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Sr. Authorizations Specialist salary in British Columbia

26 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $84,892 and $93,662.

Median salary
$90,138
−3.3% vs 2025
People on the list
26
Middle half
$84.9K–$93.7K
Highest
$108,161

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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2020$79,651$96,078
2021$80,986$96,951
2022$85,113$99,121
2023$87,934$95,791
2024$91,455$95,870
2025$93,224$95,206
2026$90,138$90,138

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2026.

$100K–$125K1
$125K–$150K0
$150K–$200K0
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

BC Public Service26

Highest paid in 2026

#NameEmployerGross salaryChange
1Kevin GustafsonBC Public Service$108,161+$13,839 (+14.7%)
2Caroline AshekianBC Public Service$95,254−$3,236 (−3.3%)
3Barbara SutherlandBC Public Service$94,893−$8,618 (−8.3%)
4Ariel YellandBC Public Service$94,606−$1,124 (−1.2%)
5Chad NimetzBC Public Service$94,557−$4,898 (−4.9%)
6Rebecca CollierBC Public Service$93,732−$4,222 (−4.3%)
7Jennifer BishopBC Public Service$93,662+$7,079 (+8.2%)
8Harm DemonBC Public Service$92,890−$1,484 (−1.6%)
9Anne TuominenBC Public Service$91,915−$1,309 (−1.4%)
10David M SpinksBC Public Service$91,324+$4,501 (+5.2%)
11Gordon ClarkBC Public Service$91,125
12Kailee–Ann MackinnonBC Public Service$90,855+$2,657 (+3.0%)
13Raymond S ReillyBC Public Service$90,499−$3,823 (−4.1%)
14Michael CurrieBC Public Service$89,777+$1,785 (+2.0%)
15Jamie HagmanBC Public Service$87,538+$327 (+0.4%)
16Kirsten JorgensenBC Public Service$86,528−$268 (−0.3%)
17Blair Robert EllsBC Public Service$85,934−$7,142 (−7.7%)
18Carlos BurgoBC Public Service$85,181−$6,090 (−6.7%)
19Shane SpezialiBC Public Service$85,181−$17,393 (−17.0%)
20Beth GowBC Public Service$84,892
21Cullum PakoshBC Public Service$83,225−$5,949 (−6.7%)
22Taylor RankinBC Public Service$83,015+$1,124 (+1.4%)
23Abby MorganBC Public Service$81,998−$1,016 (−1.2%)
24Lance RosolowichBC Public Service$81,010−$5,058 (−5.9%)
25Maheen ScottBC Public Service$80,286new
26Allanah Monique GallusBC Public Service$77,749−$17,160 (−18.1%)

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Sr. Authorizations Specialist in British Columbia’s public sector?

$90,138 among the 26 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 Sr. Authorizations Specialist on the list earn?

Half were paid between $84,892 and $93,662 in 2026; the highest salary was $108,161.

Which employer has the most people with the title Sr. Authorizations Specialist?

BC Public Service, with 26 on the 2026 list.

How many people with the title Sr. Authorizations Specialist are on the list?

26 in 2026, up from 6 in 2020.

How does Sr. Authorizations Specialist pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $90,138, is 6.4% below the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).

How much does a Sr. Authorizations Specialist make at BC Public Service?

The median salary of the 26 people with this title at BC Public Service was $90,138 in 2026.

Has Sr. Authorizations Specialist pay gone up?

The median fell 3.3% from 2025 ($93,224) to 2026. In 2020 it was $79,651.

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.