+$1,031 (+1.3%)
13Robert GrouchyBC Public Service$81,534+$926 (+1.1%)
14Patrick SmithBC Public Service$80,234−$227 (−0.3%)
15Alexandre BertrandBC Public Service$79,729−$6,999 (−8.1%)
16Taylor BrouwerBC Public Service$79,470−$1,508 (−1.9%)
17Randal KohlhauserBC Public Service$77,041−$3,480 (−4.3%)
18Curtis RosterBC Public Service$76,460new
19Machyla CarterBC Public Service$76,231new
20Jacob GrahamBC Public Service$75,842new

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Natural Resource Officer in British Columbia’s public sector?

$82,304 among the 20 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 Natural Resource Officer on the list earn?

Half were paid between $79,729 and $84,192 in 2026; the highest salary was $94,448.

Which employer has the most people with the title Natural Resource Officer?

BC Public Service, with 20 on the 2026 list.

How many people with the title Natural Resource Officer are on the list?

20 in 2026, up from 10 in 2019.

How does Natural Resource Officer pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $82,304, is 14.5% below the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).

How much does a Natural Resource Officer make at BC Public Service?

The median salary of the 20 people with this title at BC Public Service was $82,304 in 2026.

Has Natural Resource Officer pay gone up?

The median rose 1.5% from 2025 ($81,076) to 2026. In 2019 it was $82,592.

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.