British Columbia minimum wage

$18.25 an hour since June 1, 2026.

From	Hourly rate	Tipped cash wage	Official source
June 1, 2025	$17.85	$17.85 (no tip credit)	www2.gov.bc.ca checked 2026-10-26
June 1, 2026	$18.25	$18.25 (no tip credit)	www2.gov.bc.ca checked 2026-10-26

Other rates in British Columbia

Who	Now	Next change	Source
Online platform workers (app-based delivery and ride-hail) Delivery services and ride-hail services workers on online platforms. The rate applies only to engaged time (from accepting an offer until it is completed or cancelled), checked across the pay period, plus a distance allowance of at least $0.35 per km (delivery, not walking) or $0.45 per km (ride-hail).	$21.89		www2.gov.bc.ca checked 2026-10-26

Changes not announced yet

June 1, 2027: Annual adjustment every June 1 by the BC All-Items CPI, rounded to the nearest 5 cents for the general minimum wage and the nearest cent for the other minimum wages, with no change if the CPI falls. The province announces the amount ahead of June 1. (www2.gov.bc.ca)

We add the amount as soon as it's published. The API returns these under pending_changes.

Good to know

No tip credit: liquor servers have been paid the regular minimum wage since June 1, 2021, so tipped_cash equals the rate.
Skipped as non-hourly: daily rates for live-in camp leaders ($145.64 from June 1, 2026) and live-in home support workers ($135.88), monthly rates for resident caretakers, and piece rates for farm workers.
The two online platform worker quotes contain no-break spaces (U+00A0) around the dash, copied exactly from the page.

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Get the British Columbia rate by API

One call returns the federal, state, county and city rates that apply at an address, the one that governs, the tipped cash wage and the next change, each with its official source.

curl "https://bankday.dev/v1/minimum-wage?state=BC" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BANKDAY_KEY"

API docs · Pricing · State rates are free. City and county rates by name start on the Developer plan, address lookups on the Business plan.

Questions

What is the minimum wage in British Columbia in 2027?

$18.25 an hour now; the 2027 amount isn't announced yet.

What is the tipped minimum wage in British Columbia?

British Columbia doesn't allow a tip credit, so tipped workers get the full $18.25.

Rates come from the official sources linked on this page, checked on the dates shown. This is data, not legal advice: confirm with the official source before relying on it. Found a mistake? Email hello@bankday.dev.