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AG-04 salary

AG-04 (Agriculture Group) pays $115,894 to $137,710 a year in 6 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$115,894
Top step
$137,710
Steps
6
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$115,894
Step 2$120,056
Step 3$124,223
Step 4$128,388
Step 5$132,710
Step 6$137,710

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$121,714
Oct 2022$127,549
Oct 2023$132,032
Oct 2024$135,010
Oct 2025$137,710

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 6
$) October 1, 2021102,434106,110109,793113,476117,295121,714
A) October 1, 2022106,019109,824113,636117,448121,400125,974
X) October 1, 2022 – Wage adjustment107,344111,197115,056118,916122,918127,549
B) October 1, 2023110,564114,533118,508122,483126,606131,375
Y) October 1, 2023 – Pay line adjustment111,117115,106119,101123,095127,239132,032
C) October 1, 2024113,339117,408121,483125,557129,784134,673
Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage adjustment113,622117,702121,787125,871130,108135,010
D) October 1, 2025115,894120,056124,223128,388132,710137,710

Other levels: AG: Agriculture Group

Questions and answers

How much does an AG-04 make?

$115,894 to $137,710 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 AG-04 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.