Is $100,000 a good salary in BC?

CAD 100,000 gross in BC sits well above the provincial median household income and covers a moderate single-person lifestyle in any BC city. After BC combined federal and provincial tax (effective rate roughly 25 to 28 percent), net pay lands around CAD 73,000 to CAD 75,000 a year (CAD 6,100 to CAD 6,250 monthly). That clears CostLiving’s moderate Victoria benchmark of $3,100 per person per month (roughly CAD 4,225) with significant savings room, and falls short of the comfortable Victoria benchmark of $4,805 (CAD 6,550) by CAD 300 to CAD 450 a month. In Vancouver the picture is tighter: moderate is $3,300 (CAD 4,500), but real central one-bedroom rents push housing 30 to 50 percent above Victoria. CAD 100,000 in Victoria leaves more room than CAD 100,000 in Vancouver. For the full cost picture, see our Victoria cost of living page.