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OPERATIONS WORKER II vs OPERATIONS WORKER III

In 2025, the median salary for OPERATIONS WORKER II was $4,337 (5.5%) higher than for OPERATIONS WORKER III: $82,668 against $78,332. OPERATIONS WORKER II had 255 people on the list, OPERATIONS WORKER III 16.

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OPERATIONS WORKER IIOPERATIONS WORKER III
People on the 2025 list25516
Median salary$82,668$78,332
Middle half$78,611–$89,762$76,681–$84,817
Highest salary$183,053$92,347
Total salaries$22,078,698$1,290,602
People, change−9.6% vs 2024−20.0% vs 2024
Median, change−0.1% vs 2024−2.2% vs 2024

Median salary by year

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YearOPERATIONS WORKER IIOPERATIONS WORKER III
2013$80,901
2014$81,268
2015$78,268
2016$77,963
2017$79,258
2018$79,456
2019$80,070
2020$79,956
2021$78,250
2022$82,582$77,693
2023$82,462$79,384
2024$82,710$80,091
2025$82,668$78,332

People on the list by year

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YearOPERATIONS WORKER IIOPERATIONS WORKER III
20135
20147
201517
201617
201721
201820
201923
202013
202134
2022807
20231075
202428220
202525516

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Questions and answers

Which pays more, OPERATIONS WORKER II or OPERATIONS WORKER III?

By median salary in 2025, OPERATIONS WORKER II: $82,668 against $78,332.

Which has more people on the list?

OPERATIONS WORKER II: 255 against 16 in 2025.

How has the gap changed since 2022?

In 2022 the median for OPERATIONS WORKER II was $82,582 and for OPERATIONS WORKER III $77,693, a gap of $4,888; in 2025 the gap was $4,337.

What do these figures cover?

Only people paid $75,000 or more are on the list, so medians and counts describe them, not everyone with each title.

What is “remuneration”?

The one pay figure each city publishes for each person, its remuneration, shown as published. Victoria also lists taxable benefits and payouts, and expenses, in separate columns, which are not shown; Vancouver's remuneration includes payouts. How the lists work