What is considered a good salary in Vancouver, BC?

A good single-person Vancouver salary runs roughly CAD 90,000 to CAD 130,000 gross. CAD 90,000 covers CostLiving’s moderate benchmark of $3,300 per person per month with meaningful savings room. CAD 130,000 gross funds CostLiving’s comfortable tier ($5,115 per person per month, roughly CAD 7,000 monthly net before mortgage) and meaningful retirement contributions. Senior tech, finance, healthcare, legal, and resource-sector roles routinely pay CAD 150,000 to CAD 250,000+. The BC median household income sits well below CAD 100,000, so CAD 100,000 individual is statistically uncommon. The reason Vancouver’s “good salary” bar feels high is residential property: a single-person mortgage on a central condo realistically wants CAD 140,000+ income for affordability under current Canadian stress-test rules. For the full cost picture, see our Vancouver cost of living page.