Salaries

School Principals and Administrators of Elementary and Secondary Education Salary in Vancouver Island and Coast, British Columbia

NOC 40021Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$51.00 an hour Vancouver Island and Coast
Compared with British Columbia
10.9% lower $6.21 below the British Columbia median of $57.21
Compared with Canada
7.8% lower $4.29 below the Canadian median of $55.29
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Vancouver Island and Coast

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

Wage range in Vancouver Island and Coast and CanadaVancouver Island and Coast: median $51.00, from $36.15 to $82.42, middle half $44.23 to $60.90. British Columbia (province): median $57.21, from $30.77 to $90.38, middle half $46.15 to $68.27. Canada: median $55.29, from $36.54 to $71.51, middle half $47.12 to $62.50.$20$40$60$80$100Vancouver Island and Coast: median $51.00, from $36.15 to $82.42, middle half $44.23 to $60.90Vancouver Island and Coast$51.00British Columbia (province): median $57.21, from $30.77 to $90.38, middle half $46.15 to $68.27British Columbia (province)$57.21Canada: median $55.29, from $36.54 to $71.51, middle half $47.12 to $62.50Canada$55.29
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 Vancouver Island and Coast compared with Canada
WageVancouver Island and CoastBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $36.15 $30.77 $36.54
Lower quartile $44.23 $46.15 $47.12
Median $51.00 $57.21 $55.29
Upper quartile $60.90 $68.27 $62.50
High $82.42 $90.38 $71.51
Average $55.05 $59.49 $55.52

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Vancouver Island and Coast.

Education and training

TEER category
0
Usual education
Management experience in a related field 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 ColumbiaNechako: median $60.00, from $33.93 to $76.92. North Coast: median $60.00, from $33.93 to $76.92. Cariboo: median $59.86, from $45.66 to $74.88. Thompson – Okanagan: median $59.06, from $43.80 to $74.23. Kootenay: median $58.94, from $43.47 to $72.62. Northeast: median $58.82, from $43.97 to $73.58. Lower Mainland: median $57.69, from $30.77 to $96.15. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $51.00, from $36.15 to $82.42.$20$40$60$80$100Nechako: median $60.00, from $33.93 to $76.92Nechako$60.00North Coast: median $60.00, from $33.93 to $76.92North Coast$60.00Cariboo: median $59.86, from $45.66 to $74.88Cariboo$59.86Thompson – Okanagan: median $59.06, from $43.80 to $74.23Thompson – Okanagan$59.06Kootenay: median $58.94, from $43.47 to $72.62Kootenay$58.94Northeast: median $58.82, from $43.97 to $73.58Northeast$58.82Lower Mainland: median $57.69, from $30.77 to $96.15Lower Mainland$57.69Vancouver Island and Coast: median $51.00, from $36.15 to $82.42Vancouver Island and Coast$51.00
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
Nechako$33.93$60.00$76.92Moderate (3 of 5)
North Coast$33.93$60.00$76.92Moderate (3 of 5)
Cariboo$45.66$59.86$74.88Moderate (3 of 5)
Thompson – Okanagan$43.80$59.06$74.23Moderate (3 of 5)
Kootenay$43.47$58.94$72.62Moderate (3 of 5)
Northeast$43.97$58.82$73.58Moderate (3 of 5)
Lower Mainland$30.77$57.69$96.15Moderate (3 of 5)
Vancouver Island and Coast$36.15$51.00$82.42Moderate (3 of 5)

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