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BC Public Sector Compensation Disclosure · 2023-2024

Police Officer salary in British Columbia

Police officers, constables, detectives, and law enforcement personnel in municipal and provincial police services.

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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$136,242
Matching records2,255

Highest: $523,074 · Lowest: $75,227 · Reporting year: 2023-2024

Highest disclosed records

NameJob title / employerDisclosed compensation
A PalmerChief Constable
Vancouver Police
$523,074
F WilsonDeputy Chief Constable
Vancouver Police
$400,320
H ChowDeputy Chief Constable
Vancouver Police
$388,770
S RaiDeputy Chief Constable
Vancouver Police
$384,055
D ManakPolice Chief
Victoria Police
$345,785
Norman N LipinskiChief Constable
Surrey Police (SPS)
$330,113
Dean DuthiePolice Chief Constable
Saanich Police
$328,257
Neil DubordChief Constable
Delta Police
$316,216
NA NAPolice Constable
Vancouver Police
$294,154
NA NAPolice Constable (Sec.)
Vancouver Police
$281,890
NA NAPolice Constable
Vancouver Police
$279,091
M SerrChief Constable
Abbotsford Police
$278,359
NA NAPolice Constable
Vancouver Police
$278,122
David FleugelPolice Chief
Port Moody Police
$277,491
NA NAPolice Constable
Vancouver Police
$276,181

Police constable base salary — 4th-class to 1st-class

Entry (4th-class) to fully-qualified first-class constable base salary at one representative major service per province; excludes overtime, premiums and longevity pay above first-class. Class systems differ by service.

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
Vancouver Police
$100,390 – $133,8474th-class (after 1 yr) → 1st-class (after 4 yrs); 2026 grid Source

Title matching rules: %police%, %constable%, %detective%, %law enforcement%. Counts describe disclosure records, not unique people.