Policy Analyst salary in British Columbia
227 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $76,878 and $83,946.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| Year | Value |
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| 2012 | $79,060 |
| 2013 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2015 | $77,555 |
| 2016 | $77,764 |
| 2017 | $76,778 |
| 2018 | $77,972 |
| 2019 | $81,200 |
| 2020 | $78,846 |
| 2021 | $83,551 |
| 2022 | $76,203 |
| 2023 | $80,494 |
| 2024 | $81,642 |
| 2025 | $79,135 |
| 2026 | $79,991 |
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Policy Analyst in British Columbia’s public sector?
$79,991 among the 227 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 Policy Analyst on the list earn?
Half were paid between $76,878 and $83,946 in 2026; the highest salary was $112,148.
Which employer has the most people with the title Policy Analyst?
BC Public Service, with 227 on the 2026 list.
How many people with the title Policy Analyst are on the list?
227 in 2026, up from 6 in 2012.
What share of people with the title Policy Analyst are paid $150,000 or more?
0% of those on the 2026 list (0 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).
How does Policy Analyst pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $79,991, is 16.9% below the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).
How much does a Policy Analyst make at BC Public Service?
The median salary of the 227 people with this title at BC Public Service was $79,991 in 2026.
Has Policy Analyst pay gone up?
The median rose 1.1% from 2025 ($79,135) to 2026. In 2012 it was $79,060.
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.