Senior Advisor salary in British Columbia
16 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $91,249 and $99,714.
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 | $79,825 | $112,665 |
| 2010 | $85,222 | $120,282 |
| 2011 | $81,160 | $113,040 |
| 2012 | $79,716 | $108,455 |
| 2013 | ||
| 2014 | $77,468 | $104,321 |
| 2015 | $79,618 | $106,135 |
| 2016 | $82,400 | $108,656 |
| 2017 | $80,726 | $104,535 |
| 2018 | $80,444 | $102,004 |
| 2019 | $79,905 | $98,637 |
| 2020 | $80,615 | $97,241 |
| 2021 | $81,171 | $97,172 |
| 2022 | $84,136 | $97,984 |
| 2023 | $88,729 | $96,657 |
| 2024 | $92,764 | $97,243 |
| 2025 | $97,330 | $99,400 |
| 2026 | $92,545 | $92,545 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2026.
Employers with the most
Highest paid in 2026
| # | Name | Employer | Gross salary | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Zandberg | BC Public Service | $117,164 | −$7,519 (−6.0%) |
| 2 | Nancy Singh | BC Public Service | $115,412 | +$3,614 (+3.2%) |
| 3 | Katie Harper | BC Public Service | $111,437 | +$2,635 (+2.4%) |
| 4 | Paige Muttersbach | BC Public Service | $106,693 | +$958 (+0.9%) |
| 5 | Cassin Rebbeck Elliott | BC Public Service | $99,714 | new |
| 6 | Helena Arbuckle | BC Public Service | $95,171 | −$2,264 (−2.3%) |
| 7 | Rebecca Schille | BC Public Service | $93,078 | +$971 (+1.1%) |
| 8 | Dave Caswell | BC Public Service | $92,785 | −$4,650 (−4.8%) |
| 9 | Regina Mckellar | BC Public Service | $92,305 | −$5,025 (−5.2%) |
| 10 | Meaghan Murphy | BC Public Service | $92,131 | −$3,360 (−3.5%) |
| 11 | Karen White | BC Public Service | $91,817 | −$2,404 (−2.6%) |
| 12 | Brent Cantarutti | BC Public Service | $91,249 | −$6,186 (−6.3%) |
| 13 | Maxine Russ | BC Public Service | $89,947 | +$1,426 (+1.6%) |
| 14 | Mariah Jane McCarley | BC Public Service | $88,148 | +$2,973 (+3.5%) |
| 15 | Kaitlyn Duquette | BC Public Service | $82,202 | −$15,246 (−15.6%) |
| 16 | Kathrina Harms | BC Public Service | $78,938 | new |
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Senior Advisor in British Columbia’s public sector?
$92,545 among the 16 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 Senior Advisor on the list earn?
Half were paid between $91,249 and $99,714 in 2026; the highest salary was $117,164.
Which employer has the most people with the title Senior Advisor?
BC Public Service, with 16 on the 2026 list.
How many people with the title Senior Advisor are on the list?
16 in 2026, up from 6 in 2009.
How does Senior Advisor pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $92,545, is 3.9% below the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).
How much does a Senior Advisor make at BC Public Service?
The median salary of the 16 people with this title at BC Public Service was $92,545 in 2026.
Has Senior Advisor pay gone up?
The median fell 4.9% from 2025 ($97,330) to 2026. In 2009 it was $79,825.
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.