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BC Public Sector Compensation Disclosure · 2023-2024

Electrician / Trades salary in British Columbia

Electricians, plumbers, mechanics, and skilled tradespeople in public sector utilities and infrastructure.

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This is public-sector compensation disclosure (remuneration and expenses) as published by covered organizations. It is not a general wage survey. Reported amounts may include overtime or expenses; these figures are not typical base salaries. Role matching uses published title keywords and can include related roles.

Average disclosed compensation$121,639
Matching records1,097

Highest: $262,454 · Lowest: $75,095 · Reporting year: 2023-2024

Highest disclosed records

NameJob title / employerDisclosed compensation
S KomadElectrician, Foreperson
B.C. Hydro
$262,454
DM ZoerbElectrician, Foreperson
B.C. Hydro
$258,361
BT ThompsonElectrician, Foreperson
B.C. Hydro
$247,756
BW HarveyElectrician, Subforeperson
B.C. Hydro
$247,540
DH OstendorfElectrician, Foreperson
B.C. Hydro
$243,284
ME PardhanGt 1 Millwright
B.C. Hydro
$240,328
TP DoddUhhelectrician, Subforeperson
B.C. Hydro
$240,291
IC LetkemanMechanic, Foreperson
B.C. Hydro
$236,010
RA YostUhhelectrician, Subforeperson
B.C. Hydro
$234,832
RI MacArthurElectrician, Subforeperson
B.C. Hydro
$227,731
DB BeckerElectrician, Subforeperson
B.C. Hydro
$226,947
T BenzingerMechanic, Subforeperson
B.C. Hydro
$224,255
DR Van GorkomElectrician
B.C. Hydro
$223,605
B FraserElectrician, Foreperson
B.C. Hydro
$217,868
LA StrachanElectrician, Subforeperson
B.C. Hydro
$216,933

Journeyperson electrician — union / ICI construction wage

Journeyperson straight-time wage (a flat rate, not a step grid) at one representative local/schedule per province, annualized at 2,080h; excludes overtime, benefit-package contributions and seasonal hours variation. Toronto (Local 353) is the top ICI local, above the provincial average.

Previously published benchmark snapshot; effective dates and agreement scope are shown below. These base-pay ranges differ from annual disclosure totals.

Province / agreementBase-pay rangeBasis / source
British Columbia
IBEW 213 / CLR-BC
$103,792 – $103,792~$49.9/hr × 2,080h (current base, est.) Source

Title matching rules: %electrician%, %mechanic%, %plumber%, %millwright%, %welder%, %tradesperson%. Counts describe disclosure records, not unique people.