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DE-02 salary

DE-02 (Dentistry Group) pays $115,954 to $152,957 a year in 8 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$115,954
Top step
$152,957
Steps
8
In effect since
October 1, 2025

Rates in effect, October 1, 2025

Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Health Services (SH)”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca.

StepAnnual rate
Step 1$115,954
Step 2$119,233
Step 3$124,788
Step 4$130,320
Step 5$135,866
Step 6$141,417
Step 7$147,074
Step 8$152,957

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$129,989
Oct 2022$136,221
Oct 2023$141,010
Oct 2024$144,190
Oct 2025$152,957

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 8
$) October 1, 2021102,486105,384110,294115,183120,085124,990129,989N/A
A) October 1, 2022106,073109,072114,154119,214124,288129,365134,539N/A
X) October 1, 2022 – wage adjustment107,399110,435115,581120,704125,842130,982136,221N/A
B) October 1, 2023110,621113,748119,048124,325129,617134,911140,308N/A
Y) October 1, 2023 – pay line adjustment111,174114,317119,643124,947130,265135,586141,010N/A
C) October 1, 2024113,397116,603122,036127,446132,870138,298143,830N/A
Z) October 1, 2024 – wage adjustment113,680116,895122,341127,765133,202138,644144,190N/A
R) – Within 180 days of signing - restructure113,680116,895122,341127,765133,202138,644144,190149,958
D) October 1, 2025115,954119,233124,788130,320135,866141,417147,074152,957

Other levels: DE: Dentistry Group

Questions and answers

How much does a DE-02 make?

$115,954 to $152,957 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 DE-02 pay last change?

October 1, 2025.

Where do these rates come from?

Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Health Services (SH)”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca. Copies, not the official version.