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EL-03 salary

EL-03 (EL, Electronics Group) pays $65,350 to $84,276 a year in 5 steps, at the rates in effect since September 1, 2025.

First step
$65,350
Top step
$84,276
Steps
5
In effect since
September 1, 2025

Rates in effect, September 1, 2025

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

StepAnnual rate
Step 1$65,350
Step 2$67,846
Step 3$73,248
Step 4$78,656
Step 5$84,276

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Sep 2021$74,487
Sep 2022$78,058
Sep 2023$80,802
Sep 2024$82,624
Sep 2025$84,276

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
$) September 1, 202157,75959,96564,74069,52174,487
A) September 1, 202259,78162,06467,00671,95477,094
X) September 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment60,52862,84067,84472,85378,058
B) September 1, 202362,34464,72569,87975,03980,400
Y) September 1, 2023 – Market Adjustment62,65665,04970,22875,41480,802
C) September 1, 202463,90966,35071,63376,92282,418
Z) September 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment64,06966,51671,81277,11482,624
D) September 1, 202565,35067,84673,24878,65684,276

Other levels: EL, Electronics Group

Questions and answers

How much does an EL-03 make?

$65,350 to $84,276 a year, from the first step to the top one, at the rates in effect since September 1, 2025. Pay rises a step at a time within the level; overtime, allowances and acting pay are not in these figures.

When did EL-03 pay last change?

September 1, 2025.

Where do these rates come from?

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