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POLICY ANALYST salary in British Columbia

25 people with this title were paid $75,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $104,135 and $116,828.

Median salary
$116,828
+7.5% vs 2024
People on the list
25
Middle half
$104K–$117K
Highest
$123,911

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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YearMedianIn 2025 dollars
2008
2009$79,961$112,856
2010
2011
2012$87,145$117,254
2013$88,131$118,681
2014$87,889$117,161
2015$95,120$125,429
2016$86,545$112,070
2017$92,274$117,003
2018$93,159$114,998
2019$96,420$116,306
2020$92,612$110,869
2021$98,641$114,876
2022$99,493$108,382
2023$102,624$107,579
2024$108,667$110,978
2025$116,828$116,828

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K22
$125K–$150K0
$150K–$200K0
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerRemunerationChange
1M MecarCity of Vancouver$123,911+$24,687 (+24.9%)
2M YingCity of Vancouver$123,366−$351 (−0.3%)
3S HeinricksCity of Vancouver$119,932+$4,203 (+3.6%)
4M PacisCity of Vancouver$118,918new
5B L WiederickCity of Vancouver$118,261+$13,440 (+12.8%)
6D G HoweCity of Vancouver$116,868−$616 (−0.5%)
7L L LowCity of Vancouver$116,828−$239 (−0.2%)
8E LenkevitchCity of Vancouver$116,828−$299 (−0.3%)
9C SussmannCity of Vancouver$116,828−$1,711 (−1.4%)
10J SandhuCity of Vancouver$116,828−$261 (−0.2%)
11N KlassenCity of Vancouver$116,828+$233 (+0.2%)
12C SmithCity of Vancouver$116,828new
13C PuzioCity of Vancouver$116,828+$24,615 (+26.7%)
14T CooperCity of Vancouver$113,083−$8,190 (−6.8%)
15R CatherallCity of Vancouver$112,020−$2,673 (−2.3%)
16T ErhartCity of Vancouver$111,204+$4,503 (+4.2%)
17S LabahnCity of Vancouver$109,422+$4,496 (+4.3%)
18M ZipfCity of Vancouver$107,332+$7,943 (+8.0%)
19L GarrodCity of Vancouver$104,135new
20G T BonnevilleCity of Vancouver$103,777−$6,857 (−6.2%)
21M GariepyCity of Vancouver$103,734+$6,679 (+6.9%)
22P BennettCity of Vancouver$100,078+$13,040 (+15.0%)
23Y HsiaoCity of Vancouver$97,995+$15,466 (+18.7%)
24J FitzgibbonsCity of Vancouver$97,008new
25T ShahCity of Vancouver$95,332new

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a POLICY ANALYST in British Columbia’s public sector?

$116,828 among the 25 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 POLICY ANALYST on the list earn?

Half were paid between $104,135 and $116,828 in 2025; the highest salary was $123,911.

Which employer has the most people with the title POLICY ANALYST?

City of Vancouver, with 25 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title POLICY ANALYST are on the list?

25 in 2025, up from 5 in 2009.

How does POLICY ANALYST pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $116,828, is 9.1% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($107,115).

How much does a POLICY ANALYST make at City of Vancouver?

The median salary of the 25 people with this title at City of Vancouver was $116,828 in 2025.

Has POLICY ANALYST pay gone up?

The median rose 7.5% from 2024 ($108,667) to 2025. In 2009 it was $79,961.

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.