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Wildfire Assistant salary in British Columbia

56 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $88,730 and $113,416.

Median salary
$96,740
−4.4% vs 2025
People on the list
56
Middle half
$88.7K–$113K
Highest
$150,588

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018$85,974
2019$84,932
2020$79,208
2021$79,204
2022$89,088
2023$91,689
2024$107,036
2025$101,230
2026$96,740

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2026.

$100K–$125K21
$125K–$150K3
$150K–$200K1
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2026

#NameEmployerSalaryChange
1Gage MelansonBC Public Service$150,588+$11,213 (+8.0%)
2Jeremy KostyshynBC Public Service$132,156+$1,767 (+1.4%)
3David C MoonBC Public Service$128,140+$13,311 (+11.6%)
4Timothy HarrisBC Public Service$125,771+$18,096 (+16.8%)
5Cheyenne Frank MachelleBC Public Service$120,619−$6,913 (−5.4%)
6Ben WolfeBC Public Service$119,409−$7,867 (−6.2%)
7Llyr MorrisBC Public Service$119,144+$1,862 (+1.6%)
8Travis Elliot SterlingBC Public Service$118,948+$6,553 (+5.8%)
9Brock WorthingBC Public Service$117,602+$8,816 (+8.1%)
10Steven OlsonBC Public Service$116,832+$12,185 (+11.6%)
11Chris HodgsonBC Public Service$116,445+$24,196 (+26.2%)
12Stephan KarolatBC Public Service$115,814+$1,454 (+1.3%)
13Soren ElsayBC Public Service$114,781+$38,556 (+50.6%)
14Michael ByerBC Public Service$114,759−$61 (−0.1%)
15Manuel Lerch–OberauerBC Public Service$113,416+$5,287 (+4.9%)
16Joseph LaxBC Public Service$113,294+$561 (+0.5%)
17Ian W T NagelBC Public Service$111,553+$6,616 (+6.3%)
18David Alan Verona JrBC Public Service$108,193+$28,479 (+35.7%)
19Chad WildeBC Public Service$107,391−$15,108 (−12.3%)
20Mie YamashitaBC Public Service$107,334+$13,651 (+14.6%)
21Carmyn CrawfordBC Public Service$107,219−$5,817 (−5.1%)
22Adam OsuchowskiBC Public Service$105,464+$6,183 (+6.2%)
23Ambler GregoireBC Public Service$103,512−$19 (−0.0%)
24Alexandre SeguinBC Public Service$102,684−$4,820 (−4.5%)
25Patrick HuiBC Public Service$101,585+$13,580 (+15.4%)
26David LerchBC Public Service$98,084−$24,746 (−20.1%)
27Adam C MarselBC Public Service$96,901−$3,011 (−3.0%)
28Craig WallaceBC Public Service$96,817−$7,462 (−7.2%)
29Thomas LepineBC Public Service$96,662new
30Simon CiscoBC Public Service$96,479−$22,380 (−18.8%)
31Noah ElliottBC Public Service$96,324−$6,785 (−6.6%)
32Ian A NugentBC Public Service$96,150−$15,055 (−13.5%)
33Logan McInnisBC Public Service$95,146+$10,172 (+12.0%)
34Tyler LuscombeBC Public Service$93,765+$5,054 (+5.7%)
35Chris StanleyBC Public Service$93,686−$19,290 (−17.1%)
36Bryce MannBC Public Service$91,631+$5,881 (+6.9%)
37Silvie FojtikBC Public Service$91,327+$7,524 (+9.0%)
38Timothy James SweetnamBC Public Service$90,694−$3,589 (−3.8%)
39Maarty MeijerBC Public Service$90,630+$15,617 (+20.8%)
40Mike JonesBC Public Service$89,518−$8,987 (−9.1%)
41S Todd GraziadeiBC Public Service$88,975−$2,249 (−2.5%)
42Kristopher GR MikkelsenBC Public Service$88,730+$3,159 (+3.7%)
43Gabriel H Courchesne NormandinBC Public Service$87,716−$8,052 (−8.4%)
44David DelbruckBC Public Service$87,634−$4,304 (−4.7%)
45Matthew DuranBC Public Service$87,622−$38,082 (−30.3%)
46Vincent SelinaBC Public Service$87,228−$27,228 (−23.8%)
47Noah GoerzBC Public Service$87,137
48Brayden MorrisBC Public Service$85,521
49Lee–Anne Fournier–BeckBC Public Service$85,390−$11,154 (−11.6%)
50Scott BeauchampBC Public Service$85,002

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Wildfire Assistant in British Columbia’s public sector?

$96,740 among the 56 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 Wildfire Assistant on the list earn?

Half were paid between $88,730 and $113,416 in 2026; the highest salary was $150,588.

Which employer has the most people with the title Wildfire Assistant?

BC Public Service, with 56 on the 2026 list.

How many people with the title Wildfire Assistant are on the list?

56 in 2026, up from 5 in 2018.

What share of people with the title Wildfire Assistant are paid $150,000 or more?

2% of those on the 2026 list (1 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).

How does Wildfire Assistant pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $96,740, is 0.5% above the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).

How much does a Wildfire Assistant make at BC Public Service?

The median salary of the 56 people with this title at BC Public Service was $96,740 in 2026.

Has Wildfire Assistant pay gone up?

The median fell 4.4% from 2025 ($101,230) to 2026. In 2018 it was $85,974.

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.