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Research Officer salary in British Columbia

25 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $78,844 and $89,002.

Median salary
$84,548
−2.0% vs 2025
People on the list
25
Middle half
$78.8K–$89.0K
Highest
$96,502

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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2021$76,182$91,200
2022$75,522$87,952
2023$81,341$88,609
2024$83,642$87,680
2025$86,265$88,099
2026$84,548$84,548

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2026.

$75K–$100K25

Employers with the most

BC Public Service25

Highest paid in 2026

#NameEmployerGross salaryChange
1Sheri Lyn MedingBC Public Service$96,502+$1,877 (+2.0%)
2Greg S BryanBC Public Service$95,666+$7,983 (+9.1%)
3Sirisha AsuriBC Public Service$91,372−$7,356 (−7.5%)
4Joanne CheungBC Public Service$91,351+$2,559 (+2.9%)
5Anton SeliverstovBC Public Service$89,195+$2,930 (+3.4%)
6Kecia Y. DusseaultBC Public Service$89,004+$2,739 (+3.2%)
7Melissa GolinskiBC Public Service$89,002+$2,737 (+3.2%)
8Melissa Anne WorthBC Public Service$88,992+$2,727 (+3.2%)
9Nicole ScottBC Public Service$88,901+$2,636 (+3.1%)
10Carol K. ChanBC Public Service$88,853+$2,588 (+3.0%)
11Tran thao minh LeBC Public Service$88,853+$2,588 (+3.0%)
12Tracy BulmanBC Public Service$88,648+$389 (+0.4%)
13Lesley Jane LongBC Public Service$84,548+$258 (+0.3%)
14Bradley M CornerBC Public Service$83,234−$4,715 (−5.4%)
15Jessica YeungBC Public Service$82,154+$4,698 (+6.1%)
16Jocelyne LahayeBC Public Service$81,348+$434 (+0.5%)
17Maria Carolina Cunha NettoBC Public Service$81,325+$4,647 (+6.1%)
18Shengjie ZhangBC Public Service$78,986−$2,366 (−2.9%)
19Andrew Thomas CookBC Public Service$78,844+$1,820 (+2.4%)
20Fatemeh SeifishahparBC Public Service$78,180new
21Bradley BestBC Public Service$77,075new
22Kim Ngan HoangBC Public Service$76,795−$1,527 (−1.9%)
23Mazyar GhezeljiBC Public Service$76,310−$3,987 (−5.0%)
24Sheila Richards–BrownBC Public Service$76,247−$10,018 (−11.6%)
25Suzanne KroegerBC Public Service$76,162−$2,890 (−3.7%)

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Questions and answers

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

$84,548 among the 25 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 Research Officer on the list earn?

Half were paid between $78,844 and $89,002 in 2026; the highest salary was $96,502.

Which employer has the most people with the title Research Officer?

BC Public Service, with 25 on the 2026 list.

How many people with the title Research Officer are on the list?

25 in 2026, up from 5 in 2021.

How does Research Officer pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $84,548, is 12.2% below the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).

How much does a Research Officer make at BC Public Service?

The median salary of the 25 people with this title at BC Public Service was $84,548 in 2026.

Has Research Officer pay gone up?

The median fell 2.0% from 2025 ($86,265) to 2026. In 2021 it was $76,182.

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.