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Wildfire Technician salary in British Columbia

99 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2026. Half earned between $111,612 and $136,002.

Median salary
$124,860
+4.2% vs 2025
People on the list
99
Middle half
$112K–$136K
Highest
$177,889

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$81,797
2019$95,969
2020$91,260
2021$85,678
2022$105,661
2023$110,532
2024$130,914
2025$119,871
2026$124,860

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2026.

$100K–$125K36
$125K–$150K39
$150K–$200K10
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2026

#NameEmployerSalaryChange
1Mark HealeyBC Public Service$177,889+$32,711 (+22.5%)
2Alec C MilneBC Public Service$173,457+$41,487 (+31.4%)
3Cian T CarrollBC Public Service$172,463+$3,374 (+2.0%)
4Beau MichaudBC Public Service$170,739+$33,033 (+24.0%)
5Trevor LeesBC Public Service$162,802+$16,259 (+11.1%)
6Dallas M GatchellBC Public Service$161,117+$17,831 (+12.4%)
7Thomas HardyBC Public Service$157,949+$19,985 (+14.5%)
8Daniel R HouserBC Public Service$157,017+$15,700 (+11.1%)
9Daniel GoffBC Public Service$156,602+$5,016 (+3.3%)
10Taylor StuartBC Public Service$152,160+$7,260 (+5.0%)
11Jordain LamotheBC Public Service$148,973+$5,065 (+3.5%)
12Richard ForgetBC Public Service$147,159+$28,242 (+23.7%)
13Ian MacekBC Public Service$143,671+$10,929 (+8.2%)
14Jordan MagnusonBC Public Service$143,452+$6,799 (+5.0%)
15Payton SchaeferBC Public Service$143,034+$15,707 (+12.3%)
16Jeremy SiebBC Public Service$142,727−$11,254 (−7.3%)
17Joel RudykBC Public Service$142,196+$25,095 (+21.4%)
18Greg JonesBC Public Service$141,421+$25,467 (+22.0%)
19Troy WhiteBC Public Service$141,214+$32,834 (+30.3%)
20Mitchell SorensenBC Public Service$140,742+$31,530 (+28.9%)
21Jonas JoeBC Public Service$140,325+$17,469 (+14.2%)
22Stefan HoodBC Public Service$139,429+$17,648 (+14.5%)
23Greg GaudryBC Public Service$138,734+$17,165 (+14.1%)
24Ryan StirlingBC Public Service$137,212+$10,391 (+8.2%)
25Asa MaclaurinBC Public Service$136,002+$11,311 (+9.1%)
26Parker KennedyBC Public Service$135,760−$14,969 (−9.9%)
27Colton T KoppBC Public Service$135,605−$12,908 (−8.7%)
28Max ArcandBC Public Service$135,085+$19,997 (+17.4%)
29Shawn MckayBC Public Service$134,538+$29,817 (+28.5%)
30Raymond BerryBC Public Service$134,434+$3,570 (+2.7%)
31Brad WarnockBC Public Service$131,202+$19,081 (+17.0%)
32Chad SmithBC Public Service$131,189+$5,113 (+4.1%)
33Bruce SwakumBC Public Service$131,128+$4,809 (+3.8%)
34Jon CollaviniBC Public Service$130,701−$1,714 (−1.3%)
35Les LeducBC Public Service$130,581+$3,953 (+3.1%)
36Richard A RickardBC Public Service$129,238+$28,152 (+27.8%)
37David N. JonesBC Public Service$128,770+$22,481 (+21.2%)
38Geoff HouseBC Public Service$128,692−$1,473 (−1.1%)
39Mitchell J. MelansonBC Public Service$128,562+$9,751 (+8.2%)
40Matthew SoleckiBC Public Service$128,405−$12,812 (−9.1%)
41Chikara HiroeBC Public Service$128,292−$8,871 (−6.5%)
42Stephen C KitchenBC Public Service$127,097+$20,869 (+19.6%)
43Joshua HutchinsonBC Public Service$126,794+$3,817 (+3.1%)
44Derek ForbesBC Public Service$126,723+$3,824 (+3.1%)
45Chad HaugenBC Public Service$126,381−$7,271 (−5.4%)
46Jonathan FoxBC Public Service$125,617−$4,931 (−3.8%)
47Andrew BaskervilleBC Public Service$125,235+$13,608 (+12.2%)
48Richard SwiftBC Public Service$125,109+$3,764 (+3.1%)
49Nathaniel J WoehrleBC Public Service$125,097+$39,127 (+45.5%)
50Conlan SprickerhoffBC Public Service$124,860+$13,523 (+12.1%)

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Questions and answers

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

$124,860 among the 99 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 Technician on the list earn?

Half were paid between $111,612 and $136,002 in 2026; the highest salary was $177,889.

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

BC Public Service, with 99 on the 2026 list.

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

99 in 2026, up from 7 in 2018.

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

10% of those on the 2026 list (10 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).

How does Wildfire Technician pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $124,860, is 29.7% above the median of everyone on the 2026 list ($96,267).

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

The median salary of the 99 people with this title at BC Public Service was $124,860 in 2026.

Has Wildfire Technician pay gone up?

The median rose 4.2% from 2025 ($119,871) to 2026. In 2018 it was $81,797.

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.