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Engineering Services

In 2023, 1,254 employees of the City of Vancouver's Engineering Services department were paid more than $75,000, $126M in total, with a median of $93,876.

Source: City of Vancouver open data, employee remuneration over $75,000.

$126M
paid to 1,254 employees over $75,000, 2023
median $93,876 · 27% of the year's total · +14% employees on 2022

Employees over $75,000, by year

227 employees in 2008 · 1,749 employees in 2025

Click a year to see its amount.

Roles held by at least 3 people, 2023

Operations Worker Ii106 people · median $82,407$9.5M
Civil Engineer Ii80 people · median $125,743$9.8M
Civil Engineer I72 people · median $98,410$7.0M
Superintendent I62 people · median $108,307$6.7M
Engineering Assistant Iv59 people · median $91,828$5.3M
Trades - Electrician51 people · median $94,610$4.8M
Journeyman - Mechanic45 people · median $100,648$4.7M
Truck Driver Iii29 people · median $93,947$2.7M
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Subforeman Ii27 people · median $85,724$2.6M
Engineering Assistant Iii22 people · median $77,770$1.7M
Truck Driver I22 people · median $88,903$2.0M
Superintendent Ii21 people · median $136,443$2.8M
Truck Driver - Automated Equipment20 people · median $99,210$1.9M
Working Foreman20 people · median $91,145$1.8M
Project Manager Ii19 people · median $124,037$2.3M
Senior Branch Head Engineering19 people · median $153,106$2.9M
Working Foreman Trades/Mechanic15 people · median $118,532$1.8M
Equipment Operator Iva14 people · median $91,110$1.3M
Truck Driver Ii14 people · median $90,824$1.3M
Civil Engineer I (T)13 people · median $93,615$1.2M
Engineering Assistant - Ops Support12 people · median $82,888$1.0M
Equipment Operator Ivb12 people · median $79,723$1.0M
Planner I12 people · median $92,831$1.1M
Technical Supervisor - Engineering12 people · median $104,186$1.2M
Engineering Design Assistant11 people · median $84,478$901k
Journeyman - Metal Fabricator11 people · median $91,395$1.0M
Subforeman Iii11 people · median $85,245$966k
Engineering Technician I10 people · median $80,514$877k
Planner Ii10 people · median $118,206$1.1M
Project Manager I (T)10 people · median $94,285$960k
Trades Supervisor10 people · median $101,248$1.0M
Truck Driver Iv10 people · median $83,664$862k
Assistant Working Foreman9 people · no median under 10 people$770k
Equipment Operator Iii9 people · no median under 10 people$828k
Electronics Technician8 people · no median under 10 people$749k
Civil Engineer Ii (T)7 people · no median under 10 people$757k
Engineering Project Coordinator7 people · no median under 10 people$591k
Equipment Operator V7 people · no median under 10 people$719k
Maintenance Coordinator7 people · no median under 10 people$665k
Project Manager I7 people · no median under 10 people$754k
Subforeman I7 people · no median under 10 people$583k
Superintendent Iv7 people · no median under 10 people$1.2M
Working Foreman - Trades7 people · no median under 10 people$736k
Assistant Branch Manager Engineering6 people · no median under 10 people$854k
Electrical Technician I6 people · no median under 10 people$517k
Filming And Events Officer6 people · no median under 10 people$471k
Planner I (T)6 people · no median under 10 people$522k
Clerk Iii5 people · no median under 10 people$394k
Electrical Engineer I5 people · no median under 10 people$543k
Engineering Assistant Iv (T)5 people · no median under 10 people$414k
Journeyman - Autobody Worker5 people · no median under 10 people$453k
Journeyman - Carpenter5 people · no median under 10 people$458k
M Scope Operator5 people · no median under 10 people$387k
Operations Supervisor - Parking Enf5 people · no median under 10 people$399k
Operations Worker Iii5 people · no median under 10 people$411k
Planner Ii (T)5 people · no median under 10 people$522k
Policy Analyst5 people · no median under 10 people$499k
Survey Technician5 people · no median under 10 people$410k
Data And Operations Specialist4 people · no median under 10 people$377k
Leak Detection Operator4 people · no median under 10 people$332k
Maintenance Coordinator Streets4 people · no median under 10 people$343k
Plumbing Inspector I4 people · no median under 10 people$355k
Program Coordinator Ii4 people · no median under 10 people$333k
Project Manager Ii (T)4 people · no median under 10 people$475k
Sewer Separation Expediter4 people · no median under 10 people$382k
Sign Maker4 people · no median under 10 people$333k
Subforeman Operator4 people · no median under 10 people$366k
Systems Analyst Ii4 people · no median under 10 people$469k
Trades I - Water Meter Mechanic4 people · no median under 10 people$315k
Traffic Painter Ii4 people · no median under 10 people$359k
Asphalt Raker3 people · no median under 10 people$261k
Computer Programmer I3 people · no median under 10 people$295k
Dfps System Controller3 people · no median under 10 people$261k
Journeyman - MacHinist3 people · no median under 10 people$262k
Planner Iii (T)3 people · no median under 10 people$377k
Social Planner I3 people · no median under 10 people$298k
Surveyor I3 people · no median under 10 people$300k
Tire Worker I3 people · no median under 10 people$246k
Traffic Painter I3 people · no median under 10 people$248k

Year by year

20251,749 employees · median $98,033$181M20241,675 employees · median $99,273$173M
20231,254 employees · median $93,876$126M
20221,101 employees · median $94,660$109M2021971 employees · median $90,569$94.2M2020771 employees · median $89,287$72.8M
Show 12 more2019800 employees · median $90,339$76.8M2018696 employees · median $89,566$66.5M2017678 employees · median $89,012$64.2M2016563 employees · median $85,377$52.4M2015587 employees · median $85,391$54.9M2014514 employees · median $84,405$47.4M2013476 employees · median $85,591$44.4M2012381 employees · median $86,032$36.2M2011371 employees · median $84,628$34.4M2010315 employees · median $88,358$29.3M2009278 employees · median $87,147$25.6M2008227 employees · median $90,079$21.0M
About these figures

130 more roles held by 1 or 2 people (157 people, $16.9M) are counted in the department total and not listed.

Departments are listed under the name the City used each year; a renamed department appears as a separate fiche.

The threshold has been $75,000 in every year of the schedule. As pay rises, more employees cross it, so part of the growth in headcount is wages, not hiring. No police department appears among the schedule's departments.