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Program Manager salary in British Columbia

38 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $80,311 and $100,646.

Median salary
$83,406
−3.3% vs 2025
People on the list
38
Middle half
$80.3K–$101K
Highest
$113,528

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
2007
2008
2009
2010$79,396$112,059
2011$80,309$111,854
2012$83,704$113,880
2013$81,708$109,939
2014$81,882$110,266
2015$86,065$114,729
2016$83,427$110,010
2017$77,078$99,812
2018$79,434$100,722
2019$81,162$100,189
2020$84,349$101,745
2021$84,799$101,515
2022$77,509$90,266
2023$85,489$93,127
2024$88,884$93,175
2025$86,265$88,099
2026$83,406$83,406

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2026.

$100K–$125K11
$125K–$150K0
$150K–$200K0
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2026

#NameEmployerGross salaryChange
1Tana ColeBC Public Service$113,528+$1,519 (+1.4%)
2Tahna NeilsonBC Public Service$110,757−$5,741 (−4.9%)
3Kimberley BranchBC Public Service$106,955+$838 (+0.8%)
4Diana Marcela LengerBC Public Service$106,955+$695 (+0.7%)
5Kyle MurrayBC Public Service$106,857−$6,513 (−5.7%)
6Helen YeeBC Public Service$105,927+$151 (+0.1%)
7Richard James KlassenBC Public Service$104,875+$923 (+0.9%)
8Harminder NannarBC Public Service$102,622+$805 (+0.8%)
9Rainbow LeeBC Public Service$102,462+$8,040 (+8.5%)
10Luis Bautista MunguiaBC Public Service$100,646+$789 (+0.8%)
11Patricio IbarraBC Public Service$100,417+$691 (+0.7%)
12Maria Jose Fernandez MayoBC Public Service$99,714+$782 (+0.8%)
13Louis Philippe MathieuBC Public Service$98,796−$840 (−0.8%)
14James CarlyleBC Public Service$95,662+$770 (+0.8%)
15Lisa ScottBC Public Service$93,825+$856 (+0.9%)
16Aleya Trott AkeyBC Public Service$91,159+$1,342 (+1.5%)
17Sarah DunnBC Public Service$85,960+$4,951 (+6.1%)
18Asuka Jenny NakagawaBC Public Service$84,481−$3,279 (−3.7%)
19Danielle BaxterBC Public Service$83,465−$2,788 (−3.2%)
20Donna MarchantBC Public Service$83,348−$2,917 (−3.4%)
21Joy S HarrisonBC Public Service$82,712−$3,553 (−4.1%)
22Mark WilliamsBC Public Service$81,779−$4,486 (−5.2%)
23Kevin LescisinBC Public Service$81,387
24Tammi KitchenBC Public Service$81,163−$2,646 (−3.2%)
25Azra LougheedBC Public Service$81,062−$1,543 (−1.9%)
26Phinder DulaiBC Public Service$80,795−$5,470 (−6.3%)
27Stacey SumnersBC Public Service$80,756−$8,055 (−9.1%)
28Jaret W. HunterBC Public Service$80,672−$3,933 (−4.6%)
29Zachary DimockBC Public Service$80,311−$1,555 (−1.9%)
30Deborah ShawBC Public Service$80,212−$1,485 (−1.8%)
31Chrystalla EfthymiouBC Public Service$80,206−$3,726 (−4.4%)
32Gillian WoodsBC Public Service$80,099−$14,510 (−15.3%)
33Claire HeintzmanBC Public Service$78,589−$2,117 (−2.6%)
34Regan ByronBC Public Service$78,566−$7,699 (−8.9%)
35Lauren HendriksBC Public Service$78,272+$539 (+0.7%)
36Darren MillarBC Public Service$76,860−$510 (−0.7%)
37Jeffrey FrankBC Public Service$76,493−$2,702 (−3.4%)
38Brynn IrvingBC Public Service$76,251−$3,242 (−4.1%)

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Questions and answers

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

$83,406 among the 38 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 Program Manager on the list earn?

Half were paid between $80,311 and $100,646 in 2026; the highest salary was $113,528.

Which employer has the most people with the title Program Manager?

BC Public Service, with 38 on the 2026 list.

How many people with the title Program Manager are on the list?

38 in 2026, up from 12 in 2010.

How does Program Manager pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $83,406, is 13.4% below the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).

How much does a Program Manager make at BC Public Service?

The median salary of the 38 people with this title at BC Public Service was $83,406 in 2026.

Has Program Manager pay gone up?

The median fell 3.3% from 2025 ($86,265) to 2026. In 2010 it was $79,396.

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.