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BC Public Sector Compensation Disclosure · 2023-2024

IT Specialist salary in British Columbia

Information technology specialists, systems analysts, and software developers in public sector organizations.

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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$103,104
Matching records584

Highest: $189,765 · Lowest: $75,482 · Reporting year: 2023-2024

Highest disclosed records

NameJob title / employerDisclosed compensation
DK CardnoBusiness Developer 5
B.C. Hydro
$189,765
M ShojiDirector Enterprise Applications &Nteg
City of Vancouver
$189,207
Karman O'BrienDirector, Information Technology
Abbotsford school district
$181,496
Kevin AbmaDirector, Information Technology
Ridge-Meadows school district
$178,818
S ChanManager-Information Technology
City of North Vancouver
$176,980
Laz MarkusDirector Of Learning & Information Technology
Vancouver school district
$176,718
BS ZhengIt Specialist
B.C. Hydro
$174,349
Justin YauDeputy Cid, Information Technology (It)
Langara College
$169,121
ER HallsonIt Specialist
B.C. Hydro
$162,105
JA HayashiIt Specialist
B.C. Hydro
$162,039
C SoonSystems Analyst II
Worksafe B.C.
$160,972
P ShahDirector, It Enterprise Applications
B.C. Ferries
$160,906
Ashvanee BissonauthManager, Information Technology
Legal Aid B.C.
$160,798
James AndrusiwApplication Services Manager
City of Coquitlam
$159,008
TC LiBusiness Developer 4
B.C. Hydro
$157,391

Government IT specialist — public-service base pay grid

A working/intermediate IT-analyst classification (grid entry step to top step) in each province’s core public service. Class levels differ, so rows are only approximately equivalent. Ontario reflects the last in-force OPS Unified rate (2024; successor in bargaining).

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
BCGEU
$74,009 – $84,153Information Systems 21; effective Apr 2026 Source

Title matching rules: %information technology%, %it specialist%, %systems analyst%, %software%, %application%, %developer%. Counts describe disclosure records, not unique people.