COMPUTER PROGRAMMER III salary in British Columbia
16 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $123,542 and $127,246.
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).
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| Year | Median | In 2025 dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ||
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| 2012 | ||
| 2013 | $96,080 | $129,385 |
| 2014 | $97,589 | $130,091 |
| 2015 | ||
| 2016 | $100,805 | $130,536 |
| 2017 | $104,206 | $132,134 |
| 2018 | $100,182 | $123,667 |
| 2019 | $102,486 | $123,623 |
| 2020 | $106,891 | $127,962 |
| 2021 | $111,515 | $129,869 |
| 2022 | $113,227 | $123,344 |
| 2023 | $118,210 | $123,918 |
| 2024 | $127,829 | $130,547 |
| 2025 | $127,186 | $127,186 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
Employers with the most
Highest paid in 2025
| # | Name | Employer | Remuneration | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K Lau | City of Vancouver | $131,096 | +$1,747 (+1.4%) |
| 2 | C Chan | City of Vancouver | $129,028 | new |
| 3 | C Xu | City of Vancouver | $128,963 | −$1,342 (−1.0%) |
| 4 | C E Felicio | City of Vancouver | $127,719 | −$195 (−0.2%) |
| 5 | J Galambos | City of Vancouver | $127,246 | −$224 (−0.2%) |
| 6 | A Lee | City of Vancouver | $127,186 | −$709 (−0.6%) |
| 7 | Q Xian | City of Vancouver | $127,186 | −$667 (−0.5%) |
| 8 | F Hanggi | City of Vancouver | $127,186 | −$673 (−0.5%) |
| 9 | W Tsang | City of Vancouver | $127,186 | −$643 (−0.5%) |
| 10 | S Friedman | City of Vancouver | $126,809 | +$5,311 (+4.4%) |
| 11 | G Liu | City of Vancouver | $125,789 | +$9,366 (+8.0%) |
| 12 | D Lo | City of Vancouver | $123,542 | +$4,599 (+3.9%) |
| 13 | Z Yang | City of Vancouver | $118,305 | +$6,949 (+6.2%) |
| 14 | J Huang | City of Vancouver | $114,509 | +$4,349 (+3.9%) |
| 15 | H Chan | City of Vancouver | $113,072 | new |
| 16 | K Maung | City of Vancouver | $109,297 | new |
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a COMPUTER PROGRAMMER III in British Columbia’s public sector?
$127,186 among the 16 people with this title on the 2025 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 COMPUTER PROGRAMMER III on the list earn?
Half were paid between $123,542 and $127,246 in 2025; the highest salary was $131,096.
Which employer has the most people with the title COMPUTER PROGRAMMER III?
City of Vancouver, with 16 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title COMPUTER PROGRAMMER III are on the list?
16 in 2025, up from 5 in 2013.
How does COMPUTER PROGRAMMER III pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $127,186, is 18.7% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($107,115).
How much does a COMPUTER PROGRAMMER III make at City of Vancouver?
The median salary of the 16 people with this title at City of Vancouver was $127,186 in 2025.
Has COMPUTER PROGRAMMER III pay gone up?
The median fell 0.5% from 2024 ($127,829) to 2025. In 2013 it was $96,080.
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
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.