BC physician payments by city

1,738 of BC's top-billing physicians mapped to 56 practice cities, billing $1427.2M in 2024. Circle size shows physicians per city. Click a city for its top earners. Coverage: the highest-billed physicians with a public practice address; not all 2024 registrants.

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Vancouver BC

327 physicians · $275.2M billed

Median income$82k
Home value$1.45M
Renters54.5%
Post-secondary66.3%
Immigrants42.2%
Low income13.2%
Avg. age42.2
IncomeAgeEducationOccupationHousingCommuteOriginsDiversityReligionLanguage
  • Under $30k15.6%
  • $30k-$60k20.8%
  • $60k-$80k12.6%
  • $80k-$100k10.7%
  • $100k-$150k17.8%
  • $150k-$200k9.8%
  • $200k+12.6%

Base: Private households (total household income groups, 100% data). Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (city level).

Cities ranked by physician count

CityPhysiciansTotal payments
Vancouver327$275.2M
Surrey187$154.1M
Victoria142$107.7M
Kelowna124$98.6M
Burnaby82$69.4M
Richmond78$61.8M
New Westminster76$81.6M
Abbotsford74$65.6M
North Vancouver67$62.6M
Nanaimo57$42.8M
Kamloops46$38.6M
Langley38$32.7M
Vernon34$27.2M
Prince George29$24.6M
Chilliwack28$20.0M
Nelson28$25.8M
Maple Ridge26$20.2M
Penticton26$17.4M
Delta24$19.4M
Duncan22$15.2M
Comox18$13.6M
Campbell River18$13.4M
Coquitlam18$14.0M
White Rock16$10.1M
Cranbrook15$10.8M
Port Alberni14$10.4M
Dawson Creek12$8.3M
Trail8$5.9M
Salmon Arm7$6.7M
West Vancouver7$6.5M
Port Coquitlam7$5.5M
Terrace6$5.0M
Port Moody6$6.0M
Oak Bay6$3.2M
Courtenay5$3.9M
Sechelt5$4.3M
Saanich5$3.6M
West Kelowna4$3.6M
Mission4$2.6M
Williams Lake4$2.7M
Sidney3$2.1M
Quesnel3$2.2M
Fort St. John3$2.6M
Kitimat3$2.3M
100 Mile House3$2.2M
Burns Lake3$1.4M
Powell River2$1.8M
Ladysmith2$1.7M
Clearwater2$1.7M
Smithers2$1.5M
Merritt2$1.5M
Grand Forks2$1.5M
Prince Rupert2$1.2M
Parksville2$1.2M
Creston2$672k
Fort Nelson2$1.1M

Source: BC Blue Book physician payment disclosures (2024) joined to public practice addresses from the CPSBC register. Coordinates are city centroids, not office locations.

Methodology and limits

The BC Blue Book reports gross payments made by the Medical Services Commission for insured medical services. Open Compensation normalizes physician names, specialties, years, and gross payment amounts for search and comparison.

Fields indexed: doctor, specialty, year, gross MSP payment

Amounts are gross payments, not physician take-home income. Practice overhead, staff, rent, equipment, and non-MSP income are not reflected.

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