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HR-03 salary

HR-03 (Historical Research) pays $93,783 to $103,815 a year in 4 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$93,783
Top step
$103,815
Steps
4
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$93,783
Step 2$97,126
Step 3$100,475
Step 4$103,815

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$91,756
Oct 2022$96,154
Oct 2023$99,534
Oct 2024$101,779
Oct 2025$103,815

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 4
$) October 1, 202182,89185,84588,80491,756
A) October 1, 202285,79288,85091,91294,967
X) October 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment86,86489,96193,06196,154
B) October 1, 202389,47092,66095,85399,039
Y) October 1, 2023 – Pay Line Adjustment89,91793,12396,33299,534
C) October 1, 202491,71594,98598,259101,525
Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment91,94495,22298,505101,779
D) October 1, 202593,78397,126100,475103,815

Other levels: HR: Historical Research

Questions and answers

How much does an HR-03 make?

$93,783 to $103,815 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-03 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.