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AC-03 salary

AC-03 (Actuarial Science Group) pays $148,827 to $199,274 a year in 10 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$148,827
Top step
$199,274
Steps
10
In effect since
October 1, 2025

Rates in effect, October 1, 2025

Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Applied Science and Patent Examination (SP)”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca.

StepAnnual rate
Step 1$148,827
Step 2$153,231
Step 3$158,251
Step 4$163,682
Step 5$169,311
Step 6$175,124
Step 7$180,938
Step 8$186,855
Step 9$192,965
Step 10$199,274

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$159,921
Oct 2022$167,587
Oct 2023$173,478
Oct 2024$195,367
Oct 2025$199,274

Every rate in the agreement

As published, in the order the agreement lists them; a code such as A) or X) is the agreement’s own.

EffectiveStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
$) October 1, 2021127,662131,540135,432139,869144,670149,643154,783159,921Not applicableNot applicable
A) October 1, 2022132,130136,144140,172144,764149,733154,881160,200165,518Not applicableNot applicable
W) October 1, 2022 – Wage adjustment133,782137,846141,924146,574151,605156,817162,203167,587Not applicableNot applicable
B) October 1, 2023137,795141,981146,182150,971156,153161522167,069172,615Not applicableNot applicable
X) October 1, 2023 – Pay line adjustment138,484142,691146,913151,726156,934162,330167,904173,478Not applicableNot applicable
Y) – 180 days of signing - restructure142,691146,913151,726156,934162,330167,904173,478179,151185,009191,059
C) October 1, 2024145,545149,851154,761160,073165,577171,262176,948182,734188,709194,880
Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage adjustment145,909150,226155,148160,473165,991171,690177,390183,191189,181195,367
D) October 1, 2025148,827153,231158,251163,682169,311175,124180,938186,855192,965199,274

Other levels: AC: Actuarial Science Group

Questions and answers

How much does an AC-03 make?

$148,827 to $199,274 a year, from the first step to the top one, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025. Pay rises a step at a time within the level; overtime, allowances and acting pay are not in these figures.

When did AC-03 pay last change?

October 1, 2025.

Where do these rates come from?

Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Applied Science and Patent Examination (SP)”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca. Copies, not the official version.