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Melanie Gaye Cote

Adult Probation Officer at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 4 years between 2023 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Melanie Gaye Cote
Adult Probation Officer
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$86,476.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: +$4,277 (+5.2%)
4years on
the list

Among 14 people with the title “Adult Probation Officer” in 2026

Paid more than 57% of them. Their median: $85,525.

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

16,436th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 26% of everyone on the 2026 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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The 3 paid closest to Melanie Gaye Cote in 2026, by rank at the employer.

Paid close to Melanie Gaye Cote at BC Public Service

  1. Marilyn CherryCone & Seed Operations Officer$86,481
  2. Garry DavidsonEngineering Officer$86,481
  3. Wai Ming LeeFinancial Analyst$86,479
  4. Melanie Gaye Cotethis person$86,476
  5. Sarah BlenkinExecutive Coordinator$86,472
  6. Kari RothProbation Officer$86,470
  7. Chris StewartService Design Specialist$86,469

Ranked just above and below in 2026.

Gross salary by year

Show as a table
YearGross salaryMedian for the job
2023$75,284$87,364
2024$81,672$91,653
2025$82,199$93,855
2026$86,476$85,525

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceAdult Probation Officer$86,476$86,476+$4,277 (+5.2%)
2025BC Public ServiceChild Protection Worker$82,199$83,947+$527 (+0.6%)
2024BC Public ServiceChild Protection Worker$81,672$85,615+$6,388 (+8.5%)
2023BC Public ServiceChild Protection Worker$75,284$82,010

In 2025 dollars: each year’s pay at 2025 prices, by British Columbia’s consumer price index (Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01), each fiscal year priced at the calendar year most of its months fall in.

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Questions and answers

Why is Melanie Gaye Cote on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Melanie Gaye Cote $86,476 in 2026. British Columbia’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $75,000 or more in a fiscal year, under the Financial Information Act.

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

What do the comparisons mean?

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