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BC Public Sector Compensation Disclosure · 2023-2024

Professor / Instructor salary in British Columbia

University professors, associate professors, and college instructors at publicly-funded post-secondary institutions.

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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$119,090
Matching records759

Highest: $303,660 · Lowest: $75,095 · Reporting year: 2023-2024

Highest disclosed records

NameJob title / employerDisclosed compensation
SG FyfeTrades Training Instructor
B.C. Hydro
$303,660
JL LoweTrades Training Instructor
B.C. Hydro
$294,418
Jianbing LiProfessor Eeng
University of Northern B.C.
$288,492
Sarah de LeeuwProfessor Nmp/Hlsc
University of Northern B.C.
$270,734
Fiona MacPhailProfessor Econ
University of Northern B.C.
$266,718
LS ZachowTrades Training Instructor
B.C. Hydro
$258,413
PL RussellTrades Training Instructor
B.C. Hydro
$257,029
BF ReceveurTrades Training Instructor
B.C. Hydro
$254,368
DD EgroffTrades Training Instructor
B.C. Hydro
$243,012
CB PetersenTrades Training Instructor
B.C. Hydro
$242,531
CD SmithTrades Training Instructor
B.C. Hydro
$238,775
DA CampbellTrades Training Instructor
B.C. Hydro
$237,941
BR OrganTrades Training Instructor
B.C. Hydro
$234,518
DJ HoldenTrades Training Instructor
B.C. Hydro
$232,537
J PiiloTrades Training Instructor
B.C. Hydro
$232,163

University professor — collective-agreement salary floors

Rank salary FLOORS (Assistant-Professor floor up to Full-Professor floor) at one representative research university per province. Actual pay rises well above these floors through merit/progression, so they are not compared to disclosed pay. Faculty pay has no province-wide grid — other universities differ.

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
SFU (SFUFA)
$104,700 – $149,225CA floors: Assistant → Full Prof; Jul 2024 Source

Title matching rules: %professor%, %instructor%, %lecturer%. Counts describe disclosure records, not unique people.