The licensed science officer (LSO) job evaluation plan covers those positions whose duties and responsibilities require membership in one of the designated professional associations listed below:
- BC Institute of Agrologists
- Architectural Institute of BC
- Association of BC Forest Professionals
- Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC
- Association of BC Land Surveyors
Employees in positions classified at the licensed science officer 2, 3, 4 or 5 levels must be fully registered or licensed with their professional association.
Employees in positions classified at the licensed science officer 1 level are considered under-implemented and are either pre-licensed employees or those registered as in-training with an association (for example: forester-in-training).
Licensed science officer (geoscientist) 1A
Review grid level 1A pay rates for this position.
Applicable job codes
| |
PEA |
| Job code |
701001 |
| Salary plan |
PEA |
| Bargaining unit code |
2 |
Licensed science officer (geoscientist) 1B
Review grid level 1B pay rates for this position.
Applicable job codes
| |
PEA |
| Job code |
701021 |
| Salary plan |
PEA |
| Bargaining unit code |
2 |
Licensed science officer (geoscientist) 1C
Review grid level 1C pay rates for this position.
Applicable job codes
| |
PEA |
| Job code |
701022 |
| Salary plan |
PEA |
| Bargaining unit code |
2 |
Licensed science officer (geoscientist) 2
Review grid level 2A pay rates for this position.
Applicable job codes
| |
PEA |
| Job code |
701002 |
| Salary plan |
PEA |
| Bargaining unit code |
2 |
Licensed science officer (geoscientist) 3
Applicable job codes
| |
PEA |
| Job code |
701003 |
| Salary plan |
PEA |
| Bargaining unit code |
2 |
Salary
Grid 3A: 3% recruitment and retention adjustment
New RRA for this classification effective April 11, 2021
Rates effective April 7, 2024
| Step |
Annual |
Monthly |
Bi-weekly |
Bi-weekly RRA |
Hourly |
| 1 |
77,718.46 |
6,476.54 |
2,978.94 |
89.37 |
42.5563 |
| 2 |
81,191.73 |
6,765.98 |
3,112.07 |
93.36 |
44.4581 |
| 3 |
84,822.31 |
7,068.53 |
3,251.23 |
97.54 |
46.4461 |
| 4 |
88,614.66 |
7,384.56 |
3,396.59 |
101.90 |
48.5227 |
| 5 |
92,579.19 |
7,714.93 |
3,548.55 |
106.46 |
50.6936 |
| 6 |
96,940.27 |
8,078.36 |
3,715.71 |
111.47 |
53.0816 |
| 7 |
99,452.15 |
8,287.68 |
3,811.99 |
114.36 |
54.4570 |
Previous pay rates
Rates effective April 9, 2023
| Step |
Annual |
Monthly |
Bi-weekly |
Bi-weekly RRA |
Hourly |
| 1 |
75,454.69 |
6,287.89 |
2,892.17 |
86.77 |
41.3167 |
| 2 |
78,826.99 |
6,568.92 |
3,021.43 |
90.64 |
43.1633 |
| 3 |
82,351.66 |
6,862.64 |
3,156.53 |
94.70 |
45.0933 |
| 4 |
86,033.64 |
7,169.47 |
3,297.66 |
98.93 |
47.1094 |
| 5 |
89,882.60 |
7,490.22 |
3,445.19 |
103.36 |
49.2170 |
| 6 |
94,116.89 |
7,843.07 |
3,607.49 |
108.22 |
51.5356 |
| 7 |
96,020.36 |
8,001.70 |
3,680.45 |
110.41 |
52.5779 |
Rates effective April 10, 2022
| Step |
Annual |
Monthly |
Bi-weekly |
Bi-weekly RRA |
Hourly |
| 1 |
70,683.48 |
5,890.29 |
2,709.29 |
81.28 |
38.7041 |
| 2 |
73,842.63 |
6,153.55 |
2,830.38 |
84.91 |
40.4340 |
| 3 |
77,144.49 |
6,428.71 |
2,956.94 |
88.71 |
42.2420 |
| 4 |
80,593.50 |
6,716.13 |
3,089.14 |
92.67 |
44.1306 |
| 5 |
84,199.04 |
7,016.59 |
3,227.34 |
96.82 |
46.1049 |
| 6 |
88,165.66 |
7,347.14 |
3,379.38 |
101.38 |
48.2769 |
| 7 |
89,678.84 |
7,473.24 |
3,437.38 |
103.12 |
49.1054 |
Rates effective April 11, 2021
| Step |
Annual |
Monthly |
Bi-weekly |
Bi-weekly RRA |
Hourly |
| 1 |
68,008.54 |
5,667.38 |
2,606.76 |
78.20 |
37.2394 |
| 2 |
71,068.56 |
5,922.38 |
2,724.05 |
81.72 |
38.9150 |
| 3 |
74,266.84 |
6,188.90 |
2,846.64 |
85.40 |
40.6663 |
| 4 |
77,607.58 |
6,467.30 |
2,974.69 |
89.24 |
42.4956 |
| 5 |
81,100.15 |
6,758.35 |
3,108.56 |
93.26 |
44.4080 |
| 6 |
84,942.06 |
7,078.51 |
3,255.82 |
97.67 |
46.5117 |
| 7 |
85,592.73 |
7,132.73 |
3,280.76 |
98.42 |
46.8680 |
Review pay rates for this pay grid.
Licensed science officer (geoscientist) 4
Applicable job codes
| |
PEA |
| Job code |
701004 |
| Salary plan |
PEA |
| Bargaining unit code |
2 |
Salary
Grid 4A: 3% recruitment and retention adjustment
New RRA for this classification effective April 11, 2021
Rates effective April 7, 2024
| Step |
Annual |
Monthly |
Bi-weekly |
Bi-weekly RRA |
Hourly |
| 1 |
83,247.83 |
6,937.32 |
3,190.88 |
95.73 |
45.5840 |
| 2 |
86,969.99 |
7,247.50 |
3,333.55 |
100.01 |
47.6221 |
| 3 |
90,859.90 |
7,571.66 |
3,482.65 |
104.48 |
49.7521 |
| 4 |
94,925.92 |
7,910.49 |
3,638.50 |
109.16 |
51.9786 |
| 5 |
99,173.52 |
8,264.46 |
3,801.31 |
114.04 |
54.3044 |
| 6 |
103,847.68 |
8,653.97 |
3,980.47 |
119.41 |
56.8639 |
| 7 |
106,359.81 |
8,863.32 |
4,076.76 |
122.30 |
58.2394 |
Previous pay rates
Rates effective April 9, 2023
| Step |
Annual |
Monthly |
Bi-weekly |
Bi-weekly RRA |
Hourly |
| 1 |
80,823.09 |
6,735.26 |
3,097.94 |
92.94 |
44.2563 |
| 2 |
84,436.98 |
7,036.42 |
3,236.46 |
97.09 |
46.2351 |
| 3 |
88,213.40 |
7,351.12 |
3,381.21 |
101.44 |
48.3030 |
| 4 |
92,160.97 |
7,680.08 |
3,532.52 |
105.98 |
50.4646 |
| 5 |
96,284.91 |
8,023.74 |
3,690.59 |
110.72 |
52.7227 |
| 6 |
100,822.88 |
8,401.91 |
3,864.53 |
115.94 |
55.2076 |
| 7 |
102,726.88 |
8,560.57 |
3,937.51 |
118.13 |
56.2501 |
Rates effective April 10, 2022
| Step |
Annual |
Monthly |
Bi-weekly |
Bi-weekly RRA |
Hourly |
| 1 |
75,712.45 |
6,309.37 |
2,902.05 |
87.06 |
41.4579 |
| 2 |
79,097.80 |
6,591.48 |
3,031.81 |
90.95 |
43.3116 |
| 3 |
82,635.51 |
6,886.29 |
3,167.41 |
95.02 |
45.2487 |
| 4 |
86,333.41 |
7,194.45 |
3,309.15 |
99.27 |
47.2736 |
| 5 |
90,196.71 |
7,516.39 |
3,457.23 |
103.72 |
49.3890 |
| 6 |
94,447.70 |
7,870.64 |
3,620.17 |
108.61 |
51.7167 |
| 7 |
95,961.14 |
7,996.76 |
3,678.18 |
110.35 |
52.5454 |
Rates effective April 11, 2021
| Step |
Annual |
Monthly |
Bi-weekly |
Bi-weekly RRA |
Hourly |
| 1 |
72,879.68 |
6,073.31 |
2,793.47 |
83.80 |
39.9067 |
| 2 |
76,158.84 |
6,346.57 |
2,919.16 |
87.57 |
41.7023 |
| 3 |
79,585.67 |
6,632.14 |
3,050.51 |
91.52 |
43.5787 |
| 4 |
83,167.47 |
6,930.62 |
3,187.80 |
95.63 |
45.5400 |
| 5 |
86,909.46 |
7,242.46 |
3,331.23 |
99.94 |
47.5890 |
| 6 |
91,027.13 |
7,585.59 |
3,489.06 |
104.67 |
49.8437 |
| 7 |
91,678.06 |
7,639.84 |
3,514.01 |
105.42 |
50.2001 |
Review pay rates for this pay grid.
Licensed science officer (geoscientist) 5
Applicable job codes
| |
PEA |
| Job code |
701005 |
| Salary plan |
PEA |
| Bargaining unit code |
2 |
Salary
Grid 5A: 3% recruitment and retention adjustment
New RRA for this classification effective April 11, 2021
Rates effective April 7, 2024
| Step |
Annual |
Monthly |
Bi-weekly |
Bi-weekly RRA |
Hourly |
| 1 |
92,055.05 |
7,671.25 |
3,528.46 |
105.85 |
50.4066 |
| 2 |
96,173.25 |
8,014.44 |
3,686.31 |
110.59 |
52.6616 |
| 3 |
100,477.20 |
8,373.10 |
3,851.28 |
115.54 |
55.0183 |
| 4 |
104,975.78 |
8,747.98 |
4,023.71 |
120.71 |
57.4816 |
| 5 |
109,674.72 |
9,139.56 |
4,203.82 |
126.11 |
60.0546 |
| 6 |
114,847.71 |
9,570.64 |
4,402.10 |
132.06 |
62.8871 |
| 7 |
117,359.32 |
9,779.94 |
4,498.37 |
134.95 |
64.2624 |
Previous pay rates
Rates effective April 9, 2023
| Step |
Annual |
Monthly |
Bi-weekly |
Bi-weekly RRA |
Hourly |
| 1 |
89,373.85 |
7,447.82 |
3,425.69 |
102.77 |
48.9384 |
| 2 |
93,372.04 |
7,781.00 |
3,578.94 |
107.37 |
51.1277 |
| 3 |
97,550.76 |
8,129.23 |
3,739.11 |
112.17 |
53.4159 |
| 4 |
101,918.11 |
8,493.18 |
3,906.51 |
117.20 |
55.8073 |
| 5 |
106,480.35 |
8,873.36 |
4,081.38 |
122.44 |
58.3054 |
| 6 |
111,502.54 |
9,291.88 |
4,273.88 |
128.22 |
61.0554 |
| 7 |
113,406.01 |
9,450.50 |
4,346.84 |
130.41 |
62.0977 |
Rates effective April 10, 2022
| Step |
Annual |
Monthly |
Bi-weekly |
Bi-weekly RRA |
Hourly |
| 1 |
83,722.65 |
6,976.89 |
3,209.08 |
96.27 |
45.8440 |
| 2 |
87,468.03 |
7,289.00 |
3,352.64 |
100.58 |
47.8949 |
| 3 |
91,382.47 |
7,615.21 |
3,502.68 |
105.08 |
50.0383 |
| 4 |
95,473.53 |
7,956.13 |
3,659.49 |
109.78 |
52.2784 |
| 5 |
99,747.48 |
8,312.29 |
3,823.31 |
114.70 |
54.6187 |
| 6 |
104,451.90 |
8,704.33 |
4,003.63 |
120.11 |
57.1947 |
| 7 |
105,965.08 |
8,830.42 |
4,061.63 |
121.85 |
58.0233 |
Rates effective April 11, 2021
| Step |
Annual |
Monthly |
Bi-weekly |
Bi-weekly RRA |
Hourly |
| 1 |
80,638.63 |
6,719.89 |
3,090.87 |
92.73 |
44.1553 |
| 2 |
84,266.35 |
7,022.20 |
3,229.92 |
96.90 |
46.1417 |
| 3 |
88,057.91 |
7,338.16 |
3,375.25 |
101.26 |
48.2179 |
| 4 |
92,020.61 |
7,668.38 |
3,527.14 |
105.81 |
50.3877 |
| 5 |
96,160.46 |
8,013.37 |
3,685.82 |
110.57 |
52.6546 |
| 6 |
100,717.22 |
8,393.10 |
3,860.48 |
115.81 |
55.1497 |
| 7 |
101,367.89 |
8,447.32 |
3,885.42 |
116.56 |
55.5060 |
Last updated on February 24, 2025