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EL-08 salary

EL-08 (EL, Electronics Group) pays $105,427 to $129,353 a year in 6 steps, at the rates in effect since September 1, 2025.

First step
$105,427
Top step
$129,353
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$105,427
Step 2$109,133
Step 3$112,836
Step 4$116,537
Step 5$121,199
Step 6$129,353

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Sep 2021$114,329
Sep 2022$119,810
Sep 2023$124,021
Sep 2024$126,817
Sep 2025$129,353

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, 202193,18196,45699,730103,000107,122114,329
A) September 1, 202296,44299,832103,221106,605110,871118,331
X) September 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment97,648101,080104,511107,938112,257119,810
B) September 1, 2023100,577104,112107,646111,176115,625123,404
Y) September 1, 2023 – Market Adjustment101,080104,633108,184111,732116,203124,021
C) September 1, 2024103,102106,726110,348113,967118,527126,501
Z) September 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment103,360106,993110,624114,252118,823126,817
D) September 1, 2025105,427109,133112,836116,537121,199129,353

Other levels: EL, Electronics Group

Questions and answers

How much does an EL-08 make?

$105,427 to $129,353 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-08 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.