Salaries

Opticians Salary in British Columbia

NOC 32100Wages 2023-2024Updated

Licence required in British Columbia How to get licensed

Median wage
$30.82 an hour British Columbia
Compared with Canada
8.1% higher $2.32 above the Canadian median of $28.50
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in British Columbia

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in British Columbia and CanadaBritish Columbia: median $30.82, from $22.00 to $38.46, middle half $23.00 to $32.00. Canada: median $28.50, from $17.80 to $39.40, middle half $23.00 to $33.00.$10$20$30$40British Columbia: median $30.82, from $22.00 to $38.46, middle half $23.00 to $32.00British Columbia$30.82Canada: median $28.50, from $17.80 to $39.40, middle half $23.00 to $33.00Canada$28.50
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in British Columbia compared with Canada
WageBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $22.00 $17.80
Lower quartile $23.00 $23.00
Median $30.82 $28.50
Upper quartile $32.00 $33.00
High $38.46 $39.40
Average $28.54 $28.68

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for British Columbia.

Moderate employment growth and retirements will lead to a moderate number of new positions, while a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience are available. Outlook data

2 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in British Columbia?

Licence required Yes. A licence, registration or certificate is required to work in this occupation in British Columbia.

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 ColumbiaBritish Columbia (all regions): median $30.82, from $22.00 to $38.46. Lower Mainland: median $32.00, from $23.00 to $39.00. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $30.58, from $24.22 to $37.04. Thompson – Okanagan: median $28.94, from $23.19 to $35.81. Cariboo: median $28.92, from $23.46 to $35.90. Kootenay: not stated. North Coast: not stated. Nechako: not stated. Northeast: not stated.$20$25$30$35$40British Columbia (all regions): median $30.82, from $22.00 to $38.46British Columbia (all regions)$30.82Lower Mainland: median $32.00, from $23.00 to $39.00Lower Mainland$32.00Vancouver Island and Coast: median $30.58, from $24.22 to $37.04Vancouver Island and Coast$30.58Thompson – Okanagan: median $28.94, from $23.19 to $35.81Thompson – Okanagan$28.94Cariboo: median $28.92, from $23.46 to $35.90Cariboo$28.92Kootenay: not statedKootenayNot statedNorth Coast: not statedNorth CoastNot statedNechako: not statedNechakoNot statedNortheast: not statedNortheastNot 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
British Columbia (all regions)$22.00$30.82$38.46Moderate (3 of 5)
Lower Mainland$23.00$32.00$39.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Vancouver Island and Coast$24.22$30.58$37.04Moderate (3 of 5)
Thompson – Okanagan$23.19$28.94$35.81Good (4 of 5)
Cariboo$23.46$28.92$35.90Undetermined
KootenayNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
North CoastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NechakoNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NortheastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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