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- Police Officer
- Salary year · 2026
- Firefighter
- Salary year · 2024
01 / SALARY RANKINGS
See How Salaries Compare.
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| Rank | Police Service | Province | Annual Salary | Salary Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Stl’atl’imx | BC | $134,497 | 2026 |
| 02 | Delta | BC | $133,968 | 2026 |
| 03 | Saanich | BC | $133,962 | 2026 |
| 04 | Port Moody | BC | $133,848 | 2026 |
| 05 | West Vancouver | BC | $133,848 | 2026 |
| 06 | New Westminster | BC | $133,848 | 2026 |
| 07 | Vancouver | BC | $133,847 | 2026 |
| 08 | Edmonton | AB | $131,174 | 2026 |
| 09 | Nunavik | QC | $129,598 | 2026 |
| 10 | Vancouver Transit | BC | $128,129 | 2025 |
First Class Constable or Firefighter typically reflects 3–5 years of service. The highest achieved salary for each stated year is shown. These are salary rates, not individual officers’ total earnings.
| Rank | Firefighter Service | Province | Annual Salary | Salary Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Wood Buffalo | AB | $138,844 | 2024 |
| 02 | Chestermere | AB | $129,674 | 2026 |
| 03 | Abbotsford | BC | $128,964 | 2026 |
| 04 | Port Coquitlam | BC | $128,844 | 2026 |
| 05 | Saanich | BC | $128,844 | 2026 |
| 06 | New Westminster | BC | $128,832 | 2026 |
| 07 | Richmond | BC | $128,832 | 2026 |
| 08 | West Kelowna | BC | $128,832 | 2026 |
| 09 | Burnaby | BC | $128,820 | 2026 |
| 10 | Coquitlam | BC | $128,820 | 2026 |
First Class Constable typically reflects 3–5 years of service. The highest achieved salary for each stated year is shown. These are salary rates, not individual officers’ total earnings.
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02 / THE RESEARCH
Making Salary Information Easier to Understand.
Since 2021, The Repository has been researching and publishing information on police salaries across Canada, helping the public see how compensation compares between police services. Now, we’re expanding our coverage to include professional firefighters.
Police officers and firefighters across Canada perform demanding and dangerous public-service work. Yet salaries can vary significantly between departments. Our goal is simple: to make public-sector salary information easier to find, easier to understand, and easier to compare.
Compiled from collective bargaining agreements and other available sources.
03 / SOURCE DOCUMENTS
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