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HPS-03 salary

HPS-03 (Aircraft Operations Group) pays $136,058 to $161,771 a year in 7 steps, at the rates in effect since January 26, 2026.

First step
$136,058
Top step
$161,771
Steps
7
In effect since
January 26, 2026

Rates in effect, January 26, 2026

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

StepAnnual rate
Step 1$136,058
Step 2$140,494
Step 3$144,772
Step 4$149,193
Step 5$153,228
Step 6$157,442
Step 7$161,771

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Jan 2022$135,430
Jan 2023$149,835
Jan 2024$155,102
Jan 2025$158,600
Jan 2026$161,771

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 6Step 7
$) January 26, 2022120,253124,175127,956131,863135,430Not applicableNot applicable
A) January 26, 2023124,462128,521132,434136,478140,170Not applicableNot applicable
X) January 26, 2023 – wage adjustment126,018130,128134,089138,184141,922Not applicableNot applicable
R) January 26, 2023 – restructure126,018130,128134,089138,184141,922145,825149,835
B) January 26, 2024129,799134,032138,112142,330146,180150,200154,330
Y) January 26, 2024 – wage adjustment130,448134,702138,803143,042146,911150,951155,102
C) January 26, 2025133,057137,396141,579145,903149,849153,970158,204
Z) January 26, 2025 – wage adjustment133,390137,739141,933146,268150,224154,355158,600
D) January 26, 2026136,058140,494144,772149,193153,228157,442161,771

Other levels: AO: Aircraft Operations Group

Questions and answers

How much does an HPS-03 make?

$136,058 to $161,771 a year, from the first step to the top one, at the rates in effect since January 26, 2026. Pay rises a step at a time within the level; overtime, allowances and acting pay are not in these figures.

When did HPS-03 pay last change?

January 26, 2026.

Where do these rates come from?

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