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EC-05 salary

EC-05 (Economics and Social Science Services Group) pays $100,265 to $115,404 a year in 5 steps, at the rates in effect since June 22, 2025.

First step
$100,265
Top step
$115,404
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$100,265
Step 2$103,324
Step 3$106,701
Step 4$111,558
Step 5$115,404

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Jun 2021$101,999
Jun 2022$106,889
Jun 2023$110,646
Jun 2024$113,141
Jun 2025$115,404

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, 202188,61891,32394,30798,600101,999
A) June 22, 202291,72094,51997,608102,051105,569
X) June 22, 2022 – Wage Adjustment92,86795,70098,828103,327106,889
B) June 22, 202395,65398,571101,793106,427110,096
Y) June 22, 2023 – Pay Line Adjustment96,13199,064102,302106,959110,646
C) June 22, 202498,054101,045104,348109,098112,859
Z) June 22, 2024 – Wage Adjustment98,299101,298104,609109,371113,141
D) June 22, 2025100,265103,324106,701111,558115,404

Other levels: Economics and Social Science Services Group

Questions and answers

How much does an EC-05 make?

$100,265 to $115,404 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-05 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.