DS-04 salary
DS-04 (Defence Scientific Service) pays $114,539 to $145,934 a year in 13 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.
Rates in effect, October 1, 2025
Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Research (RE)”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca.
| Step | Annual rate |
|---|---|
| Step 1 | $114,539 |
| Step 2 | $117,679 |
| Step 3 | $120,818 |
| Step 4 | $123,958 |
| Step 5 | $127,098 |
| Step 6 | $130,237 |
| Step 7 | $133,377 |
| Step 8 | $136,517 |
| Step 9 | $139,655 |
| Step 10 | $142,795 |
| Step 11 | $145,934 |
| Step 12 | N/A |
| Step 13 | N/A |
Top step over time
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| Effective | Top step |
|---|---|
| Oct 2021 | $128,984 |
| Oct 2022 | $135,167 |
| Oct 2023 | $139,918 |
| Oct 2024 | $143,073 |
| Oct 2025 | $145,934 |
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.
| Effective | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 | Step 11 | Step 12 | Step 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $) October 1, 2021 | 98,883 | 101,394 | 103,903 | 106,415 | 108,917 | 111,426 | 113,935 | 116,436 | 118,953 | 121,455 | 123,967 | 126,472 | 128,984 |
| A) October 1, 2022 | 102,344 | 104,943 | 107,540 | 110,140 | 112,729 | 115,326 | 117,923 | 120,511 | 123,116 | 125,706 | 128,306 | 130,899 | 133,498 |
| X) October 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment | 103,623 | 106,255 | 108,884 | 111,517 | 114,138 | 116,768 | 119,397 | 122,017 | 124,655 | 127,277 | 129,910 | 132,535 | 135,167 |
| B) October 1, 2023 | 106,732 | 109,443 | 112,151 | 114,863 | 117,562 | 120,271 | 122,979 | 125,678 | 128,395 | 131,095 | 133,807 | 136,511 | 139,222 |
| Y) October 1, 2023 – Pay Line Adjustment | 107,266 | 109,990 | 112,712 | 115,437 | 118,150 | 120,872 | 123,594 | 126,306 | 129,037 | 131,750 | 134,476 | 137,194 | 139,918 |
| W) – Within 180 days of the date of signing - Restructure | 109,817 | 112,827 | 115,837 | 118,847 | 121,858 | 124,868 | 127,878 | 130,888 | 133,898 | 136,908 | 139,918 | N/A | N/A |
| C) October 1, 2024 | 112,013 | 115,084 | 118,154 | 121,224 | 124,295 | 127,365 | 130,436 | 133,506 | 136,576 | 139,646 | 142,716 | N/A | N/A |
| Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment | 112,293 | 115,372 | 118,449 | 121,527 | 124,606 | 127,683 | 130,762 | 133,840 | 136,917 | 139,995 | 143,073 | N/A | N/A |
| D) October 1, 2025 | 114,539 | 117,679 | 120,818 | 123,958 | 127,098 | 130,237 | 133,377 | 136,517 | 139,655 | 142,795 | 145,934 | N/A | N/A |
Other levels: DS: Defence Scientific Service
Questions and answers
How much does a DS-04 make?
$114,539 to $145,934 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 DS-04 pay last change?
October 1, 2025.
Where do these rates come from?
Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Research (RE)”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca. Copies, not the official version.