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MA-02 salary

MA-02 (Mathematics) pays $68,826 to $82,430 a year in 7 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$68,826
Top step
$82,430
Steps
7
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$68,826
Step 2$70,786
Step 3$72,739
Step 4$74,825
Step 5$77,270
Step 6$79,679
Step 7$82,430

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$72,855
Oct 2022$76,348
Oct 2023$79,031
Oct 2024$80,814
Oct 2025$82,430

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
$) October 1, 202160,83262,56464,29066,13368,29470,42472,855
A) October 1, 202262,96164,75466,54068,44870,68472,88975,405
X) October 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment63,74865,56367,37269,30471,56873,80076,348
B) October 1, 202365,66067,53069,39371,38373,71576,01478,638
Y) October 1, 2023 – Pay Line Adjustment65,98867,86869,74071,74074,08476,39479,031
C) October 1, 202467,30869,22571,13573,17575,56677,92280,612
Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment67,47669,39871,31373,35875,75578,11780,814
D) October 1, 202568,82670,78672,73974,82577,27079,67982,430

Other levels: MA: Mathematics

Questions and answers

How much does an MA-02 make?

$68,826 to $82,430 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 MA-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.