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EC-01 salary

EC-01 (Economics and Social Science Services Group) pays $62,871 to $73,087 a year in 5 steps, at the rates in effect since June 22, 2025.

First step
$62,871
Top step
$73,087
Steps
5
In effect since
June 22, 2025

Rates in effect, June 22, 2025

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

StepAnnual rate
Step 1$62,871
Step 2$65,066
Step 3$67,349
Step 4$70,647
Step 5$73,087

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Jun 2021$64,597
Jun 2022$67,694
Jun 2023$70,074
Jun 2024$71,654
Jun 2025$73,087

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 5
$) June 22, 202155,56757,50859,52762,44164,597
A) June 22, 202257,51259,52161,61064,62666,858
X) June 22, 2022 – Wage Adjustment58,23160,26562,38065,43467,694
B) June 22, 202359,97862,07364,25167,39769,725
Y) June 22, 2023 – Pay Line Adjustment60,27862,38364,57267,73470,074
C) June 22, 202461,48463,63165,86369,08971,475
Z) June 22, 2024 – Wage Adjustment61,63863,79066,02869,26271,654
D) June 22, 202562,87165,06667,34970,64773,087

Other levels: Economics and Social Science Services Group

Questions and answers

How much does an EC-01 make?

$62,871 to $73,087 a year, from the first step to the top one, at the rates in effect since June 22, 2025. Pay rises a step at a time within the level; overtime, allowances and acting pay are not in these figures.

When did EC-01 pay last change?

June 22, 2025.

Where do these rates come from?

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