Pharmacist salary in British Columbia
17 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $119,531 and $129,727.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ||
| 2008 | ||
| 2009 | ||
| 2010 | $83,544 | $117,914 |
| 2011 | $90,392 | $125,897 |
| 2012 | $88,438 | $120,322 |
| 2013 | $87,439 | $117,649 |
| 2014 | $92,885 | $125,083 |
| 2015 | $94,897 | $126,503 |
| 2016 | $95,712 | $126,209 |
| 2017 | $95,964 | $124,267 |
| 2018 | $98,096 | $124,386 |
| 2019 | $99,309 | $122,589 |
| 2020 | $103,660 | $125,039 |
| 2021 | $106,629 | $127,649 |
| 2022 | $110,140 | $128,267 |
| 2023 | $118,241 | $128,805 |
| 2024 | $123,324 | $129,279 |
| 2025 | $127,815 | $130,533 |
| 2026 | $128,042 | $128,042 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2026.
Employers with the most
Highest paid in 2026
| # | Name | Employer | Gross salary | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Gordon | BC Public Service | $132,406 | −$3,476 (−2.6%) |
| 2 | Dustin Woo | BC Public Service | $131,535 | −$4,228 (−3.1%) |
| 3 | Davin Ichikawa Shikaze | BC Public Service | $130,334 | −$1,360 (−1.0%) |
| 4 | Enny Oetomo | BC Public Service | $130,132 | −$7,119 (−5.2%) |
| 5 | Christopher Brian Chen | BC Public Service | $129,727 | +$1,038 (+0.8%) |
| 6 | Sonia Drummond | BC Public Service | $129,457 | −$7,315 (−5.3%) |
| 7 | Maryn Dempster | BC Public Service | $129,361 | +$3,167 (+2.5%) |
| 8 | Diane Lee | BC Public Service | $129,196 | −$5,364 (−4.0%) |
| 9 | Joanne Bolzonello | BC Public Service | $128,042 | +$351 (+0.3%) |
| 10 | Marcus Wong | BC Public Service | $127,681 | +$3,297 (+2.7%) |
| 11 | Naureen Grewal | BC Public Service | $126,562 | −$4,882 (−3.7%) |
| 12 | Mathew Chiang | BC Public Service | $122,247 | −$9,220 (−7.0%) |
| 13 | Ed Bolzonello | BC Public Service | $119,531 | −$8,408 (−6.6%) |
| 14 | Sandy Cen | BC Public Service | $114,771 | +$1,688 (+1.5%) |
| 15 | Judy S Ping Su | BC Public Service | $112,637 | +$2,002 (+1.8%) |
| 16 | Alfred Lam | BC Public Service | $107,949 | −$2,257 (−2.0%) |
| 17 | Minakshi Thakur | BC Public Service | $94,689 | +$11,878 (+14.3%) |
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Pharmacist in British Columbia’s public sector?
$128,042 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 Pharmacist on the list earn?
Half were paid between $119,531 and $129,727 in 2026; the highest salary was $132,406.
Which employer has the most people with the title Pharmacist?
BC Public Service, with 17 on the 2026 list.
How many people with the title Pharmacist are on the list?
17 in 2026, up from 10 in 2010.
How does Pharmacist pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $128,042, is 32.5% above the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,648).
How much does a Pharmacist make at BC Public Service?
The median salary of the 17 people with this title at BC Public Service was $128,042 in 2026.
Has Pharmacist pay gone up?
The median rose 0.2% from 2025 ($127,815) to 2026. In 2010 it was $83,544.
What is “gross salary”?
Gross salary as the Public Accounts publish it. For deputy ministers, their salary and other compensation; their travel, in a separate column, is not shown. The appointees’ and deputy ministers’ schedules list everyone, whatever their pay; only those paid $75,000 or more are shown, as for employees. 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.