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Senior Manager salary in British Columbia

15 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $102,299 and $111,698.

Median salary
$109,532
+1.8% vs 2025
People on the list
15
Middle half
$102K–$112K
Highest
$114,023

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
2011
2012$85,559$116,404
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017$89,364$115,721
2018$90,955$115,331
2019$90,544$111,770
2020$91,708$110,623
2021$94,505$113,135
2022$96,067$111,878
2023$101,066$110,096
2024$106,568$111,714
2025$107,599$109,887
2026$109,532$109,532

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2026.

$100K–$125K14
$125K–$150K0
$150K–$200K0
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2026

#NameEmployerGross salaryChange
1Scott KinlochBC Public Service$114,023+$17 (+0.0%)
2Sonia I TolussoBC Public Service$113,704+$1,157 (+1.0%)
3Jess KwokBC Public Service$112,478+$451 (+0.4%)
4Aijuan ZhuBC Public Service$111,780+$2,346 (+2.1%)
5Jim AnholtBC Public Service$111,698+$844 (+0.8%)
6Melissa SigouinBC Public Service$110,941−$1,510 (−1.3%)
7Michelle SandsmarkBC Public Service$110,744+$1,419 (+1.3%)
8Amy CrippsBC Public Service$109,532+$3,309 (+3.1%)
9Jonathan Charles WalkerBC Public Service$107,924−$1,097 (−1.0%)
10Jiaojiao YuBC Public Service$105,372+$24,950 (+31.0%)
11Pamela RichardsBC Public Service$102,299+$1,982 (+2.0%)
12Hassan KamalinejadBC Public Service$101,978+$801 (+0.8%)
13Abdul Basir YosufiBC Public Service$101,261−$6,338 (−5.9%)
14Faiyaz TalukdarBC Public Service$100,509+$698 (+0.7%)
15Katherine CliffordBC Public Service$96,668+$1,505 (+1.6%)

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Questions and answers

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

$109,532 among the 15 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 Manager on the list earn?

Half were paid between $102,299 and $111,698 in 2026; the highest salary was $114,023.

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

BC Public Service, with 15 on the 2026 list.

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

15 in 2026, up from 5 in 2012.

How does Senior Manager pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $109,532, is 13.8% above the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).

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

The median salary of the 15 people with this title at BC Public Service was $109,532 in 2026.

Has Senior Manager pay gone up?

The median rose 1.8% from 2025 ($107,599) to 2026. In 2012 it was $85,559.

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.