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HR-02 salary

HR-02 (Historical Research) pays $81,970 to $93,383 a year in 5 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$81,970
Top step
$93,383
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
Step 1$81,970
Step 2$84,859
Step 3$87,763
Step 4$90,664
Step 5$93,383

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$80,132
Oct 2022$83,974
Oct 2023$86,925
Oct 2024$91,552
Oct 2025$93,383

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 5
$) October 1, 202172,44975,00377,56780,132N/A
A) October 1, 202274,98577,62880,28282,937N/A
X) October 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment75,92278,59881,28683,974N/A
B) October 1, 202378,20080,95683,72586,493N/A
Y) October 1, 2023 – Pay Line Adjustment78,59181,36184,14486,925N/A
W) – Within 180 days from the date of signing - Restructure78,59181,36184,14486,92589,533
C) October 1, 202480,16382,98885,82788,66491,324
Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment80,36383,19586,04288,88691,552
D) October 1, 202581,97084,85987,76390,66493,383

Other levels: HR: Historical Research

Questions and answers

How much does an HR-02 make?

$81,970 to $93,383 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-02 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.