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EL-04 salary

EL-04 (EL, Electronics Group) pays $72,848 to $90,190 a year in 6 steps, at the rates in effect since September 1, 2025.

First step
$72,848
Top step
$90,190
Steps
6
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$72,848
Step 2$75,640
Step 3$78,448
Step 4$81,254
Step 5$84,503
Step 6$90,190

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Sep 2021$79,715
Sep 2022$83,536
Sep 2023$86,472
Sep 2024$88,422
Sep 2025$90,190

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 6
$) September 1, 202164,38766,85469,33671,81574,68879,715
A) September 1, 202266,64169,19471,76374,32977,30282,505
X) September 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment67,47470,05972,66075,25878,26883,536
B) September 1, 202369,49872,16174,84077,51680,61686,042
Y) September 1, 2023 – Market Adjustment69,84572,52275,21477,90481,01986,472
C) September 1, 202471,24273,97276,71879,46282,63988,201
Z) September 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment71,42074,15776,91079,66182,84688,422
D) September 1, 202572,84875,64078,44881,25484,50390,190

Other levels: EL, Electronics Group

Questions and answers

How much does an EL-04 make?

$72,848 to $90,190 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-04 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.