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Planning Forester salary in British Columbia

23 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $80,053 and $90,484.

Median salary
$85,444
−0.8% vs 2025
People on the list
23
Middle half
$80.1K–$90.5K
Highest
$98,281

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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2020$77,288$93,228
2021$77,234$92,459
2022$78,022$90,863
2023$83,285$90,726
2024$82,516$86,500
2025$86,130$87,961
2026$85,444$85,444

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2026.

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Employers with the most

BC Public Service23

Highest paid in 2026

#NameEmployerGross salaryChange
1Theresa ClerouxBC Public Service$98,281+$12,151 (+14.1%)
2John McleodBC Public Service$95,049−$2,480 (−2.5%)
3Leanne JenningsBC Public Service$94,759+$4,266 (+4.7%)
4Jeffrey O'HaraBC Public Service$94,251+$1,138 (+1.2%)
5Glenn PiggotBC Public Service$93,899−$2,173 (−2.3%)
6Ed HadikinBC Public Service$91,527+$1,063 (+1.2%)
7Kyle WangBC Public Service$90,484+$959 (+1.1%)
8Katherine LoewenBC Public Service$88,102+$7,170 (+8.9%)
9Stephan BernhardBC Public Service$88,052−$1,901 (−2.1%)
10Mike PitreBC Public Service$87,434−$4,070 (−4.4%)
11Zhu Feng LiBC Public Service$87,141+$3,405 (+4.1%)
12Inga Smith BaileyBC Public Service$85,444−$402 (−0.5%)
13Timilehin AdewoleBC Public Service$85,103+$7,018 (+9.0%)
14Mark TallmanBC Public Service$81,414+$3,880 (+5.0%)
15Marisa K CarrBC Public Service$81,016+$4,233 (+5.5%)
16Bailey Ellen WilliamsBC Public Service$80,054+$1,389 (+1.8%)
17Matus BenkoBC Public Service$80,053−$7 (−0.0%)
18Jesse BirdBC Public Service$79,696new
19Jared KozukiBC Public Service$79,448+$3,846 (+5.1%)
20Delvin ChanBC Public Service$78,238new
21Emily PollingtonBC Public Service$77,738new
22Samuel AsirifiBC Public Service$77,419+$849 (+1.1%)
23Megan Emily DaviesBC Public Service$75,042new

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Questions and answers

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

$85,444 among the 23 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 Planning Forester on the list earn?

Half were paid between $80,053 and $90,484 in 2026; the highest salary was $98,281.

Which employer has the most people with the title Planning Forester?

BC Public Service, with 23 on the 2026 list.

How many people with the title Planning Forester are on the list?

23 in 2026, up from 11 in 2020.

How does Planning Forester pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $85,444, is 11.2% below the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).

How much does a Planning Forester make at BC Public Service?

The median salary of the 23 people with this title at BC Public Service was $85,444 in 2026.

Has Planning Forester pay gone up?

The median fell 0.8% from 2025 ($86,130) to 2026. In 2020 it was $77,288.

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.