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Policy analyst science

Last updated on December 9, 2025

Policy analysts coordinate, lead, and/or participate in evaluating and developing strategic framework and initiatives that establish the regulatory and legislative direction of the ministry, commission, or agency and ensure that the organizational mandate, goals and objectives are being met.

Duties include:

  • Creating and managing processes to provide advice and achieve decisions relating to the strategic mandate
  • Assimilating the input of interest groups and multi-jurisdictional stakeholders to establish positions on major issues and/or programs relative to the organizational mandate
  • Establishing options pursuant to a political mandate, intergovernmental agreement, major government report or other major issue to address problematic areas and/or the need for a strong government statement

Policy analyst science 27

Applicable job codes
  BCGEU
Job code 625160
Salary plan GEU
Bargaining unit code 3

Salary

Grid 27, 3.3% MA

Rates effective April 6, 2025
Step Annual Monthly  Bi-weekly Bi-weekly MA Hourly
1 85,563.77 7,130.31 3,279.65 108.23 46.8521
2 88,130.18 7,344.18 3,378.02 111.47 48.2574
3 90,782.15 7,565.18 3,479.67 114.83 49.7096
4 93,521.01 7,793.42 3,584.65 118.29 51.2093
5 97,595.11 8,132.93 3,740.81 123.45 53.4401

Previous pay rates 

Rates effective April 7, 2024
Step Annual Monthly  Bi-weekly Bi-weekly MA Hourly
1 83,071.72 6,922.64 3,184.13 105.08 45.4876
2 85,563.25 7,130.27 3,279.63 108.23 46.8519
3 88,138.00 7,344.83 3,378.32 111.48 48.2617
4 90,797.03 7,566.42 3,480.24 114.85 49.7177
5 94,752.42 7,896.04 3,631.85 119.85 51.8836

Rates effective April 9, 2023
Step Annual Monthly  Bi-weekly Bi-weekly MA Hourly
1 80,652.20 6,721.02 3,091.39 102.02 44.1627
2 83,071.20 6,922.60 3,184.11 105.08 45.4873
3 85,570.82 7,130.90 3,279.92 108.24 46.8560
4 88,152.35 7,346.03 3,378.87 111.50 48.2696
5 91,992.70 7,666.06 3,526.07 116.36 50.3724

Rates effective April 10, 2022
Step Annual Monthly  Bi-weekly Bi-weekly MA Hourly
1 75,552.53 6,296.04 2,895.92 95.57 41.3703
2 77,818.38 6,484.87 2,982.77 98.43 42.6110
3 80,159.90 6,679.99 3,072.52 101.39 43.8931
4 82,578.37 6,881.53 3,165.22 104.45 45.2174
5 86,175.83 7,181.32 3,303.11 109.00 47.1873

 Policy analyst science 30

Applicable job codes
  BCGEU
Job code 625161
Salary plan GEU
Bargaining unit code 3

Salary

Grid 30, 6.6% MA

Rates effective April 6, 2025
Step Annual Monthly  Bi-weekly Bi-weekly MA Hourly
1 93,521.01 7,793.42 3,584.65 236.59 51.2093
2 96,351.44 8,029.29 3,693.14 243.75 52.7591
3 99,277.61 8,273.13 3,805.30 251.15 54.3614
4 102,370.24 8,530.85 3,923.84 258.97 56.0549
5 106,795.77 8,899.65 4,093.47 270.17 58.4781

Previous pay rates 

Rates effective April 7, 2024
Step Annual Monthly  Bi-weekly Bi-weekly MA Hourly
1 90,797.03 7,566.42 3,480.24 229.70 49.7177
2 93,545.01 7,795.42 3,585.57 236.65 51.2224
3 96,386.14 8,032.18 3,694.47 243.84 52.7781
4 99,388.49 8,282.37 3,809.55 251.43 54.4221
5 103,685.14 8,640.43 3,974.24 262.30 56.7749

Rates effective April 9, 2023
Step Annual Monthly  Bi-weekly Bi-weekly MA Hourly
1 88,152.35 7,346.03 3,378.87 223.01 48.2696
2 90,820.51 7,568.38 3,481.14 229.76 49.7306
3 93,578.67 7,798.22 3,586.86 236.73 51.2409
4 96,493.62 8,041.14 3,698.59 244.11 52.8370
5 100,665.30 8,388.78 3,858.49 254.66 55.1213

Rates effective April 10, 2022
Step Annual Monthly  Bi-weekly Bi-weekly MA Hourly
1 82,578.37 6,881.53 3,165.22 208.90 45.2174
2 85,077.73 7,089.81 3,261.02 215.23 46.5860
3 87,661.61 7,305.13 3,360.06 221.76 48.0009
4 90,392.12 7,532.68 3,464.72 228.67 49.4960
5 94,300.04 7,858.34 3,614.51 238.56 51.6359

Policy Analyst 33

View grid level 33 pay rates for this position.

Applicable job codes
  BCGEU
Job code 625162
Salary plan GEU
Bargaining unit code 3

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