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EL-05 salary

EL-05 (EL, Electronics Group) pays $80,772 to $100,029 a year in 6 steps, at the rates in effect since September 1, 2025.

First step
$80,772
Top step
$100,029
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$80,772
Step 2$83,895
Step 3$87,005
Step 4$90,114
Step 5$93,721
Step 6$100,029

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Sep 2021$88,411
Sep 2022$92,649
Sep 2023$95,905
Sep 2024$98,068
Sep 2025$100,029

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, 202171,39074,15176,89979,64782,83588,411
A) September 1, 202273,88976,74679,59082,43585,73491,505
X) September 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment74,81377,70580,58583,46586,80692,649
B) September 1, 202377,05780,03683,00385,96989,41095,428
Y) September 1, 2023 – Market Adjustment77,44280,43683,41886,39989,85795,905
C) September 1, 202478,99182,04585,08688,12791,65497,823
Z) September 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment79,18882,25085,29988,34791,88398,068
D) September 1, 202580,77283,89587,00590,11493,721100,029

Other levels: EL, Electronics Group

Questions and answers

How much does an EL-05 make?

$80,772 to $100,029 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-05 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.