Salaries

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Salary in Thompson – Okanagan, British Columbia

NOC 22232Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$41.49 an hour Thompson – Okanagan
Compared with British Columbia
7.8% lower $3.51 below the British Columbia median of $45.00
Compared with Canada
1.2% higher $0.51 above the Canadian median of $40.98
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Thompson – Okanagan

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Thompson – Okanagan and CanadaThompson – Okanagan: median $41.49, from $26.90 to $54.63. British Columbia (province): median $45.00, from $28.56 to $60.00, middle half $33.33 to $53.00. Canada: median $40.98, from $23.56 to $61.03, middle half $29.12 to $50.96.$20$30$40$50$60$70Thompson – Okanagan: median $41.49, from $26.90 to $54.63Thompson – Okanagan$41.49British Columbia (province): median $45.00, from $28.56 to $60.00, middle half $33.33 to $53.00British Columbia (province)$45.00Canada: median $40.98, from $23.56 to $61.03, middle half $29.12 to $50.96Canada$40.98
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Thompson – Okanagan compared with Canada
WageThompson – OkanaganBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $26.90 $28.56 $23.56
Lower quartile Not stated $33.33 $29.12
Median $41.49 $45.00 $40.98
Upper quartile Not stated $53.00 $50.96
High $54.63 $60.00 $61.03
Average Not stated $44.21 $42.00

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Thompson – Okanagan.

1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Education and training

TEER category
2
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years is usually required.

By region in British Columbia

Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.

Wage range by economic region in British ColumbiaCariboo: median $45.00, from $31.25 to $80.05. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $45.00, from $28.56 to $60.10. Kootenay: median $44.21, from $30.59 to $59.58. Northeast: median $43.71, from $30.27 to $57.84. Lower Mainland: median $43.27, from $28.85 to $61.03. Thompson – Okanagan: median $41.49, from $26.90 to $54.63. North Coast: median $39.38, from $26.68 to $59.45. Nechako: not stated.$20$40$60$80$100Cariboo: median $45.00, from $31.25 to $80.05Cariboo$45.00Vancouver Island and Coast: median $45.00, from $28.56 to $60.10Vancouver Island and Coast$45.00Kootenay: median $44.21, from $30.59 to $59.58Kootenay$44.21Northeast: median $43.71, from $30.27 to $57.84Northeast$43.71Lower Mainland: median $43.27, from $28.85 to $61.03Lower Mainland$43.27Thompson – Okanagan: median $41.49, from $26.90 to $54.63Thompson – Okanagan$41.49North Coast: median $39.38, from $26.68 to $59.45North Coast$39.38Nechako: not statedNechakoNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in British Columbia (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Cariboo$31.25$45.00$80.05Very limited (1 of 5)
Vancouver Island and Coast$28.56$45.00$60.10Moderate (3 of 5)
Kootenay$30.59$44.21$59.58Good (4 of 5)
Northeast$30.27$43.71$57.84Good (4 of 5)
Lower Mainland$28.85$43.27$61.03Moderate (3 of 5)
Thompson – Okanagan$26.90$41.49$54.63Moderate (3 of 5)
North Coast$26.68$39.38$59.45Limited (2 of 5)
NechakoNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)

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