FIREFIGHTER salary in British Columbia
631 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $123,581 and $147,975.
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 | $77,465 | $109,334 |
| 2009 | $78,416 | $110,676 |
| 2010 | $80,185 | $111,681 |
| 2011 | $80,519 | $109,547 |
| 2012 | $88,426 | $118,977 |
| 2013 | $84,334 | $113,568 |
| 2014 | $84,897 | $113,172 |
| 2015 | $109,195 | $143,989 |
| 2016 | $95,010 | $123,032 |
| 2017 | $103,450 | $131,174 |
| 2018 | $103,797 | $128,129 |
| 2019 | $106,225 | $128,133 |
| 2020 | $104,377 | $124,953 |
| 2021 | $108,924 | $126,852 |
| 2022 | $121,813 | $132,697 |
| 2023 | $126,104 | $132,193 |
| 2024 | $125,387 | $128,053 |
| 2025 | $132,437 | $132,437 |
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a FIREFIGHTER in British Columbia’s public sector?
$132,437 among the 631 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 FIREFIGHTER on the list earn?
Half were paid between $123,581 and $147,975 in 2025; the highest salary was $205,312.
Which employer has the most people with the title FIREFIGHTER?
City of Vancouver, with 631 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title FIREFIGHTER are on the list?
631 in 2025, up from 308 in 2008.
What share of people with the title FIREFIGHTER are paid $150,000 or more?
22% of those on the 2025 list (140 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (2).
How does FIREFIGHTER pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $132,437, is 23.6% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($107,115).
How much does a FIREFIGHTER make at City of Vancouver?
The median salary of the 631 people with this title at City of Vancouver was $132,437 in 2025.
Has FIREFIGHTER pay gone up?
The median rose 5.6% from 2024 ($125,387) to 2025. In 2008 it was $77,465.
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.