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HR-01 salary

HR-01 (Historical Research) pays $73,250 to $81,240 a year in 5 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$73,250
Top step
$81,240
Steps
5
In effect since
October 1, 2025

Rates in effect, October 1, 2025

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

StepAnnual rate
Range/Step 1 table 1 note *42,606 to 70,667
Step 2$73,250
Step 3$75,909
Step 4$78,572
Step 5$81,240

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$71,803
Oct 2022$75,245
Oct 2023$77,890
Oct 2024$79,647
Oct 2025$81,240

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.

EffectiveRange/Step 1 table 1 note *Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
$) October 1, 202137,658 to 62,45864,74267,09269,44571,803
A) October 1, 202238,976 to 64,64467,00869,44071,87674,316
X) October 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment39,463 to 65,45267,84670,30872,77475,245
B) October 1, 202340,647 to 67,41669,88172,41774,95777,502
Y) October 1, 2023 – Pay Line Adjustment40,850 to 67,75370,23072,77975,33277,890
C) October 1, 202441,667 to 69,10871,63574,23576,83979,448
Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment41,771 to 69,28171,81474,42177,03179,647
D) October 1, 202542,606 to 70,66773,25075,90978,57281,240

Other levels: HR: Historical Research

Questions and answers

How much does an HR-01 make?

$73,250 to $81,240 a year, from the first step to the top one, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025. Pay rises a step at a time within the level; overtime, allowances and acting pay are not in these figures.

When did HR-01 pay last change?

October 1, 2025.

Where do these rates come from?

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