Senior Paralegal salary in British Columbia
24 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $87,731 and $90,758.
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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| 2022 | $76,152 | $88,685 |
| 2023 | $79,947 | $87,090 |
| 2024 | $85,952 | $90,102 |
| 2025 | $84,696 | $86,497 |
| 2026 | $89,464 | $89,464 |
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People with this title by salary, 2026.
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Senior Paralegal in British Columbia’s public sector?
$89,464 among the 24 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 Paralegal on the list earn?
Half were paid between $87,731 and $90,758 in 2026; the highest salary was $99,977.
Which employer has the most people with the title Senior Paralegal?
BC Public Service, with 24 on the 2026 list.
How many people with the title Senior Paralegal are on the list?
24 in 2026, up from 15 in 2022.
How does Senior Paralegal pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $89,464, is 7.1% below the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).
How much does a Senior Paralegal make at BC Public Service?
The median salary of the 24 people with this title at BC Public Service was $89,464 in 2026.
Has Senior Paralegal pay gone up?
The median rose 5.6% from 2025 ($84,696) to 2026. In 2022 it was $76,152.
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.