Wildfire Officer salary in British Columbia
34 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $122,251 and $155,058.
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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| 2018 | $107,687 | $136,547 |
| 2019 | $105,169 | $129,823 |
| 2020 | $94,747 | $114,288 |
| 2021 | $96,290 | $115,272 |
| 2022 | $120,965 | $140,874 |
| 2023 | $113,601 | $123,751 |
| 2024 | $141,161 | $147,976 |
| 2025 | $128,992 | $131,735 |
| 2026 | $136,161 | $136,161 |
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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 Wildfire Officer in British Columbia’s public sector?
$136,161 among the 34 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 Officer on the list earn?
Half were paid between $122,251 and $155,058 in 2026; the highest salary was $186,033.
Which employer has the most people with the title Wildfire Officer?
BC Public Service, with 34 on the 2026 list.
How many people with the title Wildfire Officer are on the list?
34 in 2026, up from 7 in 2018.
What share of people with the title Wildfire Officer are paid $150,000 or more?
26% of those on the 2026 list (9 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).
How does Wildfire Officer pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $136,161, is 41.4% above the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).
How much does a Wildfire Officer make at BC Public Service?
The median salary of the 34 people with this title at BC Public Service was $136,161 in 2026.
Has Wildfire Officer pay gone up?
The median rose 5.6% from 2025 ($128,992) to 2026. In 2018 it was $107,687.
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.