The following salary grids are based on BCPSEA data from July 2010.
A teacher’s salary category is assigned by the Teacher Qualification Service (TQS). It is based on TQS’ evaluation of a teacher’s training; professional and academic qualifications.
Within districts, there may be remote and rural communities. Please note that employees working in these communities are eligible to receive a remote and rural allowance, which is both an adjustment to the salary grid and an annual allowance of $2,300 per FTE. Teachers on call (TOCs) are not eligible to receive this allowance.
Salary Grids by District
- 05 Southeast Kootenay
| Step |
Cat 4 |
Cat 4+ |
Cat 5 |
Cat 5+ |
Cat 6 |
| 0 |
$43,099 |
$44,844 |
$49,119 |
$52,888 |
$54,212 |
| 1 |
$45,367 |
$47,113 |
$51,708 |
$55,777 |
$57,206 |
| 2 |
$47,634 |
$49,381 |
$54,296 |
$58,666 |
$60,201 |
| 3 |
$49,902 |
$51,650 |
$56,884 |
$61,555 |
$63,196 |
| 4 |
$52,170 |
$53,919 |
$59,473 |
$64,444 |
$66,191 |
| 5 |
$54,437 |
$56,187 |
$62,061 |
$67,333 |
$69,186 |
| 6 |
$56,705 |
$58,456 |
$64,650 |
$70,223 |
$72,181 |
| 7 |
$58,973 |
$60,725 |
$67,238 |
$73,112 |
$75,176 |
| 8 |
$61,240 |
$62,993 |
$69,827 |
$76,001 |
$78,170 |
| 9 |
$65,414 |
$65,414 |
$74,353 |
$80,896 |
$83,194 |
Note: Only employees working in the communities of Jaffray, Grasmere, Elkford, Sparwood, and Fernie are eligible for the remote and rural allowance.
- 06 Rocky Mountain
| Step |
Cat 4 |
Cat 5 |
Cat 5+ |
Cat 6 |
| 0 |
$43,154 |
$48,810 |
$51,566 |
$52,535 |
| 1 |
$45,416 |
$51,407 |
$54,427 |
$55,488 |
| 2 |
$47,677 |
$54,005 |
$57,288 |
$58,442 |
| 3 |
$49,939 |
$56,602 |
$60,149 |
$61,395 |
| 4 |
$52,200 |
$59,200 |
$63,010 |
$64,348 |
| 5 |
$54,462 |
$61,797 |
$65,871 |
$67,302 |
| 6 |
$56,723 |
$64,395 |
$68,731 |
$70,255 |
| 7 |
$58,985 |
$66,992 |
$71,592 |
$73,208 |
| 8 |
$61,246 |
$69,590 |
$74,453 |
$76,162 |
| 9 |
$65,414 |
$74,353 |
$79,633 |
$81,489 |
Note: All employees in this district are eligible for the remote and rural allowance.
- 08 Kootenay Lake
| Step |
Cat 4 |
Cat 5 |
Cat 5+ |
Cat 6 |
| 0 |
$42,839 |
$47,492 |
$50,930 |
$52,138 |
| 1 |
$45,240 |
$50,084 |
$53,706 |
$54,978 |
| 2 |
$47,642 |
$52,676 |
$56,482 |
$57,819 |
| 3 |
$50,044 |
$55,268 |
$59,258 |
$60,660 |
| 4 |
$52,445 |
$57,859 |
$62,034 |
$63,500 |
| 5 |
$54,847 |
$60,451 |
$64,809 |
$66,341 |
| 6 |
$57,248 |
$63,043 |
$67,585 |
$69,181 |
| 7 |
$59,650 |
$65,635 |
$70,361 |
$72,022 |
| 8 |
$62,051 |
$68,227 |
$73,137 |
$74,863 |
| 9 |
$66,386 |
$70,818 |
$75,913 |
$77,703 |
| 10 |
N/A |
$75,613 |
$81,050 |
$82,960 |
Note: All employees in this district are eligible for the remote and rural allowance.
- 10 Arrow Lakes
| Step |
Cat 4 |
Cat 5 |
Cat 5+ |
Cat 6 |
| 0 |
$45,382 |
$50,366 |
$54,290 |
$55,290 |
| 1 |
$47,509 |
$52,749 |
$56,902 |
$57,902 |
| 2 |
$49,636 |
$55,132 |
$59,514 |
$60,514 |
| 3 |
$51,763 |
$57,516 |
$62,127 |
$63,127 |
| 4 |
$53,890 |
$59,899 |
$64,739 |
$65,739 |
| 5 |
$56,016 |
$62,283 |
$67,351 |
$68,351 |
| 6 |
$58,143 |
$64,666 |
$69,963 |
$70,963 |
| 7 |
$60,270 |
$67,050 |
$72,575 |
$73,575 |
| 8 |
$62,397 |
$69,433 |
$75,187 |
$76,187 |
| 9 |
$66,459 |
$71,817 |
$77,800 |
$78,800 |
| 10 |
N/A |
$76,426 |
$82,854 |
$83,854 |
Note: All employees in this district are eligible for the remote and rural allowance.
- 20 Kootenay-Columbia
| Step |
Cat 4 |
Cat 5 |
Cat 5+ |
Cat 6 |
| 0 |
$42,943 |
$47,715 |
$51,253 |
$52,496 |
| 1 |
$45,346 |
$50,371 |
$54,017 |
$55,298 |
| 2 |
$47,750 |
$53,028 |
$56,781 |
$58,100 |
| 3 |
$50,154 |
$55,684 |
$59,545 |
$60,902 |
| 4 |
$52,558 |
$58,340 |
$62,309 |
$63,704 |
| 5 |
$54,962 |
$60,997 |
$65,074 |
$66,506 |
| 6 |
$57,365 |
$63,653 |
$67,838 |
$69,308 |
| 7 |
$59,769 |
$66,309 |
$70,602 |
$72,110 |
| 8 |
$62,173 |
$68,965 |
$73,366 |
$74,912 |
| 9 |
$66,514 |
$71,622 |
$76,130 |
$77,714 |
| 10 |
N/A |
$76,506 |
$81,261 |
$82,931 |
Note: All employees in this district are eligible for the remote and rural allowance.
- 51 Boundary
| Step |
Cat 4 |
Cat 5 |
Cat 6 |
Cat 6 M |
| 0 |
$42,802 |
$46,952 |
$50,222 |
$51,371 |
| 1 |
$45,103 |
$49,560 |
$53,057 |
$54,285 |
| 2 |
$47,405 |
$52,168 |
$55,892 |
$57,200 |
| 3 |
$49,707 |
$54,777 |
$58,727 |
$60,114 |
| 4 |
$52,009 |
$57,385 |
$61,561 |
$63,029 |
| 5 |
$54,310 |
$59,993 |
$64,396 |
$65,943 |
| 6 |
$56,612 |
$62,602 |
$67,231 |
$68,858 |
| 7 |
$58,914 |
$65,210 |
$70,066 |
$71,772 |
| 8 |
$61,215 |
$67,818 |
$72,901 |
$74,687 |
| 9 |
$65,423 |
$70,427 |
$75,736 |
$77,601 |
| 10 |
N/A |
$75,226 |
$80,928 |
$82,931 |
Note: Only employees working in the communities of Greenwood, Midway, and Rock Creek are eligible for the remote and rural allowance.
- 93 CSF
| Step |
Cat 4 |
Cat 5 |
Cat 5+ |
Cat 6 |
| 0 |
$42,802 |
$45,909 |
$49,298 |
$50,488 |
| 1 |
$45,074 |
$48,537 |
$52,188 |
$53,373 |
| 2 |
$47,346 |
$51,165 |
$55,078 |
$56,258 |
| 3 |
$49,618 |
$53,793 |
$57,968 |
$59,142 |
| 4 |
$51,890 |
$56,421 |
$60,858 |
$62,027 |
| 5 |
$54,161 |
$59,048 |
$63,748 |
$64,911 |
| 6 |
$56,433 |
$61,676 |
$66,638 |
$67,796 |
| 7 |
$58,705 |
$64,304 |
$69,528 |
$70,681 |
| 8 |
$60,977 |
$66,932 |
$72,418 |
$73,565 |
| 9 |
$63,249 |
$69,560 |
$75,308 |
$76,450 |
| 10 |
$67,159 |
$74,353 |
$80,152 |
$81,489 |
Note: Only employees working in the community of Terrace are eligible for the remote and rural allowance.